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Peer reviewedSmith, Nila Banton – Reading Improvement, 1974
Discusses some of the characteristics of disadvantaged children in relation to reading and suggests ways to improve self-concepts. (RB)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Reading Difficulty, Reading Improvement
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This paper discusses some of the larger trends in present day American society and education, indicates how these trends are affecting reading, and points out some possible directions for future development. The trends discussed include "Sex Equality," which discusses sexism in basal tests, male teachers of reading, and the greater number of boys…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Reading, Educational Change, Nonstandard Dialects
Smith, Nila Banton – 1971
This paper discusses some of the findings and needs of reading research. The areas of research study mentioned include word boundaries, letter names, preschool reading, teacher questioning, critical reading and Negro dialects. Researchers cited include Dolores Durkin, Frank Guszak, Jay Samuels, Guy Bond, A. Sterl Artley, Edward Fry, and Robert…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Critical Reading, Reading
