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Think-Alouds: Boost Reading Comprehension.
Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. – Instructor, 2001
Think-alouds during reading allow teachers to model their thinking by voicing all the things they are noticing, doing, seeing, feeling, and asking as they process the text. Inferencing is essential for students to comprehend a wide variety of texts successfully. This article describes how teachers can use think-alouds to lend their language and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inferences, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
Try TV Tie-ins
Hamilton, Harlan – Instructor, 1975
Article discussed a method for developing reading skills, using paperback books with a story line adapted from an original commercial television program. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Paperback Books, Programing (Broadcast), Reading Development, Reading Skills
Recipes for Reading
Instructor, 1978
Thirty activity ideas for school and home use that reinforce reading skills. (CM)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Improvement
The Dinosaur Goes to the Dentist
Stover, Mayzette – Instructor, 1973
How a group of second graders used techniques from Sesame Street'' in developing phonics materials. (SP)
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Skills
In Celebration of Literacy.
Novelli, Joan – Instructor, 1999
Presents suggestions for bringing reading and writing to life in the classroom and helping students develop a lifelong love of both. Includes creating a refrigerator door for displaying student work, using digital notebooks, establishing a publishing center, holding lunch-bunch meetings, binding students' writing into class collections, reading…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education, Literacy Education
New Thinking on Read-Aloud.
Reutzel, D. Ray – Instructor, 2001
New research shows that certain conditions surrounding read-alouds will ensure the greatest benefits. Suggestions for getting the most out of reading aloud include: engage students' interests; make sure the books are at the right difficulty level; spend an appropriate amount of time on reading aloud; offer a range of materials to read aloud; and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Decoding Multisyllabic Words.
Blevins, Wiley – Instructor, 2000
Describes how to help young readers decode multisyllabic words by providing lessons on syllable spelling patterns. The article explains what a syllable is; presents the six common syllable spelling patterns (closed, open, r-controlled, vowel team, vowel-silent, and consonant-le); and offers a lesson on close syllables. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Reading: Wanted - Lifetime Learners!
Indrisano, Roselmina – Instructor, 1974
In this article author introduced a structure of applied reading skills and suggested instructional strategies for development of initial strategies appropriate for learners in middle and upper levels of the elementary school. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Instructional Programs, Program Guides, Reading Ability
The Skills of Oral Reading
Dawson, Mildred A. – Instructor, 1972
Discusses the oral reading skills that are directly involved in communicating meaning and feeling. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Oral Reading, Poetry, Reading Rate
Help Pupils Think To Learn
Schoeller, Arthur W. – Instructor, 1973
Suggests ways teachers can provide students with practice in thinking (Editor)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comprehension, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Everyday Reading.
Zjawin, Dorothy; And Others – Instructor, 1981
Tips for helping children develop skills in reading directories, timetables, maps, signs, newspapers, credit forms, and consumer information. (SJL)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Elementary Education, Functional Reading, Newspapers
Spelling Strategies. Make Smart Use of Sounds and Spelling Patterns.
Snowball, Diane – Instructor, 1997
Suggests three strategies to help students hear the sounds in words: developing phonemic awareness; explore sound/symbol relationships; and discover spelling patterns. This method is most effective if teachers continuously encourage students to think about how these strategies will help them as readers and writers. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Skills
Read to Eat: A Teaching Strategy.
Eshelman, Martha – Instructor, 1988
Teachers may use classroom cooking projects to encourage students to read. While developing basic reading skills, students also learn to follow directions and to cooperate in a group project. Three sample recipes are given. The article outlines steps to successfully complete a classroom cooking project. (JL)
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Elementary Education, Reading Skills, Skill Development
Practice in Skimming
Leeson, Jeanne Tellier – Instructor, 1969
Part of a section, "4 Reading Techniques that Work.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Rate
Critical Reading
Zachary, Lillian B. – Instructor, 1969
Part of a section, "4 Reading Techniques that Work.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Elementary Education
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