FOUR ARTICLES ON INDIVIDUALIZED READING AND SELF-SELECTION REPRINTED FROM "CHILDHOOD EDUCATION" AND "READING," THE JOURNAL AND BULLETIN OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (ACEI), ARE PRESENTED. THE FIRST ARTICLE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELF-SELECTION, OF THE TEACHER'S ROLE IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR…

The diagnostic and prescriptive strategies presented in this paper are based on the assumption that reading is language, reading is understanding, reading is not an exact process, reading is responding, and reading is enjoyable. The principles of diagnosis based on these assumptions are that diagnosis will be based on the goals of the reading…

This manual describes the Arizona Right to Read Needs Assessment Package, which is designed to assist individual schools in evaluating their current reading program, personnel, and achievement. The package contains an introduction followed by a summary of techniques of assessing student performance, a description of current reading programs and…

One of the most difficult problems facing teachers of remedial reading is getting students interested in the act of reading. Causes of students' negative attitudes toward reading include the following: flexible grouping which turns out to be inflexible; teachers' selecting the books students have to read; and the requiring of book reports on…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of four selected indicators for measuring interest-in-reading--the San Diego County Inventory of Reading Attitude, standardized verbal achievement test scores, peer ratings, and teacher ratings. The design of the study involved creating low, average, and high interest-in-reading groups, by sex, at each of…

In a country beset with confrontation and division--some of it over the quality of education--educators should consider as a basic need, the right of every student to read. With taxpapers concerned about the cost of education, educators need to make certain that present allotments go to priority needs, which surely include alleviating the tragic…

This pamphlet is intended for teachers and other people concerned with the teaching of reading. The sections of the pamphlet include: "Individual Differences," which looks at how schools have tried to meet the problem of individual differences; "Working with Individual Difference," which discusses what an individual brings with him to the…

In this article the authors have summarized what appears to be the most important implications coming from the recent research on teaching behaviors in reading. This study indicated that: (1) trained teachers display method prescriptions while untrained teachers do not; (2) teacher personality influences teaching behavior; and (3) because teachers…

In an attempt to determine the effects of the teaching-of-reading methods of individualized Reading and Basal Textbook on children's reading interests, frequency of reading, and actual book preferences, an inventory was administered to 396 boys and girls in grades four to six within two schools representing these reading approaches. It was found…

The articles collected in this bulletin survey a wide range of topics concerning adolescent literature. Some of the titles included are "Seven Myths about Adolescent Literature" (Paul B. Janeczko), "The Book as Enemy" (Thomas Weaver), "Popular Non-Fiction Titles for Adolescents" (Noma Russell), "Values and Paperback Power" (Nel Ward), "An Approach…

Schools can influence beginning readers' concepts, interests, attitudes, and values--these are the raw materials from which reading habits develop. Guidelines for promoting children's interest in reading involve reading/language arts programs, provision of reading materials, classroom climate, and specific teacher behaviors. (CP)

Provides teachers at the high school and elementary levels with some description of actual experiences--both good and bad--that helped to create the students' attitudes about reading. (Author/RK)

Available from: University of Chicago Library Society Bulletin, c/o Harriet Clouse, Library Development Office, Regenstein Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; $7.50 per year; issued irregularly 2-3/year. Discusses late-medieval primary education, especially learning to read; indicates how such education affected the way adults used…

Reports findings of a survey in which approximately 800 fifth and sixth grade students chose their favorite children's "classics." (FL)

Suggests sports literature as an alternative to traditional course work in high school reading classes. Explains how best to use it. (FL)