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Benavides, Luis G., Ed. – Revista interamericana de educacion de adultos, 1989
Two issues of this journal on adult education contain articles on the following: administration, adult education, and democracy; native cultural diversity, cultural differences, and education; a profile of a popular educator; institutionalization of adult education; rural education in Mexico; projects in adult education; the necessity of and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Differences, Democracy
Van Dongen, Richard – Insights into Open Education, 1986
The focus of this paper is on how children use print, or literate language, in school and how teachers can respond and work with children. Beginning with a literature review, the paper discusses language use and literate language development in young children, pointing out that children construct their experiences through using language, and that…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Carnine, Linda – OSSC Bulletin, 1980
This document presents diagnostic and prescriptive techniques that will enable teachers to enhance secondary school students' learning through reading in content areas. Three terms used in the document are defined in Section I: "vocabulary skills" include word attack skills, sight word skills, and word meanings; "comprehension skills" are literal,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Informal Reading Inventories
Waterhouse, Lynn H.; And Others – 1980
The relationship between children's language and their knowledge of the various features of their language and their reading is examined from the perspective of several prominent theories about the link between thought and language. The first chapter contrasts features of five significant contemporary theories of language and thought--the Russian,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Download full textPowell, William R.; Wenzel, Evelyn L. – 1979
This bulletin reports relevant research in the basic skills areas of reading, language arts, and listening that has been organized and interpreted for the administrator, supervisor, and classroom teacher. The various sections provide information in the following areas: indicators related to learning in school settings, including school, class,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bulletins, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Kapinus, Barbara A. – School, 1987
The strong relationship between knowledge of vocabulary and reading achievement leads to the conclusion that knowing the meaning of words in a passage enables the reader to answer questions about the passage. The goal of vocabulary instruction is the acquisition of the concepts represented by words as well as the ability to recognize and analyze…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAllen, Sheilah – The English Quarterly, 1983
Intended for preservice and inservice educators of secondary school reading teachers, this index provides references to the following topics: the reading process, psychology and reading, student evaluation, reading materials, reading programs, reading personnel and resources, reading skills, reading in the content areas, reading interests and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Indexes, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Hiscox, Michael D.; And Others – 1983
A series of reports informs educators and parents about the Alaska Statewide Assessment, a program designed to measure student performance in mathematics and reading. The first report covers the 1981 assessment, proposed planning and changes in the program for 1983, evaluation plans, and test scores. Report 2 describes the progress of score…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Griffin, Peg, Ed. – 1978
This book is intended to help instructors construct reading tests. All the chapters are concerned with viewing two complementary aspects of the written text materials that is used as the base for testing: (1) the relations that hold among the parts of a written text that occur together; and (2) the fact that each word in a text plays certain roles…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Testing, Individual Testing
Wolkoff, Sandra, Ed.; Schwartzberg, Neala S., Ed. – Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 2000
This document consists of 11 monthly newsletter issues, in English and Spanish language versions, exploring topics related to early childhood behavior and parenting. Regularly appearing features are "Library Resources,""Preschoolers in the Kitchen,""Websites for Parents," and "The Doctor's Corner." Major…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Dreams, Emergent Literacy
NCLEnotes, 1999
NCLEnotes is published twice yearly by the National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education and the Center for Applied Linguistics. Volume 8 includes the following articles: "Speaking of Pronunciation" (MaryAnn Cunningham Florez); "NCLE Coordinates ESL Research Priorities"; "Reading in English"; and "A Standards Sampler." The regular features,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, English (Second Language)
Camperell, Kay, Ed.; And Others – Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, 1996
Several of the papers in this collection describe university programs or provide practical suggestions for using technology to enhance literacy instruction; other papers focus on a diverse range of issues, instructional strategies, and research findings related to different aspects of literacy. Papers in the collection are: "A Community of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Content Area Reading, Distance Education, Educational Technology
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the effect of vocabulary instruction on the comprehension of poor readers; contextual methods of teaching sight words to elementary remedial readers; the effects…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Simich-Dudgeon, Carmen – Directions in Language and Education, 1998
Classroom teaching methods and activities designed to encourage collaborative communication between teacher and students and among students in the English-as-a-second-language (ESL), bilingual, or mainstream class containing English language learners (ELLs) are presented. The approach is intended to reduce the teacher-controlled nature of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation
McRAT Report, 1991
The Multicultural Reading and Thinking (McRAT) Program of the Arkansas public schools is described, and results of a study of its effectiveness are reported. The McRAT Program is a process that empowers teachers to refocus instruction and restructure standard curricula for higher order thinking. The multicultural emphasis provides a meaningful…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
