Presents guidelines for teachers who would like to set up a reading center but are unclear about where to start. (RB)

In 15 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reading centers disadvantaged children from grades 4 through 8 received remedial reading instruction and wide reading opportunities through small group instruction. Students remained in the program for varying periods, ranging from a few weeks to 7 months. A diagnostic approach was used to identify the specific needs of…

Describes a procedure for the selection of reading materials on three types of budgets. (RB)

The author visits a reading center which aims to disseminate comprehensive information on reading for parents and teachers. (Editor)

This reading program guide was developed as an inservice ESEA/Title III project in order to improve reading instruction in self-contained classrooms of grades 1 through 7 at the Louisa (Kentucky) Elementary School. Sequences of reading skills were divided into 12 primary and 16 intermediate levels, and students progressed from one level to another…

Tells how to set up an individualized reading center to help improve the reading of students in all the content areas. (RB)

Describes the Topeka Public Schools Reading Clinic, Centers, and Services, which provide inservice work for teachers, remediation for children, and concentrated clinical diagnosis. Bibliography. (RW)

The author gives an account of past library movements in rural India and suggests that a network of rural libraries and reading rooms should be an important component of the National Adult Education Programme, as a means of reinforcing the effects of literacy education. (SK)

The Supplementary Education Center of Worcester, Massachusetts, a Title III project, is a reading clinic designed to help seriously retarded readers. Its objectives are to provide a systematic diagnostic system, an individualized instructional program, a continuing evaluation of reading and instructional materials, and a training ground for…

The purpose of this project was to strengthen and extend reading services by increasing elementary school reading centers in the culturally disadvantaged areas of Milwaukee. A basic tenet of the program was the belief that continuous growth in reading ability is necessary for good academic progress. Besides furnishing plentiful reading materials,…

With some 550 different reading materials to pick from, Rockland County (NY) teachers are eager shoppers at their Learning Center. (Author)

The procedures for establishing a reading clinic in the Lufkin Independent School District are reported. Specifically discussed are (1) the qualifications and selection of staff (director, clinicians, secretary/librarian); (2) suggested materials for word recognition and comprehension; (3) diagnostic procedures and tools used; (4) the…

The subskills content of 23 college reading manuals published in the past decade was analyzed. The skills which were investigated are grouped under these headings: rate, vocabulary, comprehension, organizational skills, critical reading, and study-textbook reading skills. In addition, content features such as tests, exercises, test validations,…

In supporting independent or contextual reading, the principal can make a major difference in the lives of remedial and at-risk students. Initially, curricular congruence should be firmly established so that learning center staff and classroom teachers mutually support the use of school time for developing students' fluency. In addition, sustained…