Many students graduate from high school unprepared for the rigorous reading required in entry-level college and career work. This brief builds on a recent report (Wilkins et al. 2010) that used the Lexile measure (a method for measuring the reading difficulty of prose text and the reading capability of individuals) to estimate the proportion of…

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES ARE PRESENTED WHICH SHOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO LEARN, IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME, WHAT ORDINARILY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ADVANCED SKILLS. PRESCHOOL CHILDREN OF 2 AND 3 YEARS OF AGE CAN LEARN TO TYPE ON AN ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER, TO PRINT, TO READ, AND TO TAKE DICTATION. THE CAPACITY TO LEARN THESE SKILLS…

Indicates that a relatively small percentage of the gifted preschool population actually starts to read before starting kindergarten. (Author)

This research review concludes that precocious reading ability is a complex skill, and levels of specific subskills vary widely among individuals. Precocious reading ability is moderately associated with general intelligence and with academic achievement. Parents may encourage the early development of reading through natural and mutually enjoyable…

This booklet is designed to offer teachers and administrators a guide for identification of gifted and creative students. Suggestions for providing appropriate instruction, guidance, and experience in reading are also given. The editor understands the term gifted to include not only children of a very high IQ, but also "any child whose performance…

This book was written to answer the questions most frequently asked by teachers who need information and suggestions in specific areas of reading. The material is organized in three main sections: readiness and beginning reading, intermediate reading, and reading for the academically or culturally different child. Each section includes study…

This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging reading talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps. The…

To strengthen Title II management in order to better serve the Right to Read effort, the Office of Education sponsored a conference, "ESEA Title II Program Management in State Departments of Education," in June 1971. Descriptions of exemplary Title II activities in various states were presented. Information about the 23 reading projects…

This report provides research-based answers to questions about literacy development from infancy to age 6, with emphasis on the development of these skills in precocious readers. The question-answer format considers the importance of reading with young children, other activities to help young children learn to read, normal development of reading…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 28 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) cognitive style and the reading of children in second grade; (2) the effect of increased review in teaching sight words to average and poor readers; (3)…