During the 1970s direct phonics instruction was the preferred method of reading instruction. In the 1980s the whole language concept caught on and phonics instruction was considered defunct. In the 1990s the pendulum, in the process of swinging back, was intercepted before it went to the extreme of "all phonics," by a balanced approach…

Focuses on keys to managing a mastery learning model of instruction. (AEA)

Summarizes ERIC documents offering suggestions for ways to conduct effective parent-teacher conferences. (FL)

Explains how to search the ERIC system for materials on reading instruction for mentally retarded students. (AEA)

Describes research conducted at the Institute for Research on Teaching at Michigan State University in two areas: (1) reading diagnosis and remedial reading instruction, and (2) teachers' conceptions of reading. (GT)

Describes documents in the ERIC data base that review research on schemata and reading comprehension and discuss the implications of using the schemata paradigm in educational research and practice. (MKM)

Suggests that each type of literature presented to young readers serves two important functions: to develop a schema for that literary genre; and to encourage the application of thinking skills in a variety of literary engagements. Presents four related resources from the ERIC database. (MG)

Presents annotations of nine journal articles, monographs, and "learning packages" (published between 1989 and 1993) that examine teaching approaches founded upon the insights of reader response theory. (RS)

Addresses theoretical and instructional aspects of the reading- writing relationship at the middle school, high school, and college levels. Presents annotations of 14 journal articles, books, workshops, and other material (published between 1991 and 1994) from the ERIC database on the topic. (RS)

Presents annotations of nine conference papers, ERIC documents, and other material published in 1990 concerned with using literature in the reading program. (MG)

Provides 10 citations from the ERIC database that offer teachers guidelines for selecting books, computer courseware, and supplementary materials of all kinds as well as ideas for classroom use. (MG)

Presents annotations from the ERIC database of nine journal articles, reports, and conference papers (published between 1991 and 1995) on computers and reading instruction. Notes that computers can be a useful tool, but warns teachers to be cautious in accepting the computer as the solution for all reading problems. Lists seven web sites. (RS)

Although reading and writing exist only in relation to each other, writing plays little or no role in the usual instructional approaches to reading. Mostly, reading is taught as a sequence of discrete skills, which is ineffective since it accommodates the analytic reading style to the exclusion of global, kinesthetic, and auditory styles. Reading…

Focusing on content area reading in secondary education, this annotated bibliography contains references to 29 articles and papers in the ERIC database, dating from 1987 to 1989. The citations include articles discussing computer-assisted strategies, and reading strategies in math, science, and social studies. Other citations include articles…

Discusses a number of issues pertaining to handwriting instruction, including how it is taught, when it is taught, and whether special paper and pencils should be used with beginning writers. (FL)