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Ivers, Merle Hairston – 1975
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare concepts of the ideal role and functions with the actual role and functions of the reading specialist. The public elementary reading specialists, classroom teachers, principals, and reading supervisors of Franklin County, Ohio, served as subjects. A Q-sort instrument was used for gathering the…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Q Methodology, Reading Consultants
Peer reviewedRobinson, Richard D.; Smith, Beverly J. – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Diagnosis
Fitzgerald, Louis – Reading Soc Setting, 1967
Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Developmental Reading, Educational History, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewedBus, Adriana G. – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
By means of educational and psychological tests, 10 reading specialists thought aloud about a simulated case of reading and spelling disability in fourth-grade boy. Protocols were transcribed and scored. Despite choosing from common information sources, experts differed substantially in diagnoses and recommendations. Found no indications for…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Bozman, Maurice Wilson – 1972
The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of the relationship between test data of problem readers diagnosed in a reading center and the kinds of recommendations made by a reading specialist at the center in the areas of phonics and comprehension. A second dimension was to assess the agreement of the diagnoses in the areas of phonics and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Centers
Smith, Zelda – Florida Reading Quart, 1970
Proposes that the reading specialist work with the teacher in the regular classroom, rather than conduct a separate program in another room, to facilitate early reading problem identification and instructional continuity. (RW)
Descriptors: Conferences, Developmental Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
PDF pending restorationDependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1982
Designed to identify and develop reading skills, stimulate the desire to read, promote an appreciation of literature, and encourage reading as a lifelong habit, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools Comprehensive Reading Program presented in this pamphlet outlines the major functions of the reading improvement specialist (RIS). These…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Program Development
Download full textROTH, LOIS H.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE RESULTS OF A READING WORK CONFERENCE HELD IN DENVER, COLORADO, IN FEBRUARY 1966, TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING DIAGNOSTIC READING PROGRAMS, ARE PRESENTED. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF READING, THE PROCESSES OF READING, THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER, READING CONSULTANT, AND PRINCIPAL, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Guides, Reading Ability, Reading Consultants
Storer, Eldon L. – 1970
A problem-solving evaluative approach is described for an ESEA/Title III program in Topeka, Kansas. One problem in the program was to identify the reading curriculum needs of the 34 elementary, 11 junior high, and 3 high schools with a total enrollment of 25,000 students. There were 1,000 students 2 or more years below their expected level who had…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Federal Programs, Inservice Education
Peer reviewedWisneski, Phillip D.; Wallbrown, Fred H. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Compares the rankings made by reading consultants and reading teachers of eight dimensions of reading attitudes. Finds significant differences in the rankings of the two groups on only three of the attitudinal dimensions. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Reading Attitudes, Reading Consultants
Mosby, Josephine C. – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 1968
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Methods, Program Development
Harris, Albert J. – 1977
Current issues in reading diagnosis and remediation may be classified as political, diagnostic, and remedial. The main political issue in recent years has been the overlapping of the concepts of learning disability and reading disability and the consequent conflict of jurisdiction of reading specialists and learning disability specialists. This…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
AUSTIN, MARY C. – 1968
INFORMATION ABOUT ESEA READING PROJECTS FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WAS OBTAINED BY STRUCTURED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS AND A SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN FORM FROM 632 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. FIELD VISITS WERE MADE TO 34 SELECTED SYSTEMS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS WAS REMEDIAL IN NATURE (53.48 PERCENT). COMBINATION PROGRAMS (29.59 PERCENT) USUALLY…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Smith, Carl B.; And Others – 1969
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…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Corrective Reading, Parent Participation, Physical Education
Sneed, Letha Cofield – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
