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Thomas, Sharon K. – 1980
A study investigated reading performance in one dimension of the language experience approach--the dictation of a story to accompany a wordless picture book. A miscue analysis procedure was used to describe the strategies and miscues evidenced by eight first grade beginning readers while reading a basal text story and while reading a dictated…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Grade 1, Language Experience Approach
Stewart, Donald, Ed. – Kansas English, 1978
The three articles in this journal issue focus on composition problems and alternatives. The topics discussed are compositional invention, composition based on students' experiences, and an oral technique for teaching basic composition. The issue also contains reviews of recent publications in the field of composition. (FL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Oral Reading
Hoffman, James V.; Baker, Christopher J. – 1980
Noting that the verbal interactions that transpire between teacher and student in the classroom setting are central to the instructional process, this paper offers reading teachers a systematic means of examining their own interactive patterns in the context of oral reading instruction. In addition, it provides teachers with a way of inspecting…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Education, Interaction, Miscue Analysis
Arnold, Roslyn, Ed. – 1979
The eight articles in this booklet suggest activities designed to help students see drama as an active, engaging pursuit. The first article uses excerpts from Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" to illustrate how improvisation can be used to help students discover meaning in a play. The second and third articles provide suggestions for…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Dramatics, Drama, Listening Comprehension
WARWICK, EUNICE; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE MADISON, WISCONSIN, CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR THE TEACHING OF READING AND LITERATURE IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. PART 1 CONTAINS THE MADISON POINT OF VIEW CONCERNING READING AND LITERATURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND PROVIDES FLOW CHARTS TO HELP THE TEACHER PERCEIVE THE TOTAL READING AND LITERATURE PROGRAM.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Interpretive Skills
Richardson, Ellis; And Others – 1979
The Decoding Skills Test (DST) was developed to provide a detailed measurement of decoding skills which could be used in research on developmental dyslexia. Another purpose of the test is to provide a diagnostic-prescriptive instrument to be used in the evaluation of, and program planning for, children needing remedial reading. The test is…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests, Dyslexia, Elementary Education
D'Angelo, Karen – 1980
Three research projects were conducted at the University of Maryland's Reading Clinic (for students in grades one through twelve) to evaluate the efficiency of clinical procedures and to generate research hypotheses and techniques. Using data from randomly selected clinical case studies, the research projects focused on two diagnostic procedures:…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Miscue Analysis
MacMullin, M. Roderick – 1980
The reading responses of 80 second grade students to words in context and words in isolation were analyzed. The children were tested individually with four oral reading selections (kindergarten through third grade levels), a set of comprehension questions, and a word list. The children recognized fewer words in isolation than in context. The…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Error Patterns, Grade 2
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The described inservice teacher education materials are designed for elementary teachers and school administrators interested in learning to observe and interpret behavior patterns involved in the development of reading skills. The scope and sequencing of topics in this learning module are outlined as well as the activities and resources involved…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Rochester Public Schools, Minn. – 1967
The first volume of an elementary curriculum guide prepared by the Summer Workshop Reading Committee of the Rochester Public Schools in Rochester, Minnesota, applies to kindergarten through grade 4. It is divided into the prereading level, the beginning reading level, and the independence level. Grade designations under each level suggest the…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading, Elementary Schools
Lamberg, Walter J.; Tomas, Douglas A. – 1977
A study was made of the effects of three types of preparation on the accuracy of prospective teachers in conducting an Informal Reading Inventory (IRI), with 73 undergraduate students exhibiting features of Spanish in oral reading in English: (1) the study of Spanish (two or more semesters), (2) training in conducting an IRI (provided in a…
Descriptors: Dialects, Higher Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Linguistics
Arnold, Richard D. – 1977
In the Neurological Impress Method (NIM) for helping children with reading problems, the teacher and student read aloud together while the child points with an index finger to the words that are being spoken. The system thus provides visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile input for learners. A review of the scant information on NIM reported in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Individual Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods
Kirby, Thomas Fredrick – 1975
This study was designed to determine the effects of two teacher responses on rate of oral reading. The teacher responses were the simple response of correcting a mispronounced word and the response of praise contingent on correct reading while ignoring all errors. The subjects were four boys ranging in age from nine to twelve from a residential…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Oral Reading
Marcus, Marie – 1974
This book is based on the following assumptions: there are recognized skills of decoding that are essential to the reading act; these skills can be identified by the knowledgeable reading teacher; there is a level of reading at which every child can best be taught; and reading comprehension is comprehension of the lexical and syntactical elements…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Brause, Rita S. – 1976
Oral reading, usually designated as unessential, is an effective teaching technique which students enjoy. Through careful preparation, reading to students can help to develop linguistic, cognitive, perceptual, and affective abilities necessary to read well. This can be combined productively with a program of silent, independent reading. An outline…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading, Interpretive Reading, Oral Interpretation
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