This study looked at the problem of why reading study skills were not being used well as indicated by the research which was reviewed. One way to examine this problem was to find out where teachers believed selected reading study skills ought to be taught. In addition, this study investigated how important teachers believed each selected reading…

Various definitions of the term critical reading or critical thinking lead to the author's view that the definition of critical reading as discerning propaganda or checking the factual validity of a statement has been overemphasized. What is needed in content areas today is critical analysis, defined as a process that involves taking the printed…

Junior high teachers in a reading in-service program were pre- and post-tested on their knowledge of reading instruction and attitudes toward teaching reading in their content classes. Results are presented for each teacher group: English, Reading, Social Studies, Science/Math, and Related Arts; and implications for in-service drawn. (SJL)

Surveys preservice teachers' attitudes toward content area reading. Concludes that although misconceptions about content reading instruction are prevalent among preservice teachers entering a content area reading course, research showed that most students no longer exhibited those misconceptions when they left the course. (MM)

To discover the opinions of high school teachers regarding the need for teaching reading skills, an amended Vaughan Scale was administered to 388 teachers in 15 high schools in Michigan. The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions to which teachers responded on a Likert-type scale. The results supported the following conclusions: (1) teaching…

The importance, the characteristics, the organization, and the evaluation of effective secondary inservice reading programs are discussed. The importance of reading instruction in all subject areas and the importance of total faculty participation in the development of an inservice program are stressed. Three characteristic stages of an inservice…

If content area teachers are to be effective in the teaching of reading skills, they must possess sound and positive attitudes toward reading instruction. Data indicate that there were differences in attitude among secondary teachers who taught English, history, and mathematics. (Author/RK)

Reports the results of a study which surveyed 237 junior and senior high school teachers' endorsement and use of selected content area reading strategies. Results showed a substantial gap between the teachers' generally positive attitude toward the reading practices and their level of use of the practices in the classroom. (JDH)

Reports on a teacher survey designed to (1) determine the extent to which reading instruction is being offered beyond the reading classroom and (2) explain why some programs fail and some succeed. Suggests four steps to follow to develop a successful program. (NH)

Offers strategies that reading specialists can use to promote changes in school reading programs and in content area teachers' attitudes toward reading instruction. (FL)

Discusses "reading nightmares" of reading educators. Shares what junior high and senior high school content area teachers say about their own reading nightmares, in which they often feel unable or unwilling to teach reading in the content area. Argues that by viewing reading as a lifelong process, teachers can help students become better readers.…

Looks at ways in which educators are attempting to revise their content area literacy course at the University of Victoria to include enhanced notions of literacy, notions that invite the literacies of other discourse communities into the pre-service teaching program. Investigates pre-service teachers' reactions to the course, especially…

Reviews literature related to content area teachers' attitudes toward teaching reading. Suggests that content area teachers need to know more about reading skills in their content areas, that they are willing to enroll in content area reading courses, and that such coursework results in an application of techniques learned. (MG)