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Peer reviewedJund, Suzanne, Ed. – Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 1980
The seven articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of reading instruction. The articles discuss the following topics: (1) results of a study conducted to gain information helpful to reading specialists and school administrators in implementing new Wisconsin state reading requirements; (2) the use of creative, reading-based language…
Descriptors: Characterization, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Ferguson-Florissant School District, Ferguson, MO. – 1979
This guide was developed for parents of young children to help them develop their child's readiness to learn to read and to help them teach beginning reading skills to their child. Background information on the reading process and a quiz entitled, "are you preparing your child to read?" are presented. Activities are suggested for reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Learning Activities
Gillet, Jean Wallace – 1979
Three recent studies have focused upon prereading children's concepts of written language, what they think words are, and how they understand the concept of a word. These explorations of young children's early attempts to understand and produce writing have important implications for the preschool and primary classroom. R. D. Morris found that…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research
Download full textWITTCOFF, HAROLD; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS COMPILATION OF REPORTS, DISCUSSIONS, AND REVIEWS OF SPECIFIC METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE READING PROGRAM IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE METHODS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE THE PHONIC-FIRST METHOD, THE USE OF BASAL READERS, THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH, THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, THE…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Individual Instruction
Alahuhta, Eila – 1977
This study examines the relationship between preschool children's speech abilities and their basic abilities (perception, powers of reasoning, and spatial orientation), providing insights into what teaching methods and materials can be useful for basic reading instruction in Finland. Results, gathered by ranking 100 preschoolers according to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Bougere, Marguerite B. – 1968
The relationship between first-grade reading achievement and selected experimental language measures was investigated. The measures selected for study were (1) number of T-units (communication units) spoken in an experimental situation, (2) mean length of T-unit, (3) ratio of subordinate clause length to T-unit length, (4) ratio of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Kernel Sentences, Language Patterns
Noonan, Roberta L. – 1978
A self-instructional unit in early reading designed for community college child care students is presented in this paper along with information about the development of the unit. Introductory chapters discuss the controversy about teaching young children to read, the systems approach used in developing the unit, and the steps followed in preparing…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Beginning Reading, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Clarke, Margaret M., Ed.; Milne, Alastair, Ed. – 1973
These conference proceedings reflect the growing appreciation of the related skills necessary for both teacher and pupil in acquiring competency in reading. Article titles are "The Teaching of Reading and Related Skills,""Reading Research from the Outside and Inside,""The Problem of Evaluating Aids to the Teaching of…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Skapof, Jerome – 1975
The purpose of this study was to judge the viability of an operational approach aimed at assessing response styles in reading using the hypothesis of sensory hierarchical organization. A sample of 103 middle-class children from a New York City public school, between the ages of five and seven, took part in a three phase experiment. Phase one…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Dyslexia
Hofmann, Louis J.; And Others – 1972
This evaluation deals with the Strengthening Early Childhood program in District 1 of Manhattan, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. The program provides the kindergartens, first, and second grades of the 13 participant schools with teaching and educational assistant positions and with a small amount of materials.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Individual Instruction
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The Language Acquisition Device, or LAD, is related to reading and intellectual development in the first of five papers on cognitive and affective characteristics of exceptional children. A discussion of the intellectual processes involved in learning focuses on the developmental stages of Piaget. A report on a task force to discuss terminology…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development, Definitions
National Book Committee, Inc., New York, NY. – 1971
This paper serves as an introduction to help librarians and teachers better understand and explain to others the scope of the Right to Read program, its many facets, and its demand for the right combination of professional and non-professional initiatives. Areas of activity which must be tackled to improve reading motivation, skill, and…
Descriptors: Community Role, Inservice Teacher Education, Librarians, Paraprofessional School Personnel
PDF pending restorationLake Central School Corp., St. John, IN. – 1973
This report attempts to measure the first year effects of a local television series designed to increase reading readiness. Kindergarten children enrolled in the Lake Central Schools were subjects for testing the effectiveness of the TV readiness program. Other evaluation inputs included kindergarten teacher rater judgements and a survey of Lake…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Television, Kindergarten Children, Parent Attitudes
Krus, Patricia H.; Rubin, Rosalyn A. – 1974
A family history inventory administered to mothers of 1,206 subjects yielded 12 stable factors which were used as predictors of educational functioning at ages five to seven in a double cross-validation design. In the majority of instances, it was found that family history variates were better predictors of educational functioning than was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Needs, Environmental Influences
Cedoline, Anthony J. – 1972
The information in this booklet is intended to help a parent prepare and determine his child's readiness for school. This School Readiness Inventory, a standard informational checklist on developmental readiness skills, enables the parent to measure his child's progress. Tests are included so that parents may guage their child's visual perceptual…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Emotional Development, Guides, Language Acquisition
