A major portion of the experiment described in this paper involved two classes which were taught with the basal reader alone and one class which was taught with a basal reader and story-related films. A secondary portion of the experiment involved the use of non-story-related films with a third group of students as a positive reinforcement for…

This paper presents and discusses some existing problems in and proposed solutions for establishing a professional posture and developing a science of teaching reading. The problems discussed include: the immense size and complexity of the educational enterprise in physical plant, personnel, students, and curriculum; the size of the educational…

The purpose of this study was to determine if an organizer improved the understanding and retention of what was read, and, if so, to determine if the placement of the organizer significantly affected the resulting performance. The organizer was a 125-word paragraph which provided the reader with a generalized overview of the reading material and…

The purpose of this investigation was to identify the superior method of accelerating reading rate without the use of mechanical assists. A secondary purpose was to identify personality characteristics which might serve as predictors of success in reading rate. Thirty volumteer college level students completed an unstructured course in reading…

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…

This study investigated the effects of prereading exercises on the comprehension of written instructional material. The subjects were 210 community college freshmen who were required to enroll in a developmental reading course. All of the subjects had scored below the eighth percentile on the national norms of the Davis Reading Test. The subjects…

Presented in this report are the evaluative data gathered during the second year of the project concerning the extent to which overall and component objectives were reached. The project was designed to advance teacher skill in the diagnostic-prescriptive approach to reading instruction, to the eventual benefit of all the children in the schools.…

This working paper discusses the utilization of the Prototypic System for Reading Instruction (PSRI) in the Wilson School at Janesville, Wisconsin. The core of the PSRI is a scope and sequence statement which outlines the skills normally taught in kindergarten to grade six: word attack, comprehension, study skills, self-directed reading,…

The major purpose of the study was to relate individual differences among selected 1971 freshmen enrolled at Suffolk University, Boston, to their ability to succeed academically through the University's College Reading-Study Skills (CRSS) program, which utilized either a teacher-directed or a student-directed approach. A related purpose was to…

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of a specific type of visual perception training on the reading achievement of first grade children diagnosed as being deficient in visual perceptual skills by the Children's Perceptual Achievement Forms Test. The study included 96 subjects from 17 classrooms in three elementary schools…

The relationship between specific inference as measured by a Cloze Test and broad inference as measured by a Means-End Test was investigated. Subjects were 61 New York policemen enrolled in a communication skills course at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The relationship between specific inference and broad inference, specific inference and…

Reports two experiments supporting the hypothesis that with reading experience, children identify the systematic relationship between pronunciation and orthographic structure and utilize that knowledge in the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. (HTH)

Discusses a descriptive study of reading strategies used by lawyers and law professors, and reports on an experimental study where law students were taught the strategies. Finds that the strategies significantly improved comprehension, especially of beginning law students. (SKC)

Reports on a research project in which adults who were involved in an intergenerational literacy program made significant progress in literacy skills. Emphasizes the importance of well-trained, caring tutors to successful literacy programs. (ARH)