Finds that auditory discrimination as most tests measure it has little to do with how well children learn to read. (RB)

Presents a self-rating scale for rating oneself on teaching critical reading and lists resources for instructional activities involving critical reading skills. (JM)

Children's drawings provide a natural introduction to reading and writing. (JM)

Identifies previous metaphors for memory, such as Aristotle's "wax tablet" and the numerous storage and retrieval metaphors, and how storage metaphors are hampering reading research. (JC)

Investigates context effects on children's reading accuracy when reading words in a story context and from a word list. Notes that although many children read words in context which they could not read from lists, this result did not apply to good readers. (MM)

Notes that the National Assessment of Educational Progress's (NAEP) recent assessment found fundamental changes taking place in education and in society which render the apolitical, uniform, "one size fits all" approach to education dysfunctional. Calls for reconceptualizing reading instruction to benefit all readers rather than just the…

Describes the process of mental modeling, a technique for helping poor readers become strategic readers by increasing their metacognitive control. (ARH)

Noting the time parents can spend with their children in literacy activities is often limited, identifies and describes eight principles upon which the success of parent-child literacy efforts appear to hinge, such as (1) regular daily time, (2) purpose and motivation, and (3) real literacy activity. (NH)

Notes the importance of practice in facilitating students' reading developnment and presents guidelines for providing practice which are designed around three areas of concern: planning, delivering, and evaluating assignments. (NH)

Examines the Test of Language Development-Primary (TOLD-P), an individual test of English language proficiency which has four principal uses: to identify problems in language proficiency: to determine strengths and weaknesses in language skills: to document progress provided by programs; and to serve as a device for research.(NH)

Describes a behavior modification program aimed at encouraging students to increase the frequency of leisure reading done at home. (EL)

Explores some of the story concepts evident in children's story retellings and story writings. (FL)

Concludes that preschool children know that print conveys information, yet frequently use environmental cues rather than letter knowledge when they appear to read. (FL)

A list of books for remedial readers useful for building skills and teaching vocabulary. (Author)

Reports a study indicating that an informal program of training in visual perception was equivalent to a formal program both in producing better results on a visual perception measure and on a reading achievement test. (TO)