Dowd and Bartlett (2019) tested the reading competencies of second graders attending Save the Children programs in 11 countries. They used sixty-word passages and comprehension questions without time limits and analyzed data of students reading more than 10 words per minute. They found wide disparities in speed among those who showed high…

Describes in detail a procedure that teaches childen to integrate two word identification strategies--use of contexts and phonics. Reports on a study showing the effectiveness of the strategy. (FL)

A descriptive study examined the nature of compensatory education (CE) reading instruction and its relationship to the classroom setting. Subjects were 28 second-grade children and 5 pairs of second-grade and compensatory education reading teachers at 5 elementary schools in a school district located in a small community. Data on the teachers,…

Describes the reading and writing progress of one second-grade student. He moved from writing impersonal narratives to personal tales in which he created a role/self image, and he learned to see himself in literature. Eventually he learned to write to a specific audience as well. (SKC)

This paper presents arguments in favor of adding reading achievement at age seven to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Progress in reading is developmental. At age seven, most children are in the midst of the crucial stage of beginning reading; by age nine, those making normal progress have moved beyond this stage. Much of…