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Coleman, Peter | 1 |
Davis, Michael | 1 |
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Coleman, Peter – Reading, 1991
Suggests that the majority of poor readers are poor at discriminating similar letters/words and at letter recognition. Argues that general sensory perceptive training does not improve subsequent reading development but that specific letter/word training in discrimination and recognition has a favorable effect. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement

Davis, Michael – Reading, 1990
Provides a humorous look at remedial reading strategies by proposing a method of upside-down reading for remedial reading teachers to use with poor readers. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Difficulties, Reading Failure