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Effects of Assisted-Repeated Reading on Students of Varying Reading Ability: A Single-Subject Experimental Research Study
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Hapstak, Jo-Ann; Tracey, Diane H. – Reading Horizons, 2007
This study examined the effects of assisted-repeated reading on four first-grade students whose reading ability varied (a special education student, a non-classified poor reader, an English Language Learner (ELL) student, and a general education student) to determine if an assisted-repeated reading intervention is differentially effective for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement, Economically Disadvantaged
Helping Young Readers: A Teacher's Talk for Parents.
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Fitzgerald, Jill – Reading Horizons, 1988
Outlines an entertaining one-hour teacher-parent talk designed to communicate a current perspective on reading and provide suggestions for helping young readers at home. (ARH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Conferences, Reading Improvement
Picture This: Using Imagery as a Reading Comprehension Strategy.
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Rasinski, Timothy V. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Reviews work in the connection between imagery and reading that has taken place recently in order to discover productive classroom practices aid reading comprehension. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Imagery, Reading Comprehension
I Was a Less Able Reader: What Concert Choir Taught Me about Reading Instruction.
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Johnson, Andrew – Reading Horizons, 1995
Uses the author's experiences as a less-able member of a university choir as metaphor for how less-able readers experience the demands of learning a complex symbol system. Translates the positive experiences as a choir member into classroom contexts. Advocates choral reading, heterogeneous grouping, regular opportunities for practice, limitation…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Metaphors
Help Them to Speak, Write, and Listen--They'll Be Better Readers.
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Lehnert, Linda Jean – Reading Horizons, 1981
Considers the role of oral language in reading and its implications for the primary grades teacher. Provides a number of activities that integrate reading, speaking, listening, and writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Listening Skills
Second Language Learners: Their Special Needs in Content Area Reading.
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Florez, V.; Hadaway, N. – Reading Horizons, 1987
Identifies three problem areas in teaching students with limited English proficiency to read: (1) the readers' input (what they bring to the reading process), (2) the author's input, and (3) the reading process itself. Recommends that teachers acquaint themselves with students' prior knowledge and language competence level and strive for a balance…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Skills