This slide presentation first states the purposes of the Reading Excellence Act (REA): (1) teach every child to read by the end of the third grade; (2) improve reading instruction through the use of findings from scientifically-based reading research; (3) provide early intervention to children experiencing reading difficulties and prevent…

Author considers two of the major issues in reading debated in the sixties: how to start; when to start. (GB)

Notes that this program's purpose is attuned to the times and presents a challenge to other organizations who can render equally valuable service in meeting the educational needs of minority children through specially constructed plans of action. (Author/AM)

Describes what reading coaches do (provide literacy enrichment without emphasizing the diagnostic and intervention aspects of reading), how this differs from reading tutors, and how reading coaches can help with literacy development in schools. Discusses activities for reading coaches, and benefits of a reading coach program. (SR)

This report presents information regarding Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) guidelines as they relate to the Accelerated Reader program. The report states that a student's zone of proximal development is the range of book readability levels that will challenge a student without causing frustration or loss of motivation. It discusses factors…

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on college reading programs. (RB)

Describes ways to evaluate and enhance students' self-esteem through the reading program. (RB)

Survey of teacher attitudes toward reading instruction at the primary level provides several ideas for improving reading programs. (RB)

Describes the results, including research evidence, of a prekindergarten reading program for children from disadvantaged families. (RB)

Describes a cross age tutoring program which improves the reading skills of all students involved and makes the learning process more humanistic. (RB)

Reports the results of a successful reading project which reduced the drop-out rate and increased the reading levels of high school students in Tolleson, Arizona. (RB)

Describes "Project Emerge," a dropout prevention program in Dayton, Ohio which is designed to remedy reading deficiencies. (RB)

QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED TO 53 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND CONTENT OF READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS (RIP) OFFERED IN THE FALL OF 1966 INDICATED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER, 1966, 79 PERCENT, OR 37 SCHOOLS, OF THE 53 INSTUTUTIONS HAD SUCH A PROGRAM, WHILE 21 PERCENT, OR 10 SCHOOLS, DID NOT. SURVEY…

This paper delineates some major federal efforts concerning reading, namely, the activities of the National Institute of Education (NIE), the role of the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), and implications of Title VII of the Education Amendments of 1974. The impact of these agencies and legislation on the community is also examined. NIE is…