This International Reading Association publication presents a view of the problems of reading in the content fields as they relate to the secondary school curriculum. The first part deals with the beginning and the growth of a comprehensive reading program at the University of Chicago Laboratory School. Eleven of the school's faculty provide…

This International Reading Association publication presents a view of the problems of reading in the content fields as they relate to the secondary school curriculum. The first part deals with the beginning and the growth of a comprehensive reading program at the University of Chicago Laboratory School. Eleven of the school's faculty provide…

Presents ideas and guidelines to those who are involved in the difficult task of selecting a reading program for their school districts. Includes a checklist for evaluation of skill development. (Author/SDH)

Secondary teachers must help students to expand vocabulary skills, to understand and apply ideas in complex reading material, and to improve organizational and work-study skills. To assess reading instruction at the junior high school level in one school district, classroom observations were made of teachers of mathematics, science, social…

A successful content area reading program not only includes reading classes that teach specific skills, but also provides for the inservice training of teachers, offering activities that facilitate student reading comprehension in the content areas. For such a program to succeed, the financial commitment and time devoted to teacher training must…

The role of the reading specialist as a remedial reading teacher or as a reading consultant helping to overcome reading problems in a single school is presented. Various levels of diagnosing the extent of reading probl"ms within the school are discussed, including th" use of tests, informal inventories, and environmental factor…

Courses in remedial and corrective reading in Gary, Indiana, middle schools are examined in this paper. The basic reading skills test, which examines 20 areas of reading skill, is administered initially to all entering seventh grade students. Students who score below 50% on the test or have instructional reading levels below 4.0 are placed in…

The primary function of the reading consultant is to work with teachers in effecting change in attitude, method, and curriculum so that all students move toward their full potential in learning. To accomplish this function, the consultant can assist teachers in several ways. First, he can help teachers conceive of reading as a thinking process…

The list of recommended attitudes, concepts, and skills described in these reading education guidelines provides the basis for certification of reading personnel, development of college and university programs in reading education, ; Program Construction roles, self-assessment of persons in reading education, and evaluation of the performance of…

Issued twice yearly, this journal focuses on materials of interest to teachers of reading at the college level. The five articles in this issue deal with the following topics: basic skills instruction, judging the success of college reading programs, the effect of copying or paraphrasing structurally-cued topic sentences on passage comprehension,…

Examines the Decoding Skills Test (DST), a criterion referenced, diagnostic instrument designed to identify deficiencies in word decoding. (JC)

Major historical work or chronicles of the field of college reading and study-skills instruction are identified, and 10 directions for further historical research are proposed. One approach for recounting the field's history is extensive chronicles that integrate a multitude of primary and secondary historical sources. The second major category of…

Skills needed by college reading specialists are discussed, based on a review of the literature. Training begins at the undergraduate level, with a scholarly academic foundation, rather than with an abundance of methods and materials courses. Knowledge of the theoretical base of both the reading and the learning process is stressed, with…

The literature on reading diagnosis deals with three major issues: the purpose of diagnosis, its content, and its methods. The purpose of reading diagnosis is threefold; it is necessary for the early identification of reading problems; it is prerequisite for remediation; and it is essential for the planning, modification, and individualization of…

Under the Title I Secondary Reading Program in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, two to four reading consultants were assigned to each building to assist social studies and English teachers in grades 7 through 10. The reading consultants and the secondary reading coordinator were responsible for planning and conducting a monthly inservice…