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Download full textThames, Dana G.; Reeves-Kazelskis, Carolyn – 1992
A study explored the effects of individualized, integrated language arts instruction on the attitudes of poor readers. A total of 63 elementary students participated in the study, 33 in the treatment group and 30 in the comparison group. Twice a week for a period of 12 weeks, the treatment group received reading instruction which incorporated…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Carswell, Lorraine; White, William F. – 1983
To assess the impact of economic deprivation on students' reading scores in standardized tests, the vocabulary and reading comprehension portions of the California Achievement Test and the Degree of Reading Power test were admininstered to two groups of eighth grade students--60 students participating in the federal free lunch program and 60…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
Ward, Annita Marie – 1986
A study compared the performances of adults who were learning to read with those of two groups of preliterate and second-grade children on selected cognitive tasks and on the display of certain metacognitive understandings. It was hypothesized that if the adults (who could not successfully read a passage from a fourth-grade reader) did as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability
Ketcham, Clay A., Ed. – 1966
The proceedings of the ninth annual meeting of the College Reading Association consisted of the following papers: (1) "President's Address" (R. C. Aukerman); (2) "Planning and Implementing a College Reading Program" (M. Schleich); (3) "Reinforcement Counseling with Small Groups in Modifying Study of College Students"…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Linguistics
Negin, Gary A. – 1987
Noting that accurate procedures for predicting reading ability in school settings are necessary for a variety of purposes, this paper reviews methods for predicting reading ability and presents a new, more precise model for use at the second grade level. First, the paper defines reading expectancy as an informed estimate of the level of reading…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Grade 2, Individual Testing
PDF pending restorationChamberlain, Ed – 1987
A cost benefit study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a computer assisted instruction/computer management system (CAI/CMS) as an alternative to conventional methods of teaching reading within Chapter 1 and DPPF funded programs of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools. The Chapter 1 funded Compensatory Language Experiences and Reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
Ingham, Jennie – 1982
The Bradford Book Flood--an experiment in which large numbers of additional books were made available to middle school children in England to see whether easy access to books improved reading skills and developed a taste for reading--is detailed in this book. The first chapter discusses the purpose and methodology of the experiment, while the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Middle Schools
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship of reading achievement to self-concept in third and fourth grade gifted students; (2) perceived teacher effort and student achievement in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Kidder, Steven J.; And Others – 1980
Based on a population of 2,031 second and fifth grade students, ten classroom situations were studied for their relative effects on reading achievement. The relative merits of criterion versus norm-referenced tests also were examined. Data came from teacher questionnaires and student scores on multiple choice cloze tests (the criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Grade 2
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: relationships among attitudes, intelligence, and reading achievement; the purposes and processes of reading as described by elementary school children; evaluating…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Doctoral Dissertations
Gunn, M. Agnella, Ed. – 1969
The eight studies on reading reported in this publication focus on research in the areas of greatest concern to the general English teacher. The findings and conclusions of systematic empirical investigations as well as descriptive analyses, status studies, and surveys are presented on (1) preparation for teaching reading; (2) variations in…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedRoberts, Donald F.; And Others – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1984
Examines the relationship between television viewing and reading achievement within a framework of television and reading constructs such as media availability and parental media behavior, children's use of print and broadcast media and measures of their attitudes and orientation toward television and print. Includes the questionnaire. (PD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith M., Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed.; Baumann, James F., Ed.; Dillon, Deborah R., Ed.; Hopkins, Carol J., Ed.; Humphrey, Jack W., Ed.; O'Brien, David G., Ed. – 2000
Drawing from the popular "Distinguished Educator" series of articles in the journal "The Reading Teacher," this book presents 33 essays by respected scholars in nearly every field of reading research and instruction. In addition to the original articles, almost all featured educators have included a professional biography written especially for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Literacy, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedDowhower, Sarah L. – Reading Horizons, 1989
Explores the dilemmas and constraints faced by kindergarten teachers in trying to bridge home and school learning for the early reader. Suggests possible resolutions for teachers to meet the varied needs of kindergarten students. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Elementary School Curriculum
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1990
The Chapter 1 Developer/Demonstration Program, Learning to Read Through the Arts (LTRTA), offers intensive reading and reading-oriented arts instruction to Chapter 1-eligible students. During the 1988-89 school year, the program served 100 ungraded special education students and 716 general education and limited English proficient (LEP) students…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Limited English Speaking
