Argues that questions can guide the course of knowledge acquisition and that they, combined with other factors, can create the figure and ground of text. (FL)

Indicates that the Rix modification of the Lix Readability Formula is easy to calculate, correlates highly with other popular formulas, and is useful for materials for grades 3 through 12. (AEA)

Suggests a structured response format for interpreting literary characters in death-related literature using Kubler-Ross's five stages of confronting death. (AEA)

Cites many cases where the necessary check on validity of instruments that measure attitude toward reading has been overlooked. (MKM)

Suggests ten teaching strategies for combining reading skills development and physical education instruction. (MKM)

Describes a research study in which good readers were able to predict more successfully the outcomes of both concrete and abstract stories than were poor readers. (MKM)

Acknowledges the influence of Arthur I. Gates, Marion Monroe, and Donald D. Durrell on the author's views about remedial reading. (DD)

Provides a structured approach to analyzing literature, based on transactional analysis. (DD)

Presents the findings of a study of the attitudes of classroom teachers toward reading consultants. (DD)

Summarizes the findings of Perry Thorndyke's investigation of knowledge acquisition from newspaper stories. (DD)

A review of recent ERIC materials concerned with textbooks, prose learning, and learning strategies, to determine factors that contribute to learning from textbooks. (DD)

Discusses ways to use bar charts and line graphs to present comparative information in a flexible manner. Includes activities designed to review how the different characteristics of charts and graphs relate to different document structures. (RS)

Describes a 7-step 10-second previewing technique designed to increase reading comprehension of textbooks. Notes that the technique is adaptable to students at all levels. (RS)

Uses the language experience approach with a state driver's manual to teach disabled adolescent readers and educable mentally retarded students. (RS)