Simple instructions for converting a cassette tape recorder into a "computer" that can be used to reinforce reading skills. (DD)

Describes a simple, practical strategy for reaching into the inner world of children to strengthen their reading vocabularies. (FL)

Describes the difficulty in reading and writing Persian script which may contribute to illiteracy in Iran and notes the political and religious considerations which make change difficult. (MKM)

Explains a strategy called "What Do I 'S'ee? What Do I 'T'hink? What Do I 'W'onder?" (STW) which helps students look carefully at pictures in storybooks and think about a story's character, setting, and events. Notes that the STW strategy provides opportunities for students with varying reading abilities and diverse experiences to work together…

Identifies five basic types of cohesive ties--reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical--and suggests strategies for teaching cohesion and cohesive ties to aid reading comprehension. (MM)

Describes a discussion web as a graphic aid for teaching students how to think about both sides of an issue before drawing a conclusion in response to what they have read. Describes the five-step procedure and provides grade-level and content-area examples and examples of webs in action across the curriculum. (MG)

Disagrees with an earlier article in this journal about the dispute among reading-instruction specialists as to how phonics is best taught. Argues for direct and systematic phonics instruction. Presents a response to Groff, agreeing that children need explicit phonics instruction but arguing that an instructional approach that acknowledges the…

As educators struggle to find ways to engage students in literacy development and content area exploration, performance literacy is emerging as an important pedagogical tool. This article defines performance literacy as the process of teaching students to write and perform stories. The author lists the five major components in the development of…

The author shares activities for use in the primary classroom that require active participation with nursery rhymes through dramatization. The activities involve repeated readings, reading in context, and examining rhyming components, and help to develop young children's phonemic awareness and oral language skills.

Describes a teaching method designed to increase interest in oral reading and improve students' reading skills. (RB)

Describes a study of the relationship between silent and oral reading comprehension as measured by an individualized diagnostic instrument. (RB)

Lists and describes 14 reading programs offered through the National Diffusion Network (NDN) and approved by a special review panel of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW).

Suggests that perceptual problems may account for the difficulty young children experience in recognizing words. (RB)

Describes various games which provide drill for beginning readers. (RB)

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)