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Hancock, Maxine – 1988
Intended for teachers of Reading 10 (a Canadian developmental reading course in secondary schools), this monograph provides background material as well as suggestions for implementing the program, which was designed to improve students' strategies for learning from text. The document deals with structural, philosophical, and practical aspects of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Improvement
Wilson, John A. – 1976
The reading achievement of two age groups (eleven- and fifteen-year-olds) was surveyed in Northern Ireland's schools during 1976, and the results were compared to those of a similar study in 1972. Two significant findings emerged: an increase in reading standards of eleven-year-olds, and a decrease in severe reading retardation at both age levels.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Schick, George B., Ed.; May, Merrill M., Ed. – 1969
Focusing on the psychology of reading behavior, the 36 articles in this volume were drawn from the eighteenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1968. Among the topics discussed in the articles are the following: eye movement, the psychology of reading behavior, reading improvement, reading tests, reading research, leisure…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Topping, Keith, Ed. – Paired Reading Bulletin, 1985
The first National Paired Reading Conference decided to establish a Paired Reading Information Network and to publish a journal. This bulletin is a direct result of this decision. It contains eight conference papers (constituting the conference proceedings), six feature articles, and four short reports (all with an emphasis on the method of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Topping, Keith, Ed. – Paired Reading Bulletin, 1986
The eight papers constituting the Proceedings of the second National Paired Reading Conference are published in an annual bulletin of the Paired Reading Project, together with five feature articles, as follows: (1) "Paired Reading--History & Future" (R. Morgan); (2) "Crosland Moor Junior High School Paired Reading Projects with…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Topping, Keith, Ed. – Paired Reading Bulletin, 1987
The 15 papers constituting the Proceedings of the third National Paired Reading Conference are published in an annual bulletin of the Paired Reading Project, together with seven feature articles, as follows: (1) "Peer Tutored Paired Reading in a College of Further Education" (S. Booth and J. Winter); (2) "A Comparative Review of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)