This compilation presents material relating to the Content Reading in Secondary Schools (CRISS) program, developed by Kalispell, Montana schools. The program focuses on science, math, English, and social studies and is designed to help all students read, write, and learn more effectively. The compilation contains general information about the…

In order to test the efficacy of having college students read texts in which phrase boundaries are explicitly cued, the phrased text treatments were administered to 42 college students from 3 developmental reading courses in one southeastern university. An experimental group was given the phrased texts, while a control group was given the…

The total school reading program described in this booklet includes a program for remedial, developmental, and special education students. Faculty members and students not participating in this program spend one half hour a day in a silent reading program. The booklet outlines each facet of the program, lists the equipment and materials used,…

A study investigated the effectiveness of using thematic organizers to increase the reading comprehension of poor readers. The thematic organizer was used to expand the readers' prior knowledge by defining the implied thematic concept and presenting relevant examples of that concept. Twenty-four fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students who had been…

Two studies were conducted to determine the effects of specific reading strategies on content area comprehension and reading skills. The strategies tested were a specific study guide, directed reading questions, cognitive organizer, and structured overview. In the first study, 225 students enrolled in a community college history course were…

The effect of adjunct aids on comprehension of expository text by seventh grade poor readers was investigated. The adjunct aids were activities designed to invite readers to make inferences required in order to understand the text, a 1,300-word passage on the Kalahari Desert. Two treatment groups received activities with graphic locational aids,…

Because a science class may contain students with greatly differing reading abilities, the science teacher must not only teach science concepts, but also design an instructional program which meets the needs of students at all reading levels. Such a program might be developed from the following ten ideas. Idea one, guided reading instruction, is a…

The purpose of this manual is to assist teachers in developing those reading skills necessary for successful social studies learning, Chapter I discusses the supportive emotional climate and necessary diagnosis that are concommitants. Chapter II discusses reading vocabulary and essential reading skills through selections and sample questions.…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. The third packet provides teachers with information and instructional guidelines for assisting students to read for specific facts, literal…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. The fourth packet provides teachers with information and instructional guidelines relating to the development of interpretive comprehension…

A common pitfall is the assumption that the teaching of reading in the content areas is an esoteric mystery to be solved only by the reading specialist. The teacher of a content area should guide his students in the application of basic skills and study methods to the materials used. A second pitfall is the assumption, often made by the unskilled…

Reading programs for special admit college students were developed and included 13 skills: reading for main ideas and supporting details, noting sequence and development of main ideas and supporting details, developing flexibility in reading, underlining, summarizing, synthesis of several sources, critical reading, comparison and contrast of…

The diverse student population which characterizes most community colleges requires that its professors recognize new techniques for teaching communication skills to disabled learners. This paper offers junior college instructors in the content areas some techniques for improving the reading skills of their students and includes suggestions for…

Contributors suggest ways to (1) motivate student reading, (2) improve reading skills in the content area classroom, and (3) communicate with parents. (FL)

Describes how a middle school principal, concerned with the growing number of failing students, found a successful way to improve students' performance in content area classes: she observed and worked with students, demonstrated information processing strategies, and interviewed students about strategies that worked best for them. Describes how…