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Beck, Isabel L.; Juel, Connie – American Educator, 1995
Offers suggestions for improving existing instructional materials found in widely used basal programs and a variety of strategies and engaging activities that teachers can use to help children master the alphabetic code. The authors argue against use of the drill method in reading instruction. (GR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decoding (Reading), Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Beck, Isabel L.; Bolvin, John O. – Elementary English, 1969
A model curriculum for individually prescribed reading instruction based on a linguistic approach to reading was developed. Four overlapping stages of reading were defined: prereading, decoding, comprehension and skills development, and independent reading. Within these four stages, 13 areas of study on 11 levels of difficulty were delineated, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs