Outlines Teaching Reading as Conversation (TRAC), a program that teaches reading in an environmental context, with immersion techniques, as though it were a foreign language. (DF)

Concludes that neither the focal attention nor contextual theory offers a powerful explanation for words learned through visual exposure. (FL)

The validity of the Pearson-Johnson taxonomy is supported by the finding that the most correct answers was obtained on the textually explicit scale while the least correct answers occurred on the scriptally implicit scale. (FL)

Indicates that (1) structurerd study methods may be more effective for aiding students' retention of content area materials, (2) students are more concerned with detail or factual information than "higher level" forms of information, and (3) instructors of college developmental students need to instruct their students in how to generate…

Concludes that (1) pointed Hebrew text was read more accurately and rapidly than unpointed text by both adults and children who were fluent readers, and (2) both groups displayed significant effects for context richness, word frequency, and type of Hebrew text. (FL)

Presents a practical method of conducting conferences with developmental students in large college reading/study skills programs. Suggests that the method could also be used to monitor and document students' attitudinal changes and perceived progress throughout a term. (FL)

Argues that an understanding of human motivation is an essential component of effective reading instruction. Proposes that teachers use a balance of intrinsic and extrinsic means of motivation to increase student involvement and learning. (FL)

Indicates that including philosophical skills in the reading program of fifth-grade students led to improved reading comprehension achievement for both above and below average readers. (FL)

Good and poor comprehenders from grades four, six, and eight were directed to process one of two narratives in which major informational inconsistencies were noted. Younger readers and poorer comprehenders required more attentional assistance to note the inconsistencies. (FL)

Reports that the Barrett Taxonomy is useful for determining emphases in types of basal reader questions. Suggests that by using the taxonomy teachers can more intelligently select, adapt, and add to the questions provided in teachers' guides. (FL)

Reports on a study in which 40 disabled and 40 normal sixth-grade readers read short paragraphs and were given recognition tests containing sentences similar or identical to those in the paragraphs. Notes that the results fail to support previous research suggesting that global memory deficits are primary factors in reading disability. (GT)

Reports on a study that indicated the effectiveness of Scottish methods of teaching beginning reading to boys from working class homes. Describes the teaching methods used and concludes that Scottish success may be partially accounted for by early phonics teaching and by daily involvement of parents in children's reading. (GT)

States that the concept of nongraded classrooms has flourished in educational circles since the days of the one-room schoolhouse, and that researchers have found that students in multiage classrooms form peer relationships that show more advanced socialization skills. Offers an annotated bibliography of 12 articles from the ERIC database on the…

Considers reading research that establishes phonological awareness as a predictor of reading success. Examines the research that seeks to teach phonological awareness to children who lack linguistic sensitivity. Identifies classroom practices that may have merit in encouraging phonological awareness in children. (RS)

Describes a middle school reading program designed to motivate students to engage in recreational reading by forming teams, reading a selected group of books, and competing in a quiz game called "Story Bowl," which draws its questions from the books. Reports that children read more and discuss more. (RS)