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Direct linkMiller, Donalyn – Reading Teacher, 2012
Numerous research studies prove that wide reading improves children's comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, fluency, and writing. The author, a sixth-grade language arts teacher, describes the classroom conditions and instructional practices that encourage wide reading and increase her students' reading motivation such as choice in…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Materials, Teaching Methods, Language Arts
Peer reviewedRoss, Patrecia A. – Reading Teacher, 1974
Presents the results of a research study which was designed to determine gains or losses in reading proficiency during summer vacation, investigate the characteristics of those students whose proficiency increases or decreases, and aid in planning summer reading programs which maximize gains and minimize losses. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedCunningham, James W.; Foster, Esther Oakes – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes the ways in which the published results of research can find their way into practical application within the classroom very quickly. (JM)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedTaylor, Barbara M.; Frye, Barbara J. – Reading Teacher, 1988
Recommends pretesting intermediate grade students' basal skills to eliminate unnecessary basal skill instruction. Provides guidelines for pretesting reading comprehension skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Peer reviewedStahl-Gemake, Josephine; Guastello, Francine – Reading Teacher, 1984
Shows how teaching sixth grade ESL students the story grammar of fairy and folktales enabled them to learn to express themselves in their own fiction writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Folk Culture
