A program was developed to improve the reading scores and communication skills of ninth-grade students from multicultural backgrounds. The students' socioeconomic status ranges from below the poverty level to upper middle class. The population of the high school in suburban Chicago (Illinois) is multiethnic, the English is not always the primary…

The Group Embedded Figures Test and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were administered to 222 sixth grade students to explore the relationship between field-dependent/field-independent cognitive styles and reading achievement; scores from the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Tests were used to control IQ. The 60 students with the highest scores and the…

Relationships among teacher and pupil self-concepts and pupil reading achievement were investigated in a sample of 239 first-grade pupils and the 17 teachers assigned to them. Results from pretesting and posttesting indicated that a positive relationship existed among changes in certain elements of pupil self-concept (self-acceptance, social…

This study sought to determine the reading proficiency of fourth-grade children in North Dakota and to ascertain the assistance that was provided for disabled readers by the schools and by classroom teachers. A sample of 2,069 fourth graders in 57 North Dakota school districts participated in the study. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Lorge…

Approximately 100 first-grade pupils participated in a study of the effects of art-learning strategies on perceptual development and reading achievement. Pupils were assigned to one of four conditions: a sequential program of art-learning experiences, the Frostig program for the development of visual perception, a combination of these two…

This study examined the relationship of selected maternal variables to reading achievement and IQ in 19 black boys and girls from two first-grade classes. An interview schedule was used to assess the selected maternal behaviors; reading achievement was measured by the California Achievement Tests. Significant relationships were found between…

This study, using the Self-Observation Scales (SOS) primary and intermediate levels, was conducted to determine whether the self-concept items that were most predictive of reading achievement varied among sex-race-grade subsamples and to examine specific item content in order to focus upon the nature of the relationship between reading achievement…

In order to determine if there is a relationship between reading achievement and the ability to conserve as measured by replications of Piagetian conservation tasks, 160 beginning second-grade students were identified as achievers or low achievers according to reading and intelligence test scores, and their performance on the Piagetian tasks was…

This investigation examined the specific relationships between two reading achievement measures at the end of the first grade and the following measures: (1) three selected oral language measures, (2) five readiness measures, and (3) a combination of these measures. Further, the study attempted to determine if the relationships between the oral…

This study was an investigation into the relationships between reading interests and reading comprehension as demonstrated by a group of fifth-graders who rated reading passages for interest and then were checked for comprehension of these same passages. A seven-point rating inventory, ranging from a "liked very, very much" rating to a "disliked…

This study investigated the use of samples of students' writing as a means of assessing their reading achievement. Writing samples were collected from 338 students in grades seven through fourteen. Reading ability for these students ranged from below third-grade level to above fourteenth-grade level. Writing samples were categorized according to…

The major purpose of this exploratory study was to determine if electroencephalographic (EEG) auditory biofeedback training combined with Open Focus relaxation therapy would increase alpha-brain-wave production in highly anxious freshman university students who were also deficient in reading skills. The subjects for the study were 15 volunteer…

This research project investigated the differences in reading achievement levels between students enrolled in Title I compensatory education programs and other students in the same school. Both groups also were compared to similar students in a school which did not receive Title I benefits. The evaluation process was based on an analysis of…

To investigate the effects of Title I reading programs and the relationships of relevant sets of variables to student achievement, this study sought to determine the unique, and the common, contributions of background, mental ability, program, and parental involvement to the variance in reading comprehension and vocabulary scores for Title I…

This exploratory study investigated the relationships among three aspects of cognitive style and reading performance on the Gray Oral Reading Test for a sample of 100 fourth graders with IQs in the 85 to 115 range. The results indicated that there was a cognitive shift from reflection-impulsivity to automatization at the fourth-grade level, that…