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Download full textMonseau, Virginia – 1980
Reasoning that in a basic English class there is barely enough time to read one or two novels a year, an English teacher convinced the principal of a Youngstown junior-senior high school that an independent reading course would be of tremendous value to those students who are avid readers as well as those who enjoy reading but can never seem to…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, High Schools
SCHLEICH, MIRIAM; SHEPHERD, DAVID L. – 1967
SIXTEEN ARTICLES PRESENT DISCUSSIONS OF THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE TOTAL SCHOOL READING PROGRAM. THE ARTICLES OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR BUILDING POSITIVE ATTITUDES IN READING, PLANNING THE LITERATURE PROGRAM, USING BASAL READERS TO FOSTER READING, STIMULATING READING HABITS, AND DEVELOPING THE LIBRARY SKILLS AND READING…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Independent Reading, Library Services
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1974
The Oregon criteria of excellence for quality community reading programs include criteria for the following: (1) staffing, preparation, and inservice training for personnel; (2) organization and management; (3) maintenance and dissemination of materials and information; (4) diagnosis and prescription; (5) the developmental reading program; (6)…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Evaluation Criteria, Inservice Teacher Education, Performance Criteria
Tracz, Catherine M. – 1997
Recreational reading has proved its importance in the public library systems nationwide, as confirmed by circulation records and significant consideration in library budgets, indicating the need to develop systems that bring the book and the reader together in a systematic way. This paper seeks to define the operation of readers' advisory programs…
Descriptors: Budgets, Librarians, Library Circulation, Library Services
Devine, Thomas G. – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Instructional Materials, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Cothern, Nancy B. – 1989
Based on the belief that the transition from learning to read to reading to learn can be facilitated by tailoring learning experiences to individual preferences, this book describes an affective-based 3-week summer reading program for students entering first through sixth grades. The first part of the book describes the philosophy of the program,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Program Descriptions
Bell, Louise C. – 1981
The individualized reading approach is a means of teaching reading to middle school students using self-selection of books by students, individual teacher-student conferences, and grouping according to needs and interests. During the teacher-student conferences, the students share their feelings about the book they are reading as the teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1972
The 21 reading projects described in this report range from a bilingual reading project for second-grade students to a secondary school reading project in career education. Objectives of some of the other projects described include: to motivate pupils to read for pleasure, to develop skill in reading and learn the use of reference materials in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Teigland, Anna Elizabeth; And Others – 1971
The criteria used to compare the effectiveness of the individualized and basal reader approaches in this study were based on vocabulary, comprehension, and attitude toward reading as well as the number, type, and difficulty of books voluntarily read during second grade. Near the end of kindergarten, children in three schools were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading
Courtney, Leonard – 1974
If for no other reason, junior high exists for the exceptional reading opportunity it provides; intensification and diversification of skills, some ease and stability in dealing with varying content structures, and enrichment of personal reading. The adolescent, at his peak period of personal reading, is still not fully determined as to his…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Individual Reading, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedMorrow, Lesley Mandel – Reading Teacher, 1987
Shows how regularly scheduled activities with books and well designed library corners can increase children's interest in reading, using a study of four summer recreational daycare centers to illustrate. (JC)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Independent Reading
Wilson, Rosemary – Australian Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes a reading program for teaching study strategies in depth that integrates reading development with content area teaching. Recommends that course content teachers be responsible for reading development and that these teachers be offered instruction in teaching the strategies appropriate for study reading. (SRT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Metacognition, Program Content
Relationships between Literature Programs, Library Corner Designs, and Children's Use of Literature.
Peer reviewedMorrow, Lesley Mandel – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
A study of young children's use of literature during free play, of the physical design of library corners, and of teacher's literature activities found positive correlations among these elements. Observations of nursery school classrooms revealed that many lacked inviting library corners and that many teachers did not sufficiently encourage…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1983
Contributors suggest ways to (1) motivate student reading, (2) improve reading skills in the content area classroom, and (3) communicate with parents. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Learning Activities, Motivation Techniques, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedManley, Mary Ann; Simon, Alan E. – Reading Teacher, 1980
Describes a school district's efforts to make teachers, parents, and students more aware of the importance and fun of reading. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Group Activities, Integrated Activities
