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| Reading Teacher | 8 |
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| Cunningham, Pat | 2 |
| Guthrie, John T. | 1 |
| James, Sybil | 1 |
| Karchmer, Rachel A. | 1 |
| Koenke, Karl | 1 |
| Moore, David W. | 1 |
| Odejide, Abiola | 1 |
| Smith, Lynne A. | 1 |
| Winograd, Peter | 1 |
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| Information Analyses | 8 |
| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
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| Nigeria | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1982
Reviews materials for use in preparing listening-reading transfer lessons. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMoore, David W. – Reading Teacher, 1981
Discusses three series of informational books that deal with animals: "Little Woodland Books,""Life Cycles," and "Skylight Books." (FL)
Descriptors: Animals, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1981
Discusses the problems facing educators and children in developing nations, who must often use instructional materials prepared in English, depicting a lifestyle that is alien to them, and presented to them in books which are unavailable outside of the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Information Needs, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedCunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1981
Reviews various commercial materials for use in preparing story dramatization activities. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedKarchmer, Rachel A. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Describes several types of resources on the Internet for children's literature that may be used to support interdisciplinary instruction: central sites, teacher-created children's literature projects, author web sites, Internet-posted lesson plans, and electronic mailing lists. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedJames, Sybil; Odejide, Abiola – Reading Teacher, 1981
Notes that in Nigeria, where English is the language of instruction, more English language literature books for children, as well as those in the indigenous languages, are needed to encourage children to read for pleasure. (FL)
Descriptors: African Culture, Childrens Literature, English, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKoenke, Karl – Reading Teacher, 1988
Provides a picture of remedial reading instruction based on three views: (1) an observational study of Chapter l programs; (2) an observational study of 79 Chapter l teachers in a large city; and (3) an analysis of the case reports of a college reading clinic. Calls for reform based on theory and research. (NH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Language Arts
Peer reviewedWinograd, Peter; Smith, Lynne A. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Suggests that reading educators need to change several pervasive attitudes in order to translate current reading research into more effective instruction. (JC)
Descriptors: Accountability, Competition, Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials
