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Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst. – 1982
One of six related documents, this publication contains a U.S. Air Force course designed to help students improve their reading skills. The chapters contain lessons on reading habits and how they affect the reader, exercises to identify one's reading speed, an improvement program, exercises to improve eye movement and to reduce eye fixations,…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Extension Education, Postsecondary Education, Reading Comprehension
1996
This software product presents multi-level stories to capture the interest of children in grades two through five, while teaching them crucial reading comprehension skills. With stories touching on everything from superstars to sports facts, the open-ended reading comprehension program is versatile and easy to use for educators and children alike.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Electronic Text, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Scales, Alice M.; Biggs, Shirley A. – 1983
This book addresses a wide range of reading needs by providing exercises that focus on comprehension and word strategies. It also provides an instructional process for meeting those needs. The instructional process is individualized, and is designed to: (1) assess initial reading competence; (2) direct learners to the chapters specifically related…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Reading Programs, Critical Reading, Higher Education
Eller, Jeanie – 2000
FUNdamentals puts the "FUN" back in learning for all age groups. FUNdamentals is an intensive, systematic phonics learn-to-read program that helps improve comprehension, spelling, and penmanship. It is designed for use by every age group. Formulated for use with learners from preschool through adult ages, FUNdamentals is the key to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Beginning Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Handwriting
O'Hagan, Mimi – 1981
Prepared as part of a series to help college students improve their use of study time and learning materials, this booklet presents a seven-step method for improving reading skills. Each section of the booklet discusses a separate step in the method--(1) evaluating reading habits, (2) providing the right atmosphere for reading, (3) using the eyes…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Boone, Robert S. – 1996
Designed to help students improve their understanding of everything they read, especially the types of reading selections that they will find on standardized tests (such as the ACT and SAT), this guide explains the 3 key steps to strategic reading: preview before reading, underline and annotate while reading, and summarize after reading. It…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Critical Reading, Employment, Higher Education
1996
This software product presents multi-level stories to capture the interest of children in grades two through five, while teaching them crucial reading comprehension skills. With stories touching on everything from the invention of velcro to the journey of food through the digestive system, the open-ended reading comprehension program is versatile…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Electronic Text, Individualized Instruction, Reading Comprehension

Leal, Dorothy; Johanson, George; Toth, Allison; Huang, Chin-Cheng – Reading Improvement, 2004
The purpose of this study was to (a) examine how the reading skills of children at-risk are affected by tutoring by preservice reading endorsement students, (b) to identify differences by setting, gender and grade level, and to (c) identify effective strategies and influences on student success in a four-month tutoring program. Data were collected…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Tutoring, Literacy, Preservice Teachers
2003
This student book represents Level 1 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 20 lessons focusing on these areas: prior knowledge, word analysis,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 2 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: word analysis, vocabulary, reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 3 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 4 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 5 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 6 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 31 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
2003
This student book represents Level 7 in an eight-level supplemental reading series designed to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. The number of the book corresponds to the approximate grade-equivalent reading level. This book has 20 lessons focusing on these areas: vocabulary, reading strategies, topic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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