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Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1996
This booklet presents a collection of seven practitioner research reports conducted by individuals employed through adult basic education (ABE), Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED), and English as a second language (ESL) programs and funded by the Iowa State Staff Development Committee. The practitioner research presented in the collection gives…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Correctional Education
Nelson, Carol; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on assessing performance through informal techniques is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic;…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods

Reed, Arthea, Ed. – The ALAN Review, 1987
Focusing on adolescent literature, this issue highlights the role of historian, writer, teacher, and reader in fact, fiction, and history. The following essays are included: "Doing the Literacy Tango" (J. L. Collier); "Biography and Books of James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier" (J. Bugniazet); "Fact, Fiction and History: The Role of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Fiction, History
DiSibio, Robert A.; Savitz, Fred R. – 1983
The domino effect of illiteracy can be halted if students are given opportunity early in life to develop a positive attitude toward reading. Research supports the notion that reading interests lead to knowledge, which leads, in turn, to increased comprehension. Motivational ideas include using trade books and literature as collateral material in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
Duke, Charles R. – 1982
Teachers should be making every effort to use approaches for teaching literature that encourage students to discover the meaning of a text for themselves, using the language of the text and without unnecessary teacher intervention. Therefore, rather than having the students be led by the teacher/interpreter through a work they encounter the first…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation

Grubaugh, Steven – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the effects of a sustained silent reading (SSR) program on school administrators, teachers, librarians, and the students. Offers suggestions on setting up an SSR program. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Content, Program Implementation
Johnson, Janis – Humanities, 1993
Asserts that, as society moves into an electronic age, the examination of the historical role of printed materials is developing as a new field of study. Reports on a project that will examine the history of the book in the United States and its significance in shaping and mirroring U.S. democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Context, Democracy, Democratic Values
Ruddell, Robert B. – 1999
This second edition focuses on helping the preservice teacher become an "Influential Reading Teacher," one whom students remember years later as a special teacher and person. The ideas and teaching strategies in the book actively involve preservice teachers in understanding and thinking about children's reading and writing development. New to this…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Professional Development
Nugent, Susan; Nugent, Harold – 1984
Learning difficult literary concepts (such as point of view, symbolism, or internal monologue) while reading difficult and often unfamiliar content prematurely places too many demands upon middle school and high school students. Young adult literature allows students to address the demands of a new concept while reading more familiar content. One…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education

Moore, David W.; Moore, Sharon Arthur – Journal of Reading, 1987
Proposes that secondary school literature teachers specify goals for students and teach students to ask themselves a series of broadly applicable questions to focus on literary content. (NKA)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Critical Reading, Educational Objectives, Independent Reading

Whaley, Charles R.; Yacinda, Deborah – Reading Horizons, 1986
Offers strategies for increasing learning motivation in elementary school students that are borrowed from marketing techniques used by grocery stores including tie-ins, holiday or theme specials, shelving rules, and personalized attention. (SRT)
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies
Readence, John E.; And Others – 1992
Integrating the current "state of the art" in content area reading with some new ideas, this book presents preservice and inservice teachers with theory and related teaching strategies to aid students in reading and learning from their textbooks. The book provides teachers with a comprehensive examination of content area reading to make…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Individual Differences, Integrated Activities
Evans, Christine Sobray; Acquarelli, Kristen – 1982
Designed to help teachers encourage positive student attitudes toward reading on their own, this guide provides a developmental reading framework to introduce students to books beyond the basal series and to enhance reading motivation. Following an introduction, the guide covers the following subjects: (1) goals and objectives for both teachers…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Developmental Programs, Educational Objectives
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 2001
One component of the Reading Plan for Michigan is to develop and implement methods of assessing children's progress in acquiring early literacy skills and of communicating their status and progress to other teachers and parents. This document presents an assessment and instructional system, the Michigan Literacy Progress Profile 2001 (MLPP 2001),…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Letters (Alphabet)
Glaser, Ann; Stanton, Sharon – 1982
A low-cost reading program at De Anza Junior High School, Ontario, California, designed to motivate reluctant junior high school readers and to develop an early interest in books in preschool children is described. A background history of the Preschool Story Hour is given and sources of books are suggested. Junior high students who may be…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Library Role