A study was undertaken to document, through data gathered from surveys, interviews, and observations, the approaches fourth grade elementary school teachers were using to teach reading comprehension. The study focused on the actual teacher behaviors, methods, and materials rather than on what reading methods, texts or basal series' manuals said…

THE IMPORTANT PAPERS ON JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL READING PUBLISHED IN THE YEARLY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION SINCE 1960 ARE LISTED, AND THE COMPLETE TEXT OF EACH PAPER IS PROVIDED. THE PAPERS ARE PRESENTED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES--(1) READING PROGRAMS, (2) READING PERSONNEL, (3) METHODS AND GROUPING, (4) DEVELOPING…

This text for students of English as a second language is designed to develop reading skills and to expand general vocabulary as a preparatory step toward reading and understanding college texts. Particular attention is given to reading technique and to the development of reading speed. The articles, representative of current newspaper and…

This booklet lists skills and activities that may be used by parents and teachers to insure the success of each child in reading. Designed for grades four through seven, the booklet suggests procedures for parental assistance, determining reading readiness and reading levels, developing basic reading skills, outlining a reading lesson for skills…

This bulletin describes the nature and development of reading habits at elementary , secondary, college, and adult levels and offers suggestions for improvement. An appreciation of literary forms, taught in precise vocabulary, should be included in elementary instruction. The teaching of reading skills should be continued and developed in…

Included in this bibliography are books, monographs, dissertations, and journal articles of interest to secondary teachers concerned with reading instruction. The materials included in the 955 citations cover a period of publication from 1903 to 1967. Entries are divided into the following categories: (1) critical reading skills, (2) comprehension…

This bulletin describes the nature and development of reading habits at elementary, secondary, college, and adult levels and offers suggestions for improvement. An appreciation of literary forms, taught in precise vocabulary, should be included in elementary instruction. The teaching of reading skills should be continued and developed in…

This book is designed specifically for preservice and inservice teachers who wish to improve their reading-language arts instruction. Topics discussed in the sixteen chapters are: the reading-language teacher's role in an age of change; a communication framework; dynamics of language; children's language development; reading-language programs;…

A reading program for junior-high-school students is outlined in this curriculum guide, which shows how multiple materials and approaches may be utilized to teach reading in the various curriculum areas. The program is recommended for use in the first semester of the seventh grade, the second semester of eighth grade, and as an elective in either…

Identifies three problem areas in teaching students with limited English proficiency to read: (1) the readers' input (what they bring to the reading process), (2) the author's input, and (3) the reading process itself. Recommends that teachers acquaint themselves with students' prior knowledge and language competence level and strive for a balance…

Discusses survey results indicating that 63 percent of United States schools have not considered developing content reading programs even though teachers believe it would improve teaching and learning in their schools. Presents a number of factors that have been suggested as reasons why schools have not established content reading programs. (MG)

This article summarizes the literature on effective textbook instruction and offers suggestions for special educators and content instructors to work together to maximize effective instruction with students who have reading difficulties. Specific techniques for activating prior knowledge, helping students become more active thinkers, and…

This set of learning modules was developed during a project to deliver workplace literacy instruction to individuals employed in the more than 50 businesses related to the activities of the Port of Baltimore. It is intended to prepare students for the Customs Brokers examination within a 6-week course period. Actual material from past Customs…

This reading curriculum guide, correlated with the numerical coding of the Reading Skills List published by the Migrant Student Record Transfer System, covers eight learning areas: readiness, consonants, vowels, structural analysis, literal, inferential, vocabulary, and reading in content area. Each exercise is illustrated by a large drawing, and…

Interactive computer programs, developed at Indiana University's Learning Skills Center, were designed to model effective strategies for reading biology and psychology textbooks. For each subject area, computer programs and textbook passages were used to instruct and model for students how to identify key concepts, compare and contrast concepts,…