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Download full textBagford, Jack, Ed. – 1973
In this collection, papers with similar topics are grouped together. Topics include: remedial reading teachers, primary assessment, preprimary reading, reading comprehension, reading in the content areas, integrating reading with subject matter, teaching reading through the materials of social studies, assessment of attitude toward reading, human…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Conference Reports, Content Area Reading
Schnell, Thomas R. – 1973
This study compares the effectiveness of two approaches to teaching survival reading skills to 50 semi-literate adults. One group was given reading instruction from high interest-low vocabulary reading materials at appropriate levels of difficulty according to their results on the Gray Oral Reading Test, Form A. The second group was given reading…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Educationally Disadvantaged
Ediger, Marlow – 1991
Interest is a powerful psychological factor in learning. Middle school students need to be involved in both selecting reading materials and choosing the method of appraisal. Approaches used need to encourage, not hinder interest in reading. Some student projects that have been used as evaluation tools are dioramas, pictures, pantomime, oral…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Literature Appreciation
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1987
Focusing on young adult reading and instruction, this issue addresses teachers' concerns about recommended recent authors and books, integrating independent reading into the reading program, and student motivation. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Some YA Authors Worth Knowing, and a Few Books, Too" (Ken Donelson);…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Content Area Reading, Reader Response
California Media and Library Educators Association, Burlingame. – 1984
Intended for use by teachers who wish to help students select library materials for personal and classroom reading, this instrument is designed to assess student reading attitudes and knowledge. The instrument is divided into upper elementary, junior high school, and high school levels and consists of questions that assess (1) how students feel…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
JANES, EDITH C. – 1967
A COLLECTION OF 11 SELECTED SUMMARIES OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIANA STATE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. TOPICS VARY -- (1) THE NEED TO DEVELOP IN CHILDREN A LOVE FOR BOOKS AND READING, (2) HOW FEDERAL AID HAS ENCOURAGED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Educational Television
Harris, Albert J.; Sipay, Edward R. – 1975
The sixth edition of this text incorporates research done in the five years since the fifth edition was published and contains new terminology, new concepts, new illustrations, and new materials. The four guiding principles (breadth of scope, maintenance of a balanced point of view, practicality, and clarity) remain. Chapter topics are reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Sucher, Floyd – 1969
Much research and experimentation done in the past 10 years has drawn attention to secondary reading programs. Such programs are now being evolved for the schools. A segment of two secondary reading programs, the content area reading phase. is described here. These programs are examples of attempts to implement integrated instruction and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Design, Developmental Reading, Reading Ability
Summers, Edward G.; And Others – 1971
A total of 42 selected publications, dating from 1948 to 1970, are collated and organized under 15 broad categories in this guide to useful materials related to secondary reading. The materials include texts, books, yearbooks, monographs, bibliographies, and a comprehensive research index. The fifteen categories are (1) the nature of reading…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Indexes, Parent Role, Reading Development
Closter, Kathryn; Sipes, Karen L.; Thomas, Vickie – 1998
Intended for teachers of grades 6-10, this book was designed to motivate young people to read, build their comprehension skills, and extend their learning across the curriculum. The book's participatory mealtime programs incorporate learning with activities such as writing and art projects, role-playing, storytelling, games, interviewing, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Classroom Techniques, Enrichment Activities, Fiction
Comcowich, Linda; Quinn, Terry – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Describes strategies used to improve students' reading achievement in a New York elementary school: Hire the best teachers; train office staff members to support teachers; assign teachers based on needs; observe teachers in reading; design a staff development program; develop a reading action plan; use the existing research; involve students and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Education, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
Sanacore, Joseph – 1988
Societal trends and related pressures on children have generated a greater need for school support of independent reading, which can help students develop lifetime literacy and prevent school failure and dropping out. Providing opportunities for free reading during the school day is a qualitative way of filling a literacy gap for children.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy, Independent Reading
Anderson, Richard C.; And Others – 1984
The results of a series of investigations into the effect on children's learning and recall of interest are summarized in this report. The report describes investigations using sentences, showing that interest has a pervasive effect on learning that is independent of the relationship between attention and learning. It then presents two compatible…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Kingston, Albert J., Jr., Ed. – 1961
Focusing on phases of college and other adult reading programs, the papers in this volume were drawn from the tenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1960. Among the topics discussed in the 15 papers are the following: reading improvement in government, contributions of education to college and adult reading, the influence…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1974
Specific reading program objectives are included in this guide in the areas of prereading; word recognition; comprehension; study skills; and attitudes, interests, and values. Methods of determining reading ability by diagnosis and methods for estimating reading potential are discussed. Factors involved in early reading experiences which are…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education
