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Roettger, Doris – 1977
One year after they had participated in the validation of the Estes Reading Attitude Scale, 75 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders were asked to respond to and comment on the questions in an interview situation. Thirty-six of these students had scored low on the attitude inventory but high on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills; 39 had scored high on the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Individualized Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement
Download full textGray, William S.; Guthrie, John T., Ed. – 1984
A reprint of a classic review of research and research tends on reading that originally appeared in 1941 as the article "Reading" in the "Encyclopedia of Educational Research," this monograph sets forth the views of William S. Gray, an eminent reading educator and theorist. The 11 sections of the review discuss the following topics: (1) the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Philosophy, Reading, Reading Achievement
Purves, Alan C.; And Others – 1981
Based on data obtained from a random sample of United States schools in 1970, this monograph reports achievements in reading speed, comprehension, and word knowledge and in literary understanding, interpretation, and interest of American students aged 9, 14, and 17. The monograph also contains demographic information on teachers, permitting a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Ingham, Jennie – 1982
The Bradford Book Flood--an experiment in which large numbers of additional books were made available to middle school children in England to see whether easy access to books improved reading skills and developed a taste for reading--is detailed in this book. The first chapter discusses the purpose and methodology of the experiment, while the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Middle Schools
Southgate, Vera; And Others – 1981
Extending Beginning Reading was a research project based at the School of Education, University of Manchester, England, from September 1973 to December 1977. The project, aimed at helping readers seven years and older improve their reading skills, is detailed in this book, in which most of the seven sections contain implications for teachers. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Direct linkGuzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Young Adults, Adolescents, Literacy Education
