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Early, Margaret – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Reviews some of the studies, both empirical and theoretical, that seem to illuminate the changes affecting the teaching of reading and writing in this decade. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition

Durkin, Dolores – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Describes how in the 1960s and 1970s critics of the schools as well as the transitory interests of the schools themselves were the greatest forces for change in basal reader programs. Discusses how current demand for high test scores has influenced those who prepare basal material. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comprehension, Elementary Education
WARDEBERG, HELEN L. – 1965
CONTAINED IN THE GUIDE IS INFORMATION ON THE BASIC SKILLS TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IN READING, ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GUIDED PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUAL AND PERSONAL READING, AND ON THE EVALUATION OF A READING PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP EACH CHILD BECOME AS EFFICIENT AND DIVERSIFIED A READER AS HIS ABILITIES PERMIT. NO LESSON…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Individual Reading