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A Survey of the Use of Reading Readiness Tests
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Carducci-Bolchazy, Marie – Reading Horizons, 1978
Evaluates the effectiveness of reading readiness tests in predicting readiness for reading instruction and in diagnosing deficiencies of prerequisite skills for reading; reports the results of a survey on the use of reading readiness tests in 15 school districts. (GW)
Descriptors: Primary Education, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
Readiness for Reading Readiness.
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Swanson, Beverly B. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Notes that research supports the idea that children are confused about concepts related to beginning reading instruction. Reports on assessment instruments that are commercially available or can be devised by teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Educational Theories, Parent Role
Children Get Ready to Read.
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Davis, Michael D.; Muia, Joseph A. – Reading Horizons, 1979
A review of reading research supports the notion that providing opportunities for children to develop rich experiences prior to beginning reading is essential. Further, there are definite links between these experiences and the development of cognitive structures that provide the basics for comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning, Prereading Experience
Social Readiness: The Neglected Area in Reading.
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Briggs, L. D.; Skelton, Sherri – Reading Horizons, 1979
Social development is an important and integral part of reading readiness; the reading teacher must be aware of the social skills needed for productive growth in reading and the techniques involved in developing them. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Reading Readiness
The Interrelationship of Conservation Reading Readiness and Intellectual Maturity Measures in First Grades
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Froese, Victor – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Grade 1, Maturation
Using Teacher Observation for Diagnosing Reading Problems
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Miller, Wilma H.; Womack, Ottilie – Reading Horizons, 1973
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Reading Diagnosis
A Survey of Reading Readiness Practice
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Carducci-Bolchazy, Marie – Reading Horizons, 1977
Reports a survey of practices in reading readiness programs and concludes that in regard to reading readiness, the close relationship between speech and reading suggests that the use of language-based programs is more promising than the use of non-language-based programs. (JM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Literature Reviews
An Informal Reading-Language Test.
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Lange, Una A.; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1983
Describes the rationale for The Informal Reading-Language Test, then presents the test. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Primary Education
Spelling: The Beginnings of Literacy.
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Wiseman, Donna – Reading Horizons, 1980
Reviews research discussing early writing and invented spellings of young children as indicators of their readiness to learn to read and write. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Inventions, Language Acquisition
Some Thoughts on Systematic Reading Readiness Instruction.
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Palardy, J. Michael – Reading Horizons, 1984
Examines four specific areas of reading readiness--visual discrimination, visual memory, auditory discrimination, and auditory comprehension--and reviews teaching strategies in each of the four areas. (FL)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Listening Comprehension, Memory, Primary Education
Teaching Reading in the Secondary School: "Readiness and the All-School Reading Program."
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VanderMeulen, Kenneth – Reading Horizons, 1973
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Reading Readiness
What to Do until the Readiness Workbooks Arrive!
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Cunningham, Patricia; Cunningham, James W. – Reading Horizons, 1982
Illustrates how it is possible for teachers to prepare children for reading without workbooks and formal texts. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Children's Development of Printed Word Knowledge in Sentence-Based Reading Approaches.
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Morris, Darrell – Reading Horizons, 1996
Describes how children develop printed word knowledge when taught with a top-down, sentence-based approach. Cites four stages in word knowledge development: word as a nameable object in text; word as an object with a beginning element; word as an object with a discernible beginning and end; and word as an object with a beginning, middle, and end.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Grade 1, Individual Development
"An Ounce of prevention..."
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Iannelli, Jane – Reading Horizons, 1971
Descriptors: Early Experience, Guidelines, Language Acquisition, Parent Role
Beginning Reading without Readiness: Structured Language Experience.
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Cunningham, Patricia – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests a variation on the language experience approach designed for groups of nonverbal children. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach, Language Handicaps
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