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Peer reviewedWiesendanger, Katherine D.; Birlem, Ellen D. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Reviews research concerning sustained silent reading and lists factors that are important in determining whether such a reading program is successful. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedClary, Linda M. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Summarizes research conducted at the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois and points out what it means to daily reading instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Theories, Learning Processes, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedWiesendanger, Katherine D. – Reading Horizons, 1986
A replication of D. Durkin's classic study of comprehension instruction reveals that the study has had profound effects on the way reading is now taught. (FL)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Questioning Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedSwanson, Beverly B. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Notes that research supports the idea that children are confused about concepts related to beginning reading instruction. Reports on assessment instruments that are commercially available or can be devised by teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Educational Theories, Parent Role
