Discusses reading specialists' responsibilities concerning children's vision problems. (MKM)

Determines (1) the nature of clinical experiences for reading specialists provided at various educational institutions; (2) perceptions of graduates regarding the value of their experiences; (3) practices used in their current teaching roles; and (4) the degree of congruence between what they experienced and their current practices. Finds that the…

Advocates hiring more middle-school and high-school reading specialists to improve student reading and writing skills. Describes several school districts' use of reading specialists. (PKP)

Address the development of a literature review that summarizes what educators know about the role of the reading specialist and the various roles that reading specialists assume. Examines journals in the field of reading research and instruction, government documents, technical reports, and ERIC documents that related to the role of the reading…

This handbook, prepared by teachers enrolled in the 1992 summer session of Reading 508 at Northeast Louisiana State University (Monroe, Louisiana) under the guidance of Dr. Harry Miller, discusses (in separate sections) reading readiness, word recognition, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension. Each section of the book also presents…

Article investigated the learning activities best suited to today's pupil and listed a number of creative reading approaches for children. (Author/RK)

Outlines programs for the entire student body based on the view that the reading specialist should do more than help just the disadvantaged reader. (RB)

A study was conducted to determine whether reading specialists' diagnoses lead directly to remedial recommendations. Eight experienced reading specialists were observed during 24 sessions as they performed a series of tasks using three simulated cases of reading difficulty, two of which were thinly disguised versions of the same reading problem.…

A PROGRAM TO REDUCE DELINQUENCY IS PRESENTED. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE IS TO IMPROVE READING PERFORMANCE. THE PROGRAM IS THE RESULT OF A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ABCD, A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. THE PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON THREE AREAS OF THE CITY OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL. TEST RESULTS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED INDICATE THAT…

Increasing numbers of students now attending college lack the reading and study skills necessary for mastery of content area material. One approach to solving this problem is using learning assistance personnel as consultants to content area instructors. Some specific reading and study techniques that learning assistance instructors can help…

THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR READING PERSONNEL AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO WERE STUDIED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO THE STATE EDUCATION CERTIFICATION OFFICERS. TWENTY-FIVE OF THE 52 AGENCIES POLLED REQUIRED CERTIFICATION FOR READING SPECIALISTS. MOST STATES DID NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL TRAINING…

The development of the Maine Township (Illinois) Diagnostic and Remedial Learning Centers, a Title III/ESEA project, is described. The remedial learning centers, located in three elementary school districts and in one high school district, are termed model programs because they are designed to treat pupils in that one school. Each learning center…

An informal survey in 19 public elementary schools in Seattle, Washington, revealed what teachers and principals feel should be the basic preservice experiences and teaching responsibilities of reading specialists. It was summarized that reading specialists should be able to answer positively the following questions and their implied subquestions:…

Guidelines developed by the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee of the International Reading Association in May 1978 list attitudes, concepts, and skills necessary for seven different roles in reading instruction. (MKM)