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Boyce, Judy, Ed. – 1991
Designed to help librarians plan a summer reading program, this activity guide presents many activities and organizational suggestions. The first section deals with publicity and public relations, while the second section covers story time activities for toddlers, preschool-kindergarten, first to third grade, fourth to sixth grade, non-graded, and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Adolescent Literature, Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature
Download full textOlson, Mary W., Ed.; Homan, Susan P., Ed. – 1993
Intended for preservice and inservice teachers, this book presents a collection of the best strategies and activities selected from "In the Classroom," a regular column of teaching ideas in the journal "The Reading Teacher" (October 1983 to May 1991 issues). Strategies in the book were selected for their proven effectiveness…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Elementary Education
National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL. – 1998
This guide presents questions that parents frequently ask about their children's school, along with answers to those questions. The questions and answers were prepared based on the results of studies conducted by the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, the U.S. Department of Education, the GTE Foundation, and by the National Center…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Child Safety, College Preparation
Nilsen, Alleen Pace, Ed. – 1991
This annotated bibliography for junior high and middle school students describes nearly 1,200 recent books to read for pleasure, for school assignments, or to satisfy curiosity. Books included are divided into six major sections (the first three contain mostly fiction and biographies): Connections, Understandings, Imaginings, Contemporary Poetry…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Junior High School Students
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
Intended as a guide for local-level policymakers, curriculum planners, teachers, and librarians, this book lists over 1200 titles of books as examples of good literature for high school students. It is intended to encourage educators to review their literature programs and the accompanying instructional materials and to encourage students to read…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools
Mississippi Library Commission, Jackson. – 1988
This annotated bibliography of supplementary materials for adult literacy students in Mississippi arranges the annotations in the following categories: automobiles; biography; communication skills; consumer information; coping skills; English as a second language; fiction; health, nutrition, and safety; history and government; insurance; job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language)
Thompson, Linda W. – 1985
A study examined the practitioner's perspective of literature and how literature is being used in the classroom. Teachers, librarians, and administrators at a suburban school serving over 700 children from kindergarten through fifth grade were interviewed, and professional journals directed toward practitioners, published curriculum guides, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Early Reading
Hermes, Liesel – 1987
This paper describes the experience of a German teacher of English as a second language (ESL) in using recreational reading as an integral part of ESL instruction and gives suggestions for materials and techniques to use in the classroom. The discussion begins with a description of foreign language instruction in the German school system and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Dictionaries
Ross, Beth; Simone, Nancy – 1982
The reading interests of 300 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students were surveyed and compared to those revealed in previous research. The results indicated that the amount of time students reported reading outside of school per day has decreased slightly since a 1961 study by P. Witty, with females still reading more than males. As in the…
Descriptors: Females, High School Students, High Schools, Leisure Time
Dillingofski, Mary Sue; Dulin, Ken L. – 1979
Forty-eight undergraduate secondary education majors were involved in an investigation of the relationships between participation in a preservice secondary school reading methods course (which included sharing of leisure reading books as well as the traditional format) and changes in attitudes toward teaching reading in the content areas, in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Area Reading, Course Content, Higher Education
Denver County Public Schools, CO. – 1962
THE READING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM OF THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS SUMMARIZED. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE TEACHING WORD RECOGNITION SKILLS, DEVELOPING THE HABIT OF READING, AND DEVELOPING READING SPEED AND EFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO DEFINING THE OBJECTIVES AND BASIC DIMENSIONS OF THE ELEMENTARY READING PROGRAM, THIS REPORT ALSO DISCUSSES THE FOUR COMPONENT…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Functional Reading
Andover Public Schools, MA. – 1977
This manual contains an overview of a diagnostic/prescriptive reading program designed to teach basic skills to children in grades one through six and to foster their enjoyment of literature. The elements of the program discussed include the following: individualized skills instruction in phonetic analysis, word recognition, comprehension,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Instructional Materials
JANES, EDITH C. – 1967
A COLLECTION OF 11 SELECTED SUMMARIES OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIANA STATE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. TOPICS VARY -- (1) THE NEED TO DEVELOP IN CHILDREN A LOVE FOR BOOKS AND READING, (2) HOW FEDERAL AID HAS ENCOURAGED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Educational Television
ROMER, ROBERT D. – 1966
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY READING INSTRUCTION, THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS PRESENT A COMPILATION OF SELECTED REFERENCES. THE COMPILATION INCLUDES REFERENCES ON SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES, AND PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF READING INSTRUCTION--READING READINESS,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Bloomington Public Schools, MN. – 1967
The reading program (K-12) of the Bloomington Public Schools, Bloomington, Minnesota, is defined and described. The program revolves around four major divisions: developmental reading, supplementary reading, library reading, and remedial reading. These major divisions are discussed relative to specific purposes, organization, materials, and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Corrective Reading, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading
