Ironically, adults control most of the world of children's literature: adults write the books; adults choose which books to publish; adults review the books, adults bestow the awards on books and adults purchase the books for bookstores, libraries, and their children. In this paradigm of adult control, children's opinions are often overlooked. The…

The Whole Language/Phonics debate has been raging in California since the 1980s. However, there has been no real determination about which method is best for teaching reading to our students. Yet the Whole Language method has lost the recognition and respect of the educational community because the program was not implemented by all teachers the…

Two groups of approximately 40 students matched closely by sex, age, grade, social class, ethnicity, and reading level were identified. One group used read-along tapes and books in their reading instruction, while the control group did not. Results are discussed. (MT)

A READER IN MODERN URDU PROSE IS PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE A BASIC COMMAND OF PAKISTANI URDU GRAMMAR, SPEECH, AND ALPHABET. FIVE SHORT STORIES ARE INCLUDED. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION DEALING WITH EACH AUTHOR PRECEDES EACH SHORT STORY. TO FACILITATE TRANSLATION, EACH STORY IS PROVIDED WITH A GLOSSARY AND A SET OF NOTES EXPLAINING DIFFICULT…

This memorandum is a complete list of reading materials adopted for use in California schools during the fall of 1969. The materials are divided by grade level and listed in the following five categories: fast, average, slow, culturally disadvantaged, and English as a second language; each category is subdivided into basic and supplementary…

Reaffirming that all students, regardless of home language or socioeconomic background, can and must have an equal opportunity to excel in reading, this booklet presents 10 recommendations that form the basis of a comprehensive and balanced reading program to help children in California learn to read. Recommendations in the booklet address: (1)…

For four years, the South Bay Cooperative Library System's Federal R.E.A.D. Project has used trained library personnel and volunteers to offer free, individualized tutoring to children and adults with reading problems. To assist other libraries wishing to establish such services, this handbook provides a list of recommended equipment and reading…

The Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) has developed and initially field tested during summer 1969 a Summer Reading Program (SRP) designed to prevent the decrement in kindergarten children's academic achievement caused by the lack of instruction and practice during the summer. Each parent supervised his child at home in structured reading…

The Beverly Public Schools Comprehensive Remedial Reading Program, funded under Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, was evaluated in the Spring of 1971. The program was comprised of Reading Laboratories using materials produced by Educational Development Laboratories, Inc. in three elementary schools, two junior high schools, and a…

BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL USAGE OF INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET (ITA) MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES FOR INSTRUCTION OF READING DISABILITY CASES WAS STUDIED TO DETERMINE IF ITA METHODS AND MATERIALS COULD BE SIMILARLY USED IN A SAN JOSE READING CLINIC. THE INVESTIGATOR MADE OBSERVATIONS IN ENGLAND OF QUALITY, FORMAT, CONCEPTS, AND USE OF LANGUAGE IN THE ITA…