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Peer reviewedStetson, Elton G. – Reading Horizons, 1982
Describes the S4R reading/study system, discusses each of its components (survey, read, recite, review), explains how it is used by the teacher in the classroom, and reports initial research findings concerning its use. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedWilson, Patricia; Kutiper, Karen – Reading Horizons, 1993
Suggests that, rather than ignoring the enormous interest of children for joke and riddle books, educators can take advantage of humor's natural attraction by using it to involve children in reading and to provide worthwhile learning experiences. Discusses humor as an instructional tool, classroom use of joke and riddle books, and teacher…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Humor, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedFrancis, Nobert – Reading Horizons, 1999
Describes part of an on-going investigation of second language reading development of elementary school children from a bilingual, indigenous, community where high levels of proficiency in both languages are common among all age groups. Applies modifications to the standard rational deletion cloze procedure to adapt assessment to the special…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedVanderMeulen, Kenneth – Reading Horizons, 1975
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Reading Difficulty, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGarvelink, Roger H. – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Education, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedWolfe, Denny T. Jr. – Reading Horizons, 1977
Recommends cooperation among elementary and secondary teachers to develop a system-wide approach to improving reading instruction. (JM)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKay, Gary – Reading Horizons, 1985
Describes a resource teacher's efforts to implement a program to improve reading at the secondary level in a Florida school. Offers activities used in the program. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Content, Program Development, Reading Consultants, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedSwanson, Beverly B. – Reading Horizons, 1990
Outlines the following teaching strategies to improve the reading fluency of beginning readers: paired reading, echo reading, mumble reading, chanting lists or stories, repeated and choral readings, memorization tasks, and phrase boundary marking. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedBernardi, Richard L.; Castleberry, K. Sue – Reading Horizons, 1990
Describes a reading assessment program for students in developmental reading and writing courses at Rock Valley College, a community college in Rockford, Illinois. Reports that, since the assessment program began, the success rate of students placed in the reading courses has increased dramatically. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedPennington, Marcia Lynne – Reading Horizons, 1977
Discusses the following factors involved in promoting a positive self-concept: a positive environment, assessment of affective growth and development, classroom materials for affective growth, bibliotherapy, objectives and their assessment, functional skills, language skills materials, self-concept and behavior, and student motivation and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Describes how one form of illustration, the spatially organized map, can improve reading comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Illustrations, Maps, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedWiesendanger, Katherine D.; Birlem, Ellen D. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Reviews research concerning sustained silent reading and lists factors that are important in determining whether such a reading program is successful. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedGriffith, Amy Stevens; Horton, Nancy Spence – Reading Horizons, 2001
Notes that many students in general education classrooms exhibit problematic behavior at some point during their academic careers. Suggests that these students often have special learning needs. Considers how using thematic units for reading and language arts instruction can improve these students' reading skills and help students with problematic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedTowner, John C.; Evans, Howard M. – Reading Horizons, 1975
Concludes that while Sustained Silent Reading (S.S.R.) may be an effective technique for teaching reading, the data which support it are inconclusive. (RB)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBriggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1987
Discusses attitude development, symptoms of poor reading attitudes, and ways to remediate poor attitudes. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
