Examines the evidence that supports using the technique of repeated readings to increase the reading fluency of students with reading difficulties. (HOD)

Describes a college reading rate improvement course in which students review reading research regarding the variables involved in reading and explicitly analyze their own reading behavior. Argues that students aware of their own reading behavior can better plan their reading assignments. (RS)

Suggests ideas for using content area texts, newspapers, magazines, and phone books to teach skimming and scanning. (MKM)

Contributors offer teaching ideas, including: using Sherlock Holmes mysteries to teach character and plot development, using materials supplied by the athletic coaches in the reading laboratory, and using individualized reading in the content areas. (AEA)

Discusses the method of repeated readings as an approach to improve the comprehension and decoding skills of disabled secondary and postsecondary school readers. (HOD)

Suggests that teachers can develop students' study-reading skills more successfully using investigative processes rather than workbook-type exercises. (AEA)

Describes a classroom activity designed to teach students how to skim and to read critically that is applicable to all content subjects. (MKM)