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Stauffer, Russell G.; Cramer, Ronald – 1968
Emphasis is placed on the need for and techniques in the development of critical reading at the primary level. The following steps for teaching reading as thinking and as acquiring ideas are presented: (1) developing purposes for reading, (2) developing habits of reasoning, and (3) developing habits of testing predictions. Underlying principles…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Directed Reading Activity, Group Dynamics
Forrest, Tracey – 1987
A discussion of the use of voice as an effective tool in second language instruction examines the role of teachers as readers, the process of selecting and interpreting texts, preparation of reading passages, and reading aloud in class. The dimension of voice added to other aspects of language emphasizes the communicative purpose of the language,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Skills
Roach, Helen – 1970
Surveying 75 years of accomplishment in the field of spoken recording, this reference work critically evaluates commercially available recordings selected for excellence of execution, literary or historical merit, interest, and entertainment value. Some types of spoken records included are early recording, documentaries, lectures, interviews,…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Biblical Literature, Children, Drama
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Helmstetter, Ann – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reveals the phases through which an apathetic eighth-grade class of poor readers went on their way to becoming active learners. The phases included: (1) discussing attitudes and goals; (2) positive environment; (3) sharing literature through oral reading; (4) reading for an audience; and (5) active learning. (SKC)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Learning Motivation, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools
Summerfield, Geoffrey – 1965
Written primarily for the secondary school English teacher, this book suggests specific projects to extend the range and variety of the English curriculum and to develop the students' language skills and imaginations. Part I contains discussions of the nature and purposes of English lessons, the place of literature in education, methods for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assignments, Creative Writing, English Instruction
Fernandez, Thomas L., Ed. – 1969
The 10 readings collected in this volume emphasize the value of oral interpretation as an approach to teaching literature in the secondary school. Wallace A. Bacon indicates how the act of interpretation as it is experienced in the reader's mind can recreate the act of literature. Frances L. McCurdy, Margaret M. Neville, and Allen Bales discuss…
Descriptors: Dramatics, English Instruction, Independent Reading, Interpretive Reading
Folkemer, Paul – 1966
The need for simultaneous teaching of reading skills and course content prompted the formation of a study guide which coordinates these two areas in an eleventh-grade nonregent English program used by Ramapo Central School District No. 2 in Spring Valley, New York. The guide provides exercises with a range of ability and achievement levels which…
Descriptors: Biographies, Course Content, Developmental Reading, Drama
FERNANDEZ, THOMAS L. – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS IN ORAL INTERPRETATION IS A VALID OBJECTIVE IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH SERVED AS THE BASIC INSTRUMENT OF THE STUDY SOLICITED RESPONSES FROM COLLEGE PROFESSORS OF SPEECH AND OF ENGLISH AND FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL…
Descriptors: College Faculty, English, English Instruction, Interpretive Reading
Bahn, Eugene; Bahn, Margaret L. – 1970
This historical account of the oral interpretation of literature establishes a chain of events comprehending 25 centuries of verbal tradition from the Homeric Age through 20th Century America. It deals in each era with the viewpoints and contributions of major historical figures to oral interpretation, as well as with oral interpretation's…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Cultural Influences, Eighteenth Century Literature, History
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