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Hoffman, Sandra Josephs – 1986
Reading aloud to children is an important facet of the literate home environment and the best preparation for the establishment of preschool literacy skills. David was read to at every opportunity, and a diary was kept to observe, record, and study his emergent literacy events in the home. Since David often asked to have the same books read to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Decoding (Reading), Early Reading
Kunkle, Virginia L.; Eberhart, Nancy A. – 1976
Focused on embracing individual children in language/reading experiences through instructional guidance combined with acceptance and understanding, this teaching guide for beginning reading provides teaching-learning activities which are organized for easy reference. The first section presents a self-corrective pretest for teachers, with an…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Corrective Reading, Inservice Education
Download full textLOMBARD, AVIMA; STERN, CAROLYN – 1967
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING VISUAL DISCRIMINATION ABILITY WITHOUT CONFOUNDING VARIABLES OF MOTOR SKILLS HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED. TO AVOID THE EYE-HAND COORDINATION USUALLY REQUIRED ON THESE TESTS, A SELECTION, RATHER THAN A DRAWING, RESPONSE WAS DEVELOPED. THIS TEST, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES DISCRIMINATION INVENTORY (VDI), CONSISTS…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Discrimination Learning, Dyslexia, Eye Hand Coordination
Cianciolo, Patricia J. – 1987
A close relationship exists between children's capacity for learning in school (especially learning to read) and the amount and kind of reading aloud done by parents and teachers to children. Children's literature, especially the illustrations and the language contained in fine picture books, has the potential to provide six benefits that…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Barnes, Martha; And Others – 1985
The purpose of this curriculum guide is to assist Training Specialists in teaching Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (ABE/GED) students basic skills in language arts and mathematics. The guide begins with an introduction (purpose, overview, adult learner characteristics, teacher type), curriculum policies, curriculum structure,…
Descriptors: Addition, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Arithmetic
Peer reviewedBoone, Randall; And Others – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1996
A three-year study investigated two areas of inquiry in the field of special education: (1) maintaining students with disabilities within general education kindergarten environment; and (2) impact of hypermedia software technology on the learning of kindergarten students. Results suggest that hypermedia pre-reading materials hold significant…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Durkin, Dolores – 1989
Intended for teachers and prospective teachers, the purpose of this book is to provide information about reading instruction from kindergarten through the elementary grades. Part 1 deals with "Background Information" and includes chapters on: (1) The Reading Process; (2) Silent or Oral Reading? and (3) Reading Instruction. Part 2 discusses…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 28 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effect of assisted reading as a teaching method for enhancing reading readiness in kindergarten children; (2) the structure of talk in primary grade…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Classroom Communication
BERNSTEIN, BEBE – 1965
THIS TEACHER'S BOOK AND MANUAL, DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY TWO WORKBOOKS, PRESENTS A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO READINESS AND READING FOR YOUNG EDUCABLE RETARDED CHILDREN. THE WORKBOOKS THEMSELVES OFFER PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT THE READINESS LEVEL AND SEQUENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS FOR THOSE AT THE BEGINNING READING STAGE. THE TEACHER'S…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Children, Classroom Environment, Curriculum
Binkley, Marilyn R.; And Others – 1986
Drawing upon those aspects of "Becoming a Nation of Readers" directly relevant to classroom teachers, this booklet suggests ideas for classroom practices, based on research, that will improve students' reading achievement. The booklet is organized around five instructional themes: defining reading, reading readiness, beginning reading,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy
Montebello Unified School District, CA. – 1985
Noting that some elementary school children may have difficulty learning to read using basal readers, this paper describes the successful implementation of the Big Books for Beginning Readers reading program in a California elementary school. The first section of the paper discusses the problems students were having with reading, including a lack…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Books
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This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the effect of music programs on reading ability; a coordinated laboratory-classroom approach to the teaching of reading; teachers' attitudes toward the language…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Auditory Discrimination, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading
Gunderson, Doris V. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
This bulletin is the first in a series of summaries of research conducted in reading from 1955 to 1960. The publication includes both published and unpublished research during the 5-year period. The published research has been compiled largely from studies reported in educational periodicals. The unpublished research was made available through a…
Descriptors: Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary School Students, Reading Research
