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National Center To Improve the Tools of Educators, Eugene, OR. – 1996
This packet of materials addresses teacher and parent strategies for teaching reading to children with learning disabilities. A brochure addresses the importance of reading and the widespread phenomenon of reading difficulties and offers a list of additional resources. Five pamphlets include: (1) "Principles for Learning To Read: Essential Skills…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Parents as Teachers
Penrose, Ann M., Ed.; Sitko, Barbara M., Ed. – 1993
Describing how the experiences of nine cognitive researchers have influenced college writing classrooms, this book demonstrates the critical role of the learner in interpreting and responding to the texts they read, the tasks they are assigned, and the feedback they receive from instructors, readers, and collaborators. Growing out of a project at…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cooperation, Higher Education, Reading Research
Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This 1991 yearbook contains five sections: (1) Knowing about College and Adult Literacy; (2) Knowing about Home and Community Literacy; (3) Knowing about Literacy Instruction; (4) Knowing about Teacher Education in Literacy; (5) and Knowing about Teacher Education in the Content Areas. The following articles are included: "Program Evaluation:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Literacy
Baumann, James F., Ed. – 1986
Intended to help classroom teachers, curriculum developers, and researchers, this book provides current information on theoretical and instructional aspects of main idea comprehension. Titles and authors are as follows: "The Confused World of Main Idea" (James W. Cunningham and David W. Moore); "The Comprehension of Important…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Corrective Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This yearbook contains the following 24 articles on a variety of topics: "A Model for Diagnostic Narratives in Teacher Education" (B. J. Walker); "Teacher Expectations: Modifying One's Teaching through the Self-Monitoring Process" (T. R. Blair and D. L. Jones); "Preparing Teacher/Researchers" (M. W. Olson and M. K.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Invented Spelling, Reading Diagnosis
Pang, Elizabeth S.; Muaka, Angaluki; Bernhardt, Elizabeth B.; Kamil, Michael L. – 2003
Reading is a complex activity that involves both perception and thought. Reading consists of two related processes, word recognition and comprehension. Learning to read is an important educational goal. Research has shown that there is a great deal of transfer from learning to read in one language to learning to read in a second language. This…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness
Hayes, Bernard L., Ed.; Camperell, Kay, Ed. – Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, 1994
The papers in this yearbook focus on the strategies, practices, and research related to elementary reading, secondary reading, adult reading, literature, philosophy of reading, psychology of reading, affective issues, administration, supervision, research, teacher training, assessment that affect reading and reading instruction. Papers in the book…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Baltas, Joyce, Ed.; Shafer, Susan, Ed. – 1996
Suggesting the need for a balance between literature and intentional skills instruction, this book provides K-2 teachers and administrators with a theoretical base for creating a balanced reading program and gives educators a chance to step into actual classrooms where teachers have successfully implemented effective programs. Each chapter in the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology, Family School Relationship
Ruddell, Robert B., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Serving as a source of questions for researchers to investigate and a resource for professors and their students, this book presents 51 essays that discuss where the reading field has been, is now, and might be going. More than 80% of the essays are new or revised from the third edition. Essays in the book include "Professional Connections:…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Metacognition, Models, Reader Response
Heid, Camilla A., Ed. – 1988
As the United States continues to become more ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse, schools face an increasingly heterogeneous population of students. Public schools have implemented programs to meet the needs of these diverse cultural groups and to assist them in integrating into society. This book presents an introduction to various…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Discipline, Education Majors
Rose, David H., Ed.; Meyer, Anne, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create universal access to educational curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. The "universal" in UDL does not mean there is a single optimal solution for everyone. Instead, it underscores the need for flexible approaches to…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Teacher Effectiveness, Reading Strategies, Disabilities
Radencich, Marguerite C., Ed. – 1994
The following articles are included: "Reconceptualizing the Language of Adult Literacy" (Ilsley, Stahl); "Expanding the Definition of Literacy for Adult Remedial Readers" (Heathington); "Adult Literacy Programs" (Davis); "Stages in the Reading Development of Adults" (Norman, Malicky); "Reading Concepts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Collins, Norma; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on developing thinking skills through literature 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; the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Distance Education
Collins, Norma, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on reading programs for gifted readers is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creative Activities, Critical Reading
Simic, Marge, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on the role of vocabulary in reading and learning is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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