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Direct linkGoldstein, Howard – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
Promoting literacy development was not a priority for early childhood special educators 25 years ago. The turn of the century gave rise to a scientific basis of reading that outlined what skills need to be taught to facilitate literacy achievement. Steady progress has been made in moving early childhood education to teaching the skills that are…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Special Education Teachers, Reading Research
Diamant-Cohen, Betsy; Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni – ALA Editions, 2010
This innovative and practical kit, put together by two well-known specialists in the field of early literacy, contains everything storytime presenters for children from birth to age five and their parents or caregivers need to spread the word about school readiness skills to adult caregivers. The kit includes: (1) An accessible handbook with a…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Caregivers, Emergent Literacy
Peer reviewedWingert, Roger C. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
GUNDERSON, DORIS V. – 1964
RESEARCH IS COMPILED ON THE TOPIC OF READING READINESS. NUMEROUS RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT CHILDREN VARY GREATLY IN THE DEGREE TO WHICH THEY POSSESS "READING READINESS" AND THAT CHILDREN ARE DEFINITELY AIDED BY A READING READINESS PROGRAM. DISAGREEMENT EXISTS AMONG READING AUTHORITIES ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF READINESS. AREAS…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading, Reading Development, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedSilberberg, Norman; And Others – The Elementary School Journal, 1968
A study was conducted to determine which subtests of the Gates Reading Readiness Tests have greatest predictive efficiency. An experiment to assess the effect of training in reading readiness on 222 kindergarten children (107 girls and 115 boys) provided the data for the research. The experimental group received 2 months' reading readiness…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Kindergarten, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedPikulski, John J. – Reading World, 1974
Reviews several instruments frequently used in evaluating a pre-first grade child's readiness for learning to read with the focus on the extent to which published research has raised or resolved questions regarding the use of these instruments. (TO)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Prereading Experience, Preschool Children, Reading Readiness
Peer reviewedEvanechko, Peter; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1973
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Linguistic Competence, Reading Achievement, Reading Readiness
Download full textGunderson, Doris V. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1964
"Readiness for reading" is a phrase familiar to anyone interested in the teaching of reading. Readiness is an essential factor in any phase of learning. If the individual is to learn, some foundation for that learning must be established. Relatively few articles concerning the place of readiness in areas other than reading appear in educational…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
Garlikov, Patricia M. – 1987
By exploring the kindergarten program found in two public elementary schools in a middle-class neighborhood in central Alabama, a study examined age at school entry as a critical factor in achievement in Alabama kindergartens. The sample consisted of 100 kindergarten students (53 boys/47 girls; 96 white/4 black)--77 were 63 months or older, and 23…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Elijah, David V., Jr. – 1976
The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine to what extent teacher rankings of reading readiness compare with reading readiness test results, (2) to determine to what extent teacher rankings of reading readiness compare with pupil socioeconomic status, and (3) to determine to what extent readiness test results compare with pupil socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 1, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
Peer reviewedVukelich, Carol; McAdam, Judith A. – Reading Teacher, 1978
In this study, mothers predicted their preschoolers' prereading skills beyond chance expectation. (MKM)
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Prediction
Peer reviewedNurss, Joanne R. – Reading, 1979
Examines the following: the history and current status of the assessment of prereading skills or reading readiness in the United States, recent research findings with implications for readiness testing, future directions for prereading measures, and classroom implications of prereading assessment research. (GT)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational History, Educational Trends, Primary Education
Christensen, K. Eleanor – 1977
The School Readiness Rating Scale was developed to help teachers organize their suggestions to parents about how parents can help their children prepare for beginning reading experiences. The scale surveys five important aspects of readiness for beginning reading: visual perception, visual motor perception, auditory perception and discrimination,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preschool Education, Reading Readiness
Day, H. D.; Day, Kaaren C. – 1978
The Concepts about Print (Sand) and Record of Oral Language (ROL) tests were administered three times to 29 male and 27 female kindergarten children as part of a study to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of the tests. The Sand and Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) were administered to the returning participants (27 males and 24…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Kindergarten, Primary Education, Reading Diagnosis
Cullen, Minga Mustard – 1978
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of a systematic auditory training program on the auditory discrimination ability and reading readiness of 55 white, middle/upper middle class kindergarten students. Following pretesting with the "Wepman Auditory Discrimination Test,""The Clymer-Barrett Prereading Battery," and the…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Masters Theses
