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Peer reviewedO'Hear, Michael F., Ed.; And Others – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1986
Addressing issues on developmental education, instructional and learning methods, learning assistance and academic support, and reading and research, this issue of the Journal of College Reading and Learning includes the following articles: "Moving the Mountain to Mohammed: Study Skills Tutoring in the Residence Halls" (J. L. Rogers); "Memory…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Processes, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Download full textKenney, Lawrence M., Ed. – Reading Professor, 2000
A special interest group of the International Reading Association publishes a scholarly journal, "The Reading Professor: The Journal of Professors of Reading Teacher Educators." In Volume 22, No. 1, Fall 1999, the following articles are featured: "Young Children Draw Their Images of Literacy" (Roberta A. McKay and Maureen E.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Professional Development
West, Karen, Ed. – Arizona Reading Journal, 2000
The two issues of the 1999-2000 "Arizona Reading Journal" provides information about reading in general and about the activities of the Arizona Reading Association. The Fall 1999 issue includes the following articles: "IRA Resolution on Class Size"; "Teaching Reading in Social Studies" (Marlow Ediger); "Examining the Role of Student-Written Texts…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Oestereicher, Mary – DOXA: Newsletter of the Structured Year Program, 1984
Student assessments and program evaluations conducted for the initial year of Brooklyn College's developmental education program are described. Four evaluative studies in 1979 focused on the reading component, the speech course, student and faculty perceptions of the program, and instructional effectiveness of the entire program. Descriptive data…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of a remedial reading program upon reading attitude, reading achievement, self-concept, and intellectual achievement responsibility; (2) a reading…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Lectura y Vida: Revista Latinoamericana de Lectura, 1997
The four issues of this journal, written entirely in Spanish, are intended for reading teachers. The first issue focuses on the role of school in the development of readers and writers and contains articles discussing the results of an investigation into the validity of the idea of "level" when measuring students' comprehension of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1982
This yearbook contains selected papers presented at the twenty-third and twenty-fourth annual meetings of the North Central Reading Association, held in October of 1981 and 1982. Papers in the yearbook include: "History of Adult Reading Programs" (Clarence Anderson); "About Creativity and Study Skills" (Mark E. Thompson); "Recent Changes in…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1984
Consisting of a selection of papers presented at the 1982 and 1983 meetings of the North Central Reading Association, this yearbook includes sections on computers, research, professional issues, and programs. Papers include: "The Computerized Broom Will Sweep Our Future Classrooms: But Not Necessarily Clean" (George E. Mason); "Beyond the…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Flake, Sandra – 1982
"Commanding English," a three-quarter program of communication skills courses presented in an integrated whole, is described in this booklet. The program's general purpose is to assist students whose native language is not English to develop fluency in oral and written English. A brief description of each course offered at General College,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Bohning, Gerry; Read, Donna – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Bulletin, 1984
The eight papers summarized in this collection were drawn from a 1983 conference symposium designed to expand and disseminate increased understanding about reading and its instruction. The selected papers, each of which includes an abstract, discuss the following topics: (1) the determination of Florida's kindergarten reading curricula, (2)…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1984
The articles in this journal issue present a rationale and methods for using elements of the humanities to teach remedial reading and writing. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "The Humanities and Basic Skills Project" (Nan Dougherty); (2) "The Humanities and Basic Skills" (Robert L. Horn); (3) "Beyond Fragmentation;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 31 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) teaching strategies for reading comprehension; (2) strategies for assigning meaning to unfamiliar words in context; (3) differential processing of explicit and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationThompson, Isabelle K., Ed. – Alabama English, 1996
These 1989-1996 issues of "Alabama English" contain articles that address current theory and practice in the teaching of reading, writing, and literature at any grade level. The first two issues focus specifically on the teaching of writing. The third issue is a special issue featuring Alabama authors, while the fourth issue presents…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Fisher, Kay E., Ed.; Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1988
Containing selections from the 1987 and 1988 annual meetings of the North Central Reading Association, this yearbook includes sections on research; reviews of research; professional issues; and program descriptions. Papers include: "The Effects of a Secondary Reading Methods Course on Undergraduate Students' Awareness of Reading Skills"…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, Higher Education, Listening Skills
Wark, David M., Ed. – 1974
Spanning the annual meetings of the North Central Reading Association from 1971 to 1974, this yearbook presents papers dealing with programs and centers, materials and techniques, a new research field, and in honor of Roger S. Pepper. Papers include: "Attitudinal Factors among Marginal Admission Students" (Roger S. Pepper and John A. Drexler,…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, Higher Education, Locus of Control
