This handbook is designed to help parents help their children learn to read and to deal successfully with school tasks. It contains suggested activities and games, many of which can be made at home. Suggestions are also given for how to make reading an easy, pleasant task instead of a difficult tiring one. Suggestions are offered for children of…

The goal of the Parents Aid School Success (P.A.S.S.) program is to help parents cultivate the necessary attitudes and skills so they are equipped to assist their children in reading and other school subjects. This handbook is for anyone interested in setting up such a program in his/her school. Steps for preliminary planning and program…

The focus of this manual is on the step-by-step development of certain study skills related to the mastery of content-area reading materials. An introduction includes discussion of goals, advice for organizing learning stations, guidelines for a general pretest of skills, a teacher checklist for evaluation of study-skill competencies, and…

The primary focus of this document is the mechanics of organizing a learning center for readiness-level children. The first section outlines procedures for using the learning center, including determination of student eligibility, referral of students, placement, and evaluation. Also included are: a referral form; a list of evaluation instruments;…

Designed to give parents an overview of reading and some suggestions on how they can help their children, this guide has been used in parent classes and workshops throughout Illinois since 1976. The nine sections of the guide cover the following areas: a general definition of reading, some causes of reading difficulty, various techniques used in…

Ten environmental education booklets presented in this document are the third volume of the environmental series developed by community groups around the Tallahassee Junior Museum and its Pioneer Farm. The first three booklets present an overview of the museum and of the various education programs and activities offered for students at the museum…

One of a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for improving the reading abilities and skills of primary school children. The areas covered are developing the child's interest in reading and encouraging independent…

One in a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for improving the reading abilities and skills of junior high/middle school children. The areas covered are homework, reading comprehension, word study skills, word…

Designed to provide materials which the high school teacher can use to teach some of the basic reading skills or as supplementary reading material, this guide is composed of thirty-five articles of general interest which are vocationally oriented, followed by exercises designed to test comprehension and to teach reading concepts. The articles have…

Designed for reluctant readers in vocational high school, this selection of readings emphasizes general information about the automotive trade. Articles have been selected from a variety of auto magazines and trade journals. Each article is followed by an assortment of exercises designed to enable the student to further develop vocabulary and…

One of a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for improving the reading abilities and skills of children in the intermediate grades. The areas covered include helping the child build self-confidence, the library,…