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Peer reviewedWimmer, Heinz; Mayringer, Heinz; Landerl, Karin. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 1998
Examines whether the characteristic reading speed impairment of German dyslexic children resulted from a general skill-automatization deficit or a phonological deficit. Tests a dyslexic and nondyslexic group of boys in grade 2. Concludes that difficulties in learning to read are due phonological deficit and not a general skill-automatization…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Grade 2, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Download full textGarcia, Georgia Earnest – 1992
The first part of this report reviews the different types of formal assessment measures that have been used to evaluate the language and literacy performance of second-language learners of English in the United States, including language proficiency tests, reading readiness tests, standardized reading tests, basal reading tests, and statewide…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Dixon, Lisbeth A.; Powell, William R. – 1985
A study evaluated the phonics performance of skilled adult readers using the D. Durkin phonics test, which was also used in 1984 to measure the phonics ability of children. The test, which was given to 25 college juniors and seniors, consisted of 29 regularly spelled pseudo or nonsense words to be pronounced aloud by the subjects. Results…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Foorman, Barbara R.; Liberman, Dov – 1988
Investigating how good and poor readers process words, a study examined the spelling and reading processes of 80 middle-class first grade students from three schools in Houston, Texas, 40 who were receiving whole word instruction, and 40 receiving phonics instruction. Based on scores from the Gates-McGinitie Reading Test, Basic R (administered in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Oral Reading
Zafirau, S. James – 1988
Fifth in a series of studies examining reading discrepancies in Cleveland, Ohio public schools, this report analyzed the spring 1986-1987 reading data so that accurate and usable information and recommendations would be available to decision-makers for related planning, curriculum design, and implementation functions of the district. Students in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Smith, Cyrus F., Jr.; Harrison, Margaret Drumm – 1983
To determine if different graded word lists can be used interchangeably for assessment purposes, and to determine if age, grade, or sex affects performance on the different graded word lists, a study examined the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), Levels I and II, the San Diego Quick Assessment, and the Graded Word Reading Test by F.J. Schonell.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Males
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the comprehension monitoring abilities of tenth graders; (2) elementary school pupils' abilities to perform closure at various case grammar positions at their…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Style, Doctoral Dissertations
Guthrie, John; And Others – 1984
A study was conducted to construct measures of reading competencies that are frequently needed in an occupational environment and to describe the influence of the components of reading practice on these competencies based on the conceptual framework of ethnographic psychology. The reading practices of 25 electrical engineers and 30 electronic…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Electronic Technicians, Engineers
Mason, Jana; And Others – 1986
Two contrasting kindergarten reading programs (book-focused and letter-focused) were chosen for a study that evaluated the ability of the Early Reading Test to probe children's knowledge of stories as well as letters, sounds, and words. The test also evaluated the kinds of strategies children use to attempt reading tasks and, through interview…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Early Reading, Kindergarten Children
Weintraub, Sam; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1977
This document summarizes 599 reports of reading research published between 1 July 1975 and 30 June 1976. The research studies are categorized in six major areas, four of which have been subcategorized. The majority of studies reported were classified in the area of the physiology and psychology of reading. Large subdivisions under that major…
Descriptors: Exceptional Persons, Literature Reviews, Physiology, Psychology
Agin, Avis P. – Elementary English, 1975
Recent research in the many aspects of reading is reviewed. (JH)
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Language Experience Approach, Oral Reading, Reading Programs
Gil, Doron; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted to investigate the degree to whicb subjects could be trained to improve the reliability of their diagnostic decisions about cases of reading difficulties. Twenty-eight graduate students enrolled in a reading diagnosis course were trained from G. B. Sherman's Model of Reading and Learning to Read, and practiced on simulated…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Pretests Posttests
HARRIS, ALBERT J.; SERWER, BLANCHE L. – 1966
THE FIRST YEAR OF A 3-YEAR PROJECT ENTITLED "COMPARING READING APPROACHES IN FIRST GRADE TEACHING WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN" (CRAFT) IS REPORTED. CRAFT COMPARES A SKILLS-CENTERED APPROACH WITH A LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH TO TEACHING READING. VARIATIONS OF THE SKILLS-CENTERED APPROACH ARE THE BASAL READER METHOD AND THE PHONOVISUAL…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Experience Approach
Lunzer, Eric, Ed.; Gardner, Keith, Ed. – 1979
This report provides a detailed account of a three-year project that sought to determine how average and above average ten- and fifteen-year-old readers in Great Britain actually used reading in school. The 11 chapters cover the following topics: the origins, background, and development of the project; the differences between spoken and written…
Descriptors: Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
Stauffer, Russell G.; Hammond, W. Dorsey – 1968
A comparison of the effects of a Language Arts Approach and a Basic Reader Approach when extended from grades 1 and 2 and applied in 22 third-grade classrooms is presented. The Language Arts or Language Experience Approach utilized children's oral language facility and experiences and their creative writing facility in the development of reading…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Creative Writing, Language Experience Approach, Oral Reading
