Suggests that early identification should not focus on predicting which children will fail, but should concentrate on determining which skills children need in order to be successful in reading. (JM)

Indicates that a relatively small percentage of the gifted preschool population actually starts to read before starting kindergarten. (Author)

The model delineates a structure for summarizing the dimensions of a developmentally oriented prereading program. The structure provides a guide for planning the curriculum so that parents and teachers can arrange experiences that will help children develop higher levels of representation and more complex language structures, and extend their…

Suggests ways parents can help their children develop oral language facility and build positive attitudes toward the printed language so they will learn to read easily and happily when they get to school. (ED)

This micromonograph describes reading readiness and offers suggestions for parents to help their children develop skills and abilities useful for reading. The six sections discuss the following topics: parents' roles and how children learn, toys which build reading readiness, the importance of encouraging children to talk and listen, ways in which…

Three experimental kindergarten curriculum enrichment approaches were tested in relation to their effect on reading readiness with a total of 106 children. (DLS)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on how television influences the reading behavior of children. (RB)

Argues for total eye testing rather than an annual test of distance visual acuity and questions the use of the Snellen test. (TO)

Clarifies the purpose of the "Home Eye Test for Preschoolers" and defends use of the Snellen chart. (TO)

Presents a method of teaching children how to read using a constructive communicative technique. (MP)

Examined the use of kindergarten screening scores to predict whether a student would qualify for a reading intervention program in first grade. From a sample of 243 students, the scores of 121 students were subjected to logit regression analysis and the remaining 122 students were used as a holdout group. Concludes that the model could be used.…

This brief article describes "Move, Touch, Read", a set of adaptations of commercial books to develop early Braille literacy prerequisites in young children and to systematize the transition from adapted to unadapted books. (DB)

A study examined the influence of preschool reading readiness skills instruction on first graders' reading achievement. The subjects were 52 first grade students who had attended preschool, and their parents. The parents received questionnaires containing 40 reading readiness questions and the children took the California Achievement Test (CAT) in…

The existence of possible relationships between home environmental factors and children's reading readiness in kindergarten was sought in this study. The specific home environmental factors examined were maternal teaching style, maternal language style, children's daily schedules, and home prereading activities. A description of earlier studies…