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Dykstra, Robert – 1970
The relationships between prereading measures of auditory discrimination, letter knowledge, and intelligence and reading ability were investigated for pupils who completed grades 1 and 2 in four different types of instructional programs--conventional basal reading programs, i/t/a programs, language-experience approaches, and code-emphasis…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Grade 2
Cohen, Leo A. – 1969
This study measured how spelling textbook word-study exercises that call attention to word structure and phonic elements affect learning to spell, retention of learned spelling, and transfer of learned spelling to usage. Of particular concern were structural approaches which utilized essential changes in word form which may possibly invite error…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Language Usage, Learning
Kaufman, Maurice – 1973
The summer 1973 Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 project was conducted in three communities of the Silver Lake Regional School District; Halifax, Kingston, and Plympton. The program consisted of instruction in reading, mathematics, physical education, art, speech therapy, and counseling and psychological testing. The target…
Descriptors: Art Education, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Gardner, Kathryn M. – 1972
A voluntary remedial reading and study skills class for students whose ability in these areas is insufficient to meet college demands is described. After the initial diagnostic pretesting is complete, each student works with a tutor or instructor to design a learning program suited to his individual needs, with six or seven half-hour units per…
Descriptors: Perceptual Development, Phonics, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development
Stevick, Earl W.; Kamoga, Frederick Katabazi – 1970
This self-instructional text is an adjunct to the Foreign Service Institute's "Luganda Basic Course." The time required for mastery of the tonal system is normally 20 hours. Essential to the program is the series of tape recordings that accompanies this book. Contents include material on: (1) long and short vowels and consonants, (2)…
Descriptors: African Languages, Autoinstructional Aids, Consonants, Function Words
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Brigham City, UT. Instructional Service Center. – 1968
This enrichment material for a first- and second-year language laboratory program was designed for a course in spoken English for Navahos. It was intended for Navahos with a 3rd to 7th grade reading achievement who are learning to speak English as a second language. Included are materials on phonics, grammar, poetry, government, and literature. A…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Enrichment Activities, Government Role
Block, J. R. – 1971
A status report on the use of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) is presented by the i.t.a. Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization which conducts and supports i.t.a. programs and research. In reviewing the 70 studies which compare i.t.a. programs to traditional orthography (T.O.) programs, it has been found that two-thirds of the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Early Reading, Educational Research
Young, Beverly Sue; And Others – 1976
This book was written to answer the questions most frequently asked by teachers who need information and suggestions in specific areas of reading. The material is organized in three main sections: readiness and beginning reading, intermediate reading, and reading for the academically or culturally different child. Each section includes study…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
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Richardson, Kim – Reading Teacher, 1987
Examines the Decoding Skills Test (DST), a criterion referenced, diagnostic instrument designed to identify deficiencies in word decoding. (JC)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests
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Barrett, James Martin – Reading, 1987
Contends that children need to learn phonic skills, not necessarily through early direct teaching, but through reading experience. Suggests using Paired Reading, which is validated by psycholinguistic reading theory and provides opportunities to learn to read from context and use innate syntactic and semantic knowledge. (SKC)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Milligan, Jerry L. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Focuses on seven errors made by teachers of remedial reading in elementary, middle, and junior high school programs. Suggests corrections and acknowledges teachers who treat reading as a skill that can be learned and refined through reading. (JK)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Oral Reading, Phonics
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Meyer, Linda A. – Research in Rural Education, 1983
Describes the evolution of a phonics-basal elementary reading program in a rural New Mexico school district and the resulting improvement in reading. Notes the conditions in which changes initiated by the district and the Follow Through sponsor occurred. Explains monitoring and evaluation advances. (SB)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Eller, Jeanie – 2000
FUNdamentals puts the "FUN" back in learning for all age groups. FUNdamentals is an intensive, systematic phonics learn-to-read program that helps improve comprehension, spelling, and penmanship. It is designed for use by every age group. Formulated for use with learners from preschool through adult ages, FUNdamentals is the key to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Beginning Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Handwriting
Bader, Lois A. – 1998
Designed for use by literacy specialists, resource teachers, and classroom teachers, this book presents a diagnostic battery encompassing vital areas of evaluation based on research and practice, efficient in administration and interpretation, and relatively inexpensive. The third edition of the book has been revised to improve its organization;…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Noguchi, Mary Goebel – 1996
Increasingly, foreign nationals living in Japan are sending their children to Japanese elementary schools. This requires that the children's native language be taught outside of school, most often at home. While teaching oral language is not difficult for parents, teaching reading requires different skills. Some difficulties in this process are…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Strategies, English, Family Environment
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