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Peer reviewedFinkelstein, Miriam G. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes how the author evolved from an isolated reading specialist to a resource person available to all teachers and pupils. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedErickson, Lawrence G. – Reading Horizons, 1982
Discusses the various roles reading specialists are expected to play in the school. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction
Download full textSmith, Richard J. – 1970
The reading resource teacher program established in the Madison, Wisconsin, Public Schools is described. Volunteer classroom teachers were given 20 hours of special training in reading and one-half day a week released time to assist their principals in reading curriculum development. Such consideration as cost, teacher-ability differences, staff…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Reading Consultants, Reading Development, Reading Diagnosis
McMenemy, Richard A. – 1971
Special training and professional responsibilities for reading specialists should be priority concerns of those interested in reading. There are three basic shortcomings in professional preparation today: (1) leaders and experts are inadequate; (2) course work for certification is not the crucial key to good reading teachers; and (3) too much…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Certification, Developmental Reading, Professional Training
Peer reviewedSchneider, Mary F.; And Others – Reading Psychology, 1986
Supports the contention that learning disability and remedial reading professionals provide a similar service and, lacking interdisciplinary coordination, are in danger of duplicating services. Indicates support for interdisciplinary training that would foster coordination. (FL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Professional Services, Reading Consultants, Reading Diagnosis
Nicklos, Lee B. – Conf Course Reading Univ Pittsburgh, 1969
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Educational Media, Inner City, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedTancock, Susan M. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1995
Interviews classroom teachers and reading specialists regarding their Chapter 1 reading programs. Finds specialists constructed their roles differently with each teacher, a lack of joint planning, different definitions of program impact reflecting different goals, and different philosophies regarding reading processes. Suggests that all teachers…
Descriptors: Ethnography, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Design
Stahl, Norman A. – 1979
This paper explores the professional preparation of remedial reading specialists for the community college. Various sections of the paper discuss the following topics: (1) the need for more reading specialists at the community college level, (2) the past training of college reading specialists, (3) undergraduate training of college reading…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
KITCH, DONALD E. – 1967
CALIFORNIA RECOGNIZED THAT THE ABILITY TO READ IS A VITAL SKILL NEEDED BY ALL SCHOOL-AGE YOUNGSTERS. THE MILLER-UNRUH READING ACT OF 1965 AND ITS 1967 AMENDMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PRIMARY-GRADE CHILDREN SUCCEED IN READING. THE MILLER-UNRUH ACT FOCUSES UPON THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED READING DISABILITY, THE PREVENTION OF POTENTIAL…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Inservice Education, Instructional Materials, Primary Education
Burns, Lynda G., Ed.; Womack, Camille, Ed. – 1979
This handbook includes articles by several authors on topics of interest to reading consultants. Specifically, the 13 chapters deal with the areas of reading readiness, word recognition, phonics, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, content area reading, rate of reading, interests and motivation, remedial corrective reading, evaluation,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Reading Consultants
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1967
The purpose of this project was to strengthen and extend reading services by increasing elementary school reading centers in the culturally disadvantaged areas of Milwaukee. A basic tenet of the program was the belief that continuous growth in reading ability is necessary for good academic progress. Besides furnishing plentiful reading materials,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Reading Centers, Reading Consultants
Beyer, Walter; Lichtenstein, Jack – 1976
Working in cooperation with reading specialists, English teachers designed a program to meet the needs of a class of seventh graders with reading disabilities. The reading specialist role was expanded from that of small consultant to include actual classroom instructor. The teaching of literature and reading skills was facilitated through the…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, English Instruction, Grade 7, Individualized Reading
Copp, Barrie R. – J Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Reading Consultants
Peer reviewedBrown, Flora Morris – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, International Organizations, Periodicals, Reading Consultants
Schoeller, Arthur W. – 1968
Wisconsin's 1968 certification proposal for reading teachers, specialists, and supervisors is described in detail. A three-step sequence of advanced course work and direct experience in the field are proposed to prepare qualified personnel for the state schools. The proposal includes (1) recommendations for changing and improving the present…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Reading Consultants, Remedial Reading, Remedial Teachers
