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Source
| Journal of Reading | 64 |
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Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 3 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Degrees of Reading Power Test | 1 |
| Gray Oral Reading Test | 1 |
| Metropolitan Achievement Tests | 1 |
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedAllington, Richard L.; Walmsley, Sean A. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Provides research findings that paint a bleak picture of the functional reading competence of aged persons. Supports previous research indicating that functional reading competence decreases with age. (JT)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Functional Reading, Older Adults, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedTwining, James E. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Contains practical suggestions for teaching literature to students with a wide range of abilities and interests. (RB)
Descriptors: Literature, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedOlshavsky, Jill Edwards; Kletzing, Karen – Journal of Reading, 1979
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)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Prediction, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedWinkeljohann, Rosemary – Journal of Reading, 1975
Reviews documents in the ERIC system designed to aid secondary teachers in measuring the reading comprehension skills of high school students. (RB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Instruments, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedGould, Sandra M. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Examines the relationship between reading ability and spelling proficiency, assesses the predictability of English spelling, and suggests ways in which the teacher of reading can encourage spelling accuracy. (KS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Spelling, Spelling Instruction
Peer reviewedKoenke, Karl – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Programs, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedBader, Lois A.; Wiesendanger, Katherine D. – Journal of Reading, 1989
Discusses the use of Informal Reading Inventories (IRIs) in evaluating reading performance. Notes that although the IRI provides an in-depth evaluation of reading behavior, it should be used in conjunction with other information to assess reading ability. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Ability, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedSchatz, Albert – Journal of Reading, 1975
Provides a facetious look at the declining literacy rate by using a fairy-tale motif to ridicule some of the current practices that are intended to solve the reading problem in the nation's schools. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Higher Education, Literacy, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1990
Describes three metacognitive abilities important for learning: self-knowledge, task knowledge, and self-monitoring. Identifies six metacognitive characteristics that separate proficient readers from less effective readers. Lists five principles on which independent learning is based. (RS)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Metacognition, Reading Ability, Reading Processes
Peer reviewedLarsen, Janet J.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1976
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Reading Ability, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedWilson, Richard C.; Einbecker, Polly Godwin – Journal of Reading, 1974
Concludes that the reading ability of high school seniors accurately predicts academic performance during the freshman year in college. (RB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Prediction, Reading Ability, Reading Research
Peer reviewedOlsen, Turee – Journal of Reading, 1975
Contains a review of the reading tests for use in diagnosis at the secondary level. (RB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedHill, Walter – Journal of Reading, 1975
Contains a survey designed to gather descriptive information about secondary reading in order to improve university programs in teacher preparation and school consultation. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedCampbell, Roald F. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Reading specialists can and should take action that will help determine the nature of public policies affecting reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Literacy, National Competency Tests, Policy Formation, Public Policy
Peer reviewedOtto, Wayne – Journal of Reading, 1986
Praises Peter Johnston's thoughtful, constructive use of the term dyslexia in his article that appeared in the May 1985, "Harvard Educational Review." (HOD)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Behavior Patterns, Definitions, Dyslexia
