The paper reviews the history of gifted education in the United States since the late 1800's, with particular emphasis on reading and reading instruction. Definitional issues are examined, and the impact of social forces upon the changing conceptions of the population is analyzed. The history of gifted services begins with the writings of F.…

Experienced English teachers recommend worthwhile books for beginning English teachers. (MS)

Argues that perhaps 15 to 20 percent of reading and learning disorders are rooted in emotional difficulties. (FL)

Reviews research related to homework and makes recommendations for its effective use. (FL)

Cautions that a lack of rigor in research methodology and a lack of restraint in interpretation may ruin the potential benefits of educational ethnography. (HOD)

Defines Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading and explains the need for it, how to use it effectively, what to expect from it, and what to do if something goes wrong. (FL)

Argues that questions can guide the course of knowledge acquisition and that they, combined with other factors, can create the figure and ground of text. (FL)

Reviews 22 studies dealing with the effect of question placement on reading comprehension. Shows that 10 favored and 12 opposed the use of prequestions. (FL)

Reviews and identifies several aspects of adult reading habits in the United States. (FL)

Discusses three series of informational books that deal with animals: "Little Woodland Books,""Life Cycles," and "Skylight Books." (FL)

Offers a clinical supervision model that provides a means by which reading teachers and supervisors can analyze and improve classroom reading instruction. (FL)

Argues that metacognition gives a framework for understanding earlier studies on the relationship between reading rate and text characteristics and points toward an explanation for reading flexibility. (FL)

Reviews research findings that suggest that literacy is nearly universal and that interest in reading is at an all-time high in the United States. (FL)

Examines the various approaches to reading instruction, their merits and shortcomings, and advocates a blend of all approaches for literacy that is fulfilling rather than mechanical. (HTH)

Contends that the acquisition of fluent reading competency involves beginning readers' tacit recognition that they must learn to compensate for the absence of prosodic cues in the written signal by making use of the cues that are preserved. (HOD)