Describes a plan designed to encourage students to read aloud by offering them bonus points for reading, letting them read as long as they want, and allowing them to designate the next oral reader. (RS)

Suggests that poor readers gain self esteem and reading skills by learning to read to children. Discusses ways in which to get young adults interested, to train them, and to arrange for real practice in local grade schools. (JM)

According to the results of this exploratory investigation, the students read better when they were requested to read for meaning and not interrupted during the reading process. (Author)

Analyzes the grammar of Black dialect to aid teachers in distinguishing errors from "normal" dialect shifts in oral reading.

Suggests ways to include readers theater in the English curriculum. (MKM)

This is an English abstract of a Japanese article which discusses the attraction of the Japanese public to a new literary style based on oral language patterns. (JM)

Describes how the combination of composition activities and oral reading encouraged a group of slow learners to read. (KS)

Explains steps in teaching students from grade 8 to read a selection orally with interpretive skill. (MKM)

The FRI and GORT tests are reviewed with attention to test rationales and purposes, test development, test administration, and making the purchase choice. Concludes that the FRI is the preferable test. (JK)

Suggests alternatives to questioning after reading that involve students and encourage independence. (AEA)

Examines various written works by the Japanese to help explain reading in the Oriental way of thinking. (HOD)

Describes how requiring high school English students to read aloud their written material can improve students' oral reading, writing, and listening skills dramatically. Shares four units of study that have led to successful written and oral pieces. (SR)

Describes the uses and limitations of the revised Reading Evaluation Adult Diagnosis test. (HOD)

Humorous stories and comedy routines can form the basis for individual oral reading and comprehension activities and for group skits. (MKM)

Reports on a study that found that a large proportion of adult poor readers reported negative memories of reading aloud in school. Also found that dislike of oral reading increased with reading ability, was present equally among men and women, and was less common among Blacks than Whites. (ARH)