This booklet presents the proceedings of the Administrators' Conference of the New England Consortium for the Right to Read. The reports of most sessions are given in summary form. However, the keynote address is presented in lengthier form as a resource for those who wish to use the ideas presented in developing a master plan. The contents…

The purpose of this study was to determine if phrase reading training with fourth graders would significantly enhance the development of reading skills for the purposes of obtaining and using new information. Forty fourth grade classrooms were assigned at random to five groups: 5,000 phrase group, 10,000 phrase group, 15,000 phrase group, 20,000…

Article provided a short, series of steps teachers can follow when examining reading in secondary subject matter. These steps were intended to aid the secondary teacher (especially those with no formal training in reading instruction) to improve effective reading in the classroom. (Author/RK)

Many students read below grade level and have problems reading their core textbooks. Presented are five techniques secondary teachers can use to improve their students' reading skills. (MD)

Provides study skills, reading efficiency, and reading effectiveness tests designed to show the student that his reading is actually improving. (RW)

Proposes the use of analogies as a means of helping secondary school students become mature and versatile readers. Offers an example of how analogy was used in one lesson. (FL)

Proposes that the difficulty of many developmental/remedial college students is not a specific reading or writing problem but insufficient precollege experience with written discourse. Discusses the impact of reading instruction on writing and of writing instruction on reading. (Author/FL)

Suggests that since experts differ in their interpretation of reading, it is essential to establish a common concept of reading that involves the notions of independence, understanding, utilization, appreciation, and enjoyment in order to have fruitful discussions of reading progress between parents and teachers. (AEA)

Suggests that, rather than ignoring the enormous interest of children for joke and riddle books, educators can take advantage of humor's natural attraction by using it to involve children in reading and to provide worthwhile learning experiences. Discusses humor as an instructional tool, classroom use of joke and riddle books, and teacher…

Reports the findings in two dyslexic brothers each of whom showed a marked improvement in reading facility when reading print material either through a semitransparent tinted plastic sheet (overlay) or through tinted spectacle lenses. (MG)

Determines whether the time of day when reading is taught has an effect on below-grade-level students' mastery of reading skills. Indicates an overall increase in mean scores for the mastery of reading skills for afternoon instruction as compared with morning instruction. (HB)

Reanalyzed data from Goodman's 1965 study of whether increased reading fluency related to increased dependence on context in the process of word recognition and repeated Goodman's procedure with first-third graders. Results found that reading fluency was not significantly associated with context use, though third graders improved significantly…

Describes the State-Question-Read-Conclude (SQRC), a student-centered reading/thinking strategy based on the Directed Reading Activity format, and SQ3R, all proven to be effective strategies for developing the reading and thinking skills of elementary and secondary school students. (RS)

This report, which is anchored in ACT data, focuses on steps for improving the reading skills of students attending this nation's high schools. The conclusions reported are based both on what ACT test scores inform about the reading skills of ACT-tested high school students who graduated in 2005 and trends derived from students who have taken the…

The technical education student must become a proficient reader so that optimal achievement is possible in the work place. Technical education instructors must be certain that students have mastered the basics in becoming good readers. Students need to be able to read directions accurately and understand the contents. Informal approaches to…