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Peer reviewedTobin, D.; Pumfrey, P. D. – Educational Review, 1976
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Improvement, Reading Research, Remedial Programs
Peer reviewedFillmer, H. Thompson; And Others – Community College Review, 1983
Describes a study investigating the effects of group hypnosis on the reading improvement of university students. Finds marginally significant improvement in total vocabulary and comprehension scores and greatest improvement in students with initially low reading scores. Sees group hypnosis as an efficient and economically feasible instructional…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Hypnosis, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedHartman, Maria; Kretschmer, Robert E. – Journal of Reading, 1992
Describes a classroom-based research project that investigated how talking and writing about the novel "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (by Patricia MacLachlan) and rereading parts as a group helped four deaf teenagers build meaning and broaden their understanding of the story. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Deafness, Reading Improvement, Reading Research
Verner, Zenobia Brown; Siedow, Mary Dunn – 1976
A study was conducted to assess the benefits of using the newspaper in reading classes for high school special education students. Students in one of two classes received two trimesters of instruction in basic reading skills through use of the newspaper. Students in the other class received one trimester of instruction in developmental reading and…
Descriptors: Newspapers, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Hampton, Hilda Marie – 1972
The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that there is no significant difference in the number of books voluntarily read between sixth grade pupils in an experimental group having stories read to them and pupils in a control group having no stories read to them, and there is no significant difference in the attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Individual Reading, Oral Reading, Reading
Peer reviewedStewart, Roger A.; And Others – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1996
Reports results of a literature-based developmental reading program in a junior high school. Uses students' comments to reveal how their reading had changed and to report improvement in both reading and content area classes. Identifies beneficial program attributes: choice in reading material, interesting reading material, time given just for…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement
Direct linkTrudel, Heidi – Reading Teacher, 2007
Due in part to conflicting opinions and research results, the practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) in schools has been questioned. After a frustrating experience with SSR, the author of this article began a data-driven decision-making process to gain new insights on how to structure silent reading in a classroom, including a comparison…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Sustained Silent Reading, Student Attitudes, Independent Reading
Johnston, Cynthia J. – 1990
This practicum was designed to provide a setting where negative attitudes toward reading in eight eighth-grade literature students (in a small private school in a large southeastern city) would be modified. The practicum aimed to provide students with regular opportunities for successful experiences in reading, and to promote the enjoyment of…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading, Literature Appreciation
Stillion, Judith Ann Morton – 1972
The purpose of this study was to measure the interrelationships of students' perceptions of their school environment, IQ, and teacher ratings of students as they correlate with reading achievement. An Environmental Press Instrument (EPI) consisting of four subtests measuring View of Self, View of School, How I Think My Teacher Views Me, and How I…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Intelligence Quotient, Perception, Reading
Peer reviewedBaker, Linda – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 2003
Informs practitioners working with struggling readers of the latest research on home influences on reading motivation. Provides research-based suggestions to teachers as to how they might enlist the assistance of parents in motivating struggling readers. Shows that supportive home environments foster motivation for reading, which leads to more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role
Peer reviewedYoon, Jun-Chae – Reading Improvement, 2002
Investigates the overall effect of Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) on attitude toward reading and identifies the moderator variables of SSR on it. Suggests that providing a fixed period of time for students to read materials of their own choosing either for pleasure or for information facilitates their attitude toward reading. Supports the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedMartens, Prisca – Reading Teacher, 1998
Provides a brief background on Retrospective Miscue Analysis (RMA) and explains how the author used it with one struggling third-grade reader. Describes how RMA was used in sessions with Michael over the course of one school year and describes the learning and revaluing that happened for both Michael and the author. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 3, Miscue Analysis, Primary Education, Reading Attitudes
Download full textMAXWELL, MARTHA J.; MUELLER, ARTHUR C. – 1965
A STUDY OF THE READING HABITS AND ABILITIES OF 132 PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE (1) IF READING SPEED COULD BE INCREASED WITHOUT CHANGE IN COMPREHENSION AND (2) WHETHER INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF READING STRESSED IN TYPICAL READING COURSES COULD ELICIT CHANGES IN STANDARDIZED…
Descriptors: College Students, Questionnaires, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Maras, Lorene Ruth – 1974
This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a remedial reading program conducted in a large city school district over a five-year span of time. There were 200 students in the experimental group and 200 students in the control group. Stanford Achievement Test stanine scores were obtained at the beginning fourth-grade level for all subjects…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Wuycheck, Eileen Champ – 1971
This investigation studied the effects upon reading achievement through tutorial participation. Fifth grade inner-city students tutored third graders. One fifth grader tutored the same three third graders daily on a one-to-one basis. One teacher in each school supervised high school coordinators and the tutoring teams. Third grade teacher…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
