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IRA Award-Winning Research.
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Seifert, Mary – Reading Teacher, 1983
Presents summaries of the research studies winning the Albert J. Harris Award, the Elva Knight Research Grants Award, and the Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award at the 1983 convention of the International Reading Association. (FL)
Descriptors: Awards, Doctoral Dissertations, Professional Associations, Reading Research
IRA Award-Winning Research.
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Seifert, Mary – Reading Teacher, 1982
Summarizes studies that received awards at the 1982 International Reading Association Convention. (FL)
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Researchers, Reading Research, Teacher Associations
A Machine that Reads (Reading Technology).
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Rickelman, Robert J.; Henk, William A. – Reading Teacher, 1990
Discusses the Xerox/Kurzweil Personal Reader which is an advanced optical scanner that reads a greater range of typeset or typewritten text than its predecessors, and converts it into highly naturalistic speech. (MG)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Ability, Research and Development, Technological Advancement
The International Reading Association Responds to a Highly Charged Policy Environment.
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Roller, Cathy – Reading Teacher, 2000
Argues that the International Reading Association (IRA) has an important and key role to play in the current volatile United States government policy environment. Looks at perceptions of literacy failure. Discusses the Association's involvement with the Reading Excellence Act, and outlines what the Association must continue to do to assure that…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Government School Relationship