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What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBergman, Irwin B. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Describes a program designed to integrate reading instruction with course content. (KS)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Thomas F.; Moorman, Gary B. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Describes an assessment instrument for evaluating basic reading skills, the Minimal Reading Proficiency Assessment. (TO)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Literacy
Peer reviewedMaloney, John D. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Describes a community college's skill building courses that use videotapes for reading and study skills instruction. (TO)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Independent Reading, Reading Development, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBeach, Richard – Journal of Reading, 1974
Presents exercises to help students develop the ability to conceptualize characters. (TO)
Descriptors: Characterization, Content Area Reading, Literary Criticism, Literature
Peer reviewedPayne, Gary L. – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Classification, Program Evaluation, Racial Discrimination, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedPalmer, William S. – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Course Content, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKettlewell, Gail B.; Gore, Robena S. – Journal of Reading, 1971
Describes a four and a half week elective unit, jointly organized by reading and English teachers, which is designed to allow maximum free reading and extensive skill development through utilization of a wide range of materials. (MS)
Descriptors: Conferences, Individualized Instruction, Program Descriptions, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; McNamara, Lawrence P. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Reviews research on the effectiveness of SQ3R as a study technique, noting that support for SQ3R is based more on opinion than on empirical evidence. (JT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Research, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedKapinus, Barbara A. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes the use of content area reading miniclinics, with sessions lasting from 2 to 10 days on a particular skill or related skills, that have proven useful at a junior high school. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Course Descriptions, Junior High Schools, Minicourses
Peer reviewedAnders, Patricia L. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Reviews five commercially available tests of functional literacy and discusses two concerns related to the testing of functional literacy. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedDavis, Susan J. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Argues that scanning a nonfiction book helps students (1) realize they can read parts of a book to obtain information; and (2) practice skimming, scanning, and library skills. Relates that students began checking out more books on topics of interest and began to realize how they can use books to learn. (RS)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Library Skills, Nonfiction, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedDennis, Lynn; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes Project READ:S (Reading Education Accountability Design: Secondary) designed to encourage teachers to adopt more effective techniques of presenting printed materials. Uses authoring diskettes to enable teachers to produce textbook comprehension modules (reading guides) to accompany the student throughout the reading process and assist in…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedSimmers-Wolpow, Ray; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1991
Describes and evaluates a reading/study skills program at Ferndale High School, Ferndale, Washington. Notes that the high school has changed dramatically over the four years of the program, and its reading/study skills program continues to be an integral part of this evolution. (RS)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, High Schools, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedLees, Fred – Journal of Reading, 1976
Provides suggestions for teaching students to read in mathematics classes. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedSchachter, Sumner W. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Suggests ideas for using content area texts, newspapers, magazines, and phone books to teach skimming and scanning. (MKM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Habits, Reading Instruction
