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Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Reading World, 1977
Reports the findings of a survey of the prevalence of negative beliefs about the usefulness of phonics among directors of university reading clinics. (JM)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, National Surveys, Phonics, Reading Centers
Freshour, Frank W. – Elementary English, 1974
Dyslexia appears to be a meaningless label attached to children with reading problems; the label only leads to confusion rather than clarity. (JH)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Lateral Dominance, Learning Problems, Reading
Download full textPellegrine, R. J. – 1970
The Diagnostic Reading Tests were designed to assess the reading skills of college students enrolled in reading centers. To assess the reliability of the Diagnostic Reading Tests, Survey Section, Form E (DRTE), a study was conducted with university freshmen as subjects. The DRTE was administered to 31 students in an Educational Opportunity Program…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Centers, Reading Diagnosis
Clark, Cavannah Mewborn – 1974
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…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Centers
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1987
The 1985-86 Chapter 1 Reading Skills Center Program which provides supplementary individualized instruction in reading and writing to eligible students in grades four through eight attending nonpublic schools in New York City is the subject of this evaluation report. The Chapter 1 Reading Skills Center Program aims to enable students to achieve…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Evaluation, Reading Centers, Reading Programs
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1974
This study was designed to determine whether third-year pupils in a reading center project maintained their reading gains 16 months after leaving the program. Subjects consisted of two control groups and an experimental group--a random sample of third-year pupils enrolled at the reading center during the fall of the 1972-1973 school year.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Reading Centers
USOE Sponsored Research on Reading, Supplement 1. ERIC/CRIER Reading Review Series, Bibliography 20.
Laffey, James L. – 1969
A comprehensive listing of all USOE-sponsored research on reading and related topics from 1966 through June 1969 is provided. This bibliography supplements the "USOE Sponsored Research in Reading," Bibliography 5, of the ERIC/CRIER Reading Review Series, which reviewed USOE-funded projects on reading from 1956 through 1965. Documents related to…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Programs, Federal Programs, Reading
Laffey, James L.; Wendt, John – 1969
Projects relating to reading which were funded by the Bureau of Research of the U.S. Office of Education are listed in numerical order by project number. Descriptive information, which includes project number, title, investigator, institution, proposal date, and ERIC descriptors, was taken from the May 1969 edition of "Current Project Information"…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Programs, Federal Programs, Reading
Arnold, Richard D. – 1972
This study investigated the effectiveness of the neurological impress method (NIM), the language experience approach (LEA), and classroom teaching as remedial reading treatments for disabled readers. Subjects referred to the Purdue Reading Clinic were screened to determine whether they met criteria for the study and were randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Language Experience Approach, Reading Centers, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBader, Lois A.; Wiesendanger, Katherine D. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Presents results of a survey to determine the characteristics, organizational patterns, instructional methods, and current trends in university reading clinics in the United States. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Program Content, Reading Centers
Peer reviewedAlexander, Patricia A. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Concludes that there are distinct differences between college reading clinic and classroom reading instruction as it relates to the teaching of comprehension. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
GRANT, EUGENE B.; HALL, MARCIA – 1967
A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE RELEVANT TO THE PROBLEM OF PURPOSEFUL READING AND COMPREHENSION REVEALS THE NEED TO HELP CHILDREN ESTABLISH A MENTAL SET OR PURPOSEFUL ATTITUDE PRIOR TO READING. TO EVALUATE A THOUGHT-DIRECTING QUESTION AS A PURPOSE PRIOR TO READING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY, 279 SIXTH GRADERS FROM THREE SCHOOLS IN HAMMOND,…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Motivation, Reading Centers, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedHeerman, Charles E. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Demonstrates that college freshmen instructed in a noncontent related reading laboratory made significant gains in both vocabulary and total reading achievement over a matched control group. (FL)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Reading Achievement
Soltesz, Christine – 1982
To determine whether remedial readers in the Kean College (New Jersey) reading clinic made a significant gain in reading, 70 sample cases were taken from the 128 most recent remediation case studies in the files of the clinic. The sample included only students attending the diagnostic sessions and one remediation session. The remediation sessions…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Reading Centers, Reading Diagnosis
Ikenberry, Stanley O.; And Others – 1966
The effect of training in reading-study skills and reduction of the academic credit load on the probability of academic success and the reduction of withdrawal rates for marginal college students was investigated. Subjects were 330 students, selected from the 1964-65 freshman class of West Virginia University, who had a predicted grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Dropout Rate
