This concise document is in two parts. The first part discusses the "cut-apart" (a story that has been cut apart in enough sections so that every person in the class has a part to read), dealing with reasons for using cut-aparts, guidelines for their construction, when to use them, and ways to use them. The second part is a 15-item…

Discusses a number of current documents that reflect the renewed role of phonics in beginning reading instruction. (TO)

Examines the problems of word division, reviews the pertinent literature, and discusses teaching methods. (RB)

BEFORE SELECTING MATERIALS TO TEACH READING, A SET OF CONSISTENT AND APPROPRIATE CRITERIA MUST BE DEVISED AND USED TO OBJECTIVELY ANALYZE AVAILABLE MATERIALS. A KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND OBJECTIVES AND PATTERN OF THE READING PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AIDS THE DETERMINATION OF THE CRITERIA. JUDGMENT MUST THEN BE USED IN SELECTION…

The suggestions in this document are designed to help teachers do a better job of teaching reading. They include suggestions for setting up specific lesson objectives, teaching skills in a developmental sequence, developing lessons within a term- or year-long comprehensive plan of reading goals, conducting ongoing evaluation of pupils' skill…

With the exploration approach, children learn by doing--not by rote. (Editor)

Reading is a complex and wondrous process and should not be restricted to the realm of the written word. Instead, we should strongly advocate and encourage students to develop skills in all aspects of communication, interpretation, creativity, and critical thinking. (Author)

Reviews the procedures and outcomes of ten different peer tutoring projects. The evidence reviewed suggests that peer tutored paired reading accelerates children's reading progress, with peer tutors gaining more than the children who receive tutoring. (Author/JDH)

To enable elementary reading disabled students to gain skills from participating in reading games, a four-phase sequence was instituted in which students progressed from initial teacher diagnosis through stress on game etiquette, reinforcement of skills by game players, and creation of students' own games. (CL)

This textbook is a first-year reader. Lessons in this book relate to objects which are familiar to every child and which may be brought into every schoolroom. In accordance with the method pursued in the majority of the best schools, script is introduced at the same time with the Roman characters. This, besides other advantages, enables the…

This textbook is a fourth-year reader. The lessons in this volume have been prepared and arranged with a view towards several ends: to interest the young reader; to cultivate a taste for the best style of literature as regards both thought and expression; to point the way to an acquaintance with good books; to appeal to the pupil's sense of duty,…

A parent of a first-grade student shares examples of her daughter's written compositions and makes a plea for teaching handwriting skills in the context of real communication (letters and stories) and not as a separate activity. (RH)