This bibliography of articles, books, and ERIC documents related to reading in the secondary school is divided into eleven sections: general, art, business education, English, industrial arts and vocational education, foreign languages, health and physical education, mathematics, music, science, and social studies. (AA)

In the Newark, Delaware, School District a special inservice/graduate course, Content Area Reading Enrichment (C.A.R.E.), has been developed in which teachers create kits of materials and activities to teach reading in particular content areas. Gives details of activities for each of five areas using C.A.R.E. science kits. Those areas: vocabulary,…

Presents strategies which reading teachers can use with content teachers and students to facilitate the teaching of reading skills in content classes. (JM)

Five thinking operations are identified which secondary school teachers in all fields should be prepared to teach students with reading problems. (GW)

Describes the step-by-step development of manipulative learning materials--materials with explicit instructions and some type of built-in reinforcement so that students can know if their answers are correct--for use in the content areas. (HTH)

Reports that allowing students to rewrite textbook word problems in a free form is a valid technique in identifying a well-defined set of reading variables that contribute to difficulty in solving arithmetic word problems. (FL)

Presents strategies designed to provide students with an organizational pattern to help them generate clear thinking, reading, and writing. (RS)

Examines the skills readers bring to the reading act, the print requirements of social studies textbooks, why breakdowns in learning sometimes occur during reader interactions with text, and possible solutions. (SR)

Describes the "Textbook Awareness and Performance Profile," an interview procedure for teachers or reading specialists to identify students strengths and weaknesses in reading and understanding textbooks. Offers guidelines for use, includes the instrument itself, and discusses its application to instruction. (SR)

Describes the suggested use of three types of reading/study guides (K-W-L, Selective Reading Guide-O-Rama, and Levels of Comprehension) which can be used with students at all levels of academic and learning proficiency to help them read their textbooks with understanding. (RS)

Describes six content area reading programs with an interdisciplinary approach to teaching reading skills. (RB)

Describes an instrument for assessing student needs in reading in the content areas. (RB)

The techniques of chapter mapping, reading chapter keys, and "T-note" making can help a student overcome immediate academic problems and stimulate student interest in taking a more thorough study skills course at a later time. Completed chapter maps provide the student with several immediate benefits, including a one-page list of all…

Information concerning reading skills that must be developed concomitantly with fundamental mathematical concepts is provided in this paper designed for elementary school mathematics teachers. The relation of basic computation skills to vocabulary developments and specialized reading skills is discussed. Teaching suggestions are illustrated by…

A PILOT PROGRAM IS BEING CONDUCTED AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY IN HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF ITS READING CENTER AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT. THIS COORDINATED HISTORY-READING PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE FRESHMEN WAS DEVELOPED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN A COURSE REQUIRING EXTENSIVE READING, TO ANALYZE THE CONTENT OF A…