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Reading with TV: British and American Approaches
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Feeley, Joan T. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Elementary Education
A Closer Look at Cross-cultural Sex Differences in Reading.
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Klein, Howard A. – Reading Teacher, 1979
Reexamines Preston's 1962 study of reading achievement of American and German boys and girls in the light of implications the study has had on the literature and compares it with recent studies. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Sex Differences in Reading
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Johnson, Dale D. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction
Sex-Role Standards and Reading Achievement: A Study of an Israeli Kibbutz System.
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Gross, Alice Dzen – Reading Teacher, 1978
A study of reading achievement in an Israeli kibbutz discovered reading disability to be no more common among boys than among girls, in contrast to studies done in the United States where boys are more likely to have reading disabilities than girls. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement
Early Childhood and Cultural Diversity in New Zealand
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Clay, Marie M. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Concludes that learning to read well is related to attitudes in the child's cultural group. (RB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education
Learning to Read the Danish Way: Is There a Lesson for U.S. Educators?
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Wham, Mary Ann – Reading Teacher, 1987
Compares Danish reading instruction methods to U.S. methods within a cultural context and suggests that U.S. children might benefit from the more relaxed attitude of the Danish approach. (JC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Educational Philosophy