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Download full textJampolsky, Gerald G. – 1972
This paper describes how some children with learning problems feel about themselves; points out some possible witches' tales regarding understanding and communication with such children; and discusses some clinical opinions that have been developed at the Child Center, Kentfield, regarding these children. The contents of the paper include: a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading, Reading Ability
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1973
This report is on the Senate Education Subcommittee Hearing on bills to amend the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, to authorize reading emphasis programs to improve reading in the primary grades, and for other purposes (S. 1318); and to improve national reading skills (S. 2069). Witnesses testifying before the subcommittee included…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Reading
Peer reviewedLahey, Benjamin B.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1973
Reports on an experiment using behavior modification techniques to increase readind ability. Results indicate that the percentage of correct answers in the children with deficits increased to approximately the same level as the children tested to be on grade level. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Conditioning, Reading
Pikulski, John J. – Elementary English, 1974
Parents of students with reading problems can be taught to do many things to help enhance their children's language skills. (JH)
Descriptors: Parent Counseling, Parent Influence, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Conferences
Smith, Nila Banton – Elementary English, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Perception, Readability
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1973
This bibliography cites bibliographies dealing with reading instruction and reading problems, and books in each of four areas: general reading, reading and the slow learning child, children with special reading difficulties, and faster reading. Relevant periodicals are also cited. Entries include both American and European publications, most…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Bibliographies, Language Handicaps, Reading
Durr, William K., Ed. – 1970
The purpose of this collection of selected papers is to provide the reading teacher and the classroom teacher with usable information concerning remedial reading and its diagnosis and correction. The first section, concerned with the why of reading problems, reviews the various factors associated with reading difficulties. The second section…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Reading, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulty
Richards, N. J.; Papaelia, E. – South Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Describes ways in which the science teacher can aid the poor reader. Discusses the use of pre and posttests in measuring reading skills, and provides a formula for calculating a student's reading level. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Reading
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Hilo. – 1975
The proceedings of the Reading for Progress Conference, held on Hilo (Hawaii) on 8 March 1975, are contained in this report. The purpose of this conference was a "refocus" on the reading problems of Hawaii's youth, as viewed by educators, the business and labor community, social agencies, and other government officials. This document…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conference Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Googins, Duane G. – 1974
The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview of the reasons why a model change for servicing children with specific learning needs was recommended for the St. Anthony Village-New Brighton School District, an overview of the Resource Unit model proposed, and a summary report of the Resource Units within a small district's elementary and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Palestine Independent School District, TX. – 1974
The Special Reading Project is designed to serve those students who are identified as education deprived (not achieving at grade level expectancy) in the language arts area. The project is staffed with personnel trained to diagnose learning problems and prescribe individual educational plans to be implemented through prescriptive teaching. The…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Junior High School Students, Language Arts, Reading
GARDNER, CHARLES – 1965
THE PROBLEM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE READING LEVEL OF A CHILD WHO HAS A SEVERE READING PROBLEM CAN BE RAISED BY USING AN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM CALLED "READING HABILITATION." THIS IS A SYSTEM OF UNISON READING IN WHICH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR READ ALOUD SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A RAPID RATE. THE METHOD IS AIMED AT…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Phonics, Reading, Reading Ability
Stank, Peggy L. – 1973
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the effect of a diagnostic structured kindergarten program on the predicted reading levels of disadvantaged urban children and to compare the effect of this program with the effect of the traditional kindergarten curriculum. The subjects were 196 children in eight kindergarten classes. More than 70% of…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Kindergarten Children
Acosta, Robert (Kelly), Comp.; Lindsay, Marie R., Comp. – 1972
The Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965 expresses the commitment of the California State Legislature to helping children in the primary grades learn to read successfully. Specific objectives of the Act are the prevention and correction of reading disabilities at the earliest possible time in the educational career of the pupil. The long-range…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading, Inservice Teacher Education
Valtin, Renate – 1973
This paper summarizes several research studies related to reading and writing disabilities in children. The major purpose of these investigations was to test some of the German theories on dyslexia, especially regarding visual perceptual problems, spatial orientation, and dominance factors. The dyslexic child, as defined in Germany and used in…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Reading, Reading Ability
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