Good and poor readers in grades 3-5 read stories 4 times in succession, crossing out misspelled words as they read (the misspellings changed each time). Reading times for good, and especially poor, readers decreased across repeated readings, and spelling errors were detected better on later readings by both groups, suggesting that the print was…

Finds (1) significant increase in reading rate and comprehension as the number of repeated reading increased; (2) students trained to segment sentences read faster and scored higher in comprehension than students given intonation training but not to a statistically significant degree; and (3) no interaction between repeated readings and…

Describes the "Failure Free Reading Program," based on effective principles identified in research on successful reading programs. Key steps in teaching word recognition and comprehension skills include previewing, listening, presenting content from the story, reading, and reviewing the story. Significant differences in performance were found.…

Presents three studies where children in mainstream schools compared text on white paper with identical text covered in turn by each of 10 differently-colored plastic overlays. Shows consistency with regard to the proportion of children in mainstream education who report beneficial perceptual effects with colored overlays and who demonstrate…

Provides evidence that teacher expectations are an important factor in determining reading success. (RB)

Presents research demonstrating that a simplified version of the diacritical marking system is an effective remedial tool for improving reading skills. (RB)

In order to assess relationships and problems in drawing conclusions regarding productive school practices, a study analyzed the 1984 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data on homework and reading achievement among 13-year-olds. A previous study (Lange, 1987) examining the NAEP data set concluded that the number of hours spent on…

A study investigated the effects of training in the use of graphic organizers on the summarization strategies of disabled readers. Subjects, 21 disabled readers (with a mean age of 13 years, 7 months) from a reading clinic, received 5 hours of training in the use of graphic organizers to map expository passages. Instruction included training in…

A survey of the current research on readability formulas is presented in this paper, which distinguishes this research from research on the more general questions that surround formulas: What features of a text, particularly the language it is written in, make the text easy or difficult to read? and, What will predict that readers with particular…

Concludes that male tutors effect greater gains in the reading achievement of Mexican American boys than do female tutors. (RB)

EFFORTS TO LEARN HOW THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PRINTED TEXT AFFECTS READING EFFICIENCY WERE SUMMARIZED. SEVERAL ASSUMPTIONS WERE BASIC. FIRST, ONE OF THE PURPOSES IS DEFINED AS INVESTIGATION OF ANY IDEA WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO RAISING THE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL. SECOND, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE DISCOVERY OF A MEANS OF RAISING THE LEVEL OF READING COMPREHENSION…

After some initial comments on Robert Calfee's discussion of ways in which theory and research in reading assessment can help decision makers, the author makes two points: (1) we need to provide a much better education for reading teachers than is currently being provided, and this will require radically larger amounts of time than are currently…

This paper illustrates how the Kelly repertory grid and the Thomas focusing technique can be used to help teachers and learners become aware of learners' purposes for reading, and how these purposes can be used in a program for improving competencies in reading for learning. The grid elicitation and focusing techniques are briefly described. Four…

This report is concerned with the status of former clinic subjects who completed instruction two to seven years prior to this study. Changes in reading performance were investigated, actual reading level was compared with the reading expectancy level for each student, and the subjects' and parents' ratings of the subjects' reading performance and…