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Schick, George B., Ed.; May, Merrill M., Ed. – 1969
Focusing on the psychology of reading behavior, the 36 articles in this volume were drawn from the eighteenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1968. Among the topics discussed in the articles are the following: eye movement, the psychology of reading behavior, reading improvement, reading tests, reading research, leisure…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Download full textGunn, M. Agnella, Ed. – 1969
The eight studies on reading reported in this publication focus on research in the areas of greatest concern to the general English teacher. The findings and conclusions of systematic empirical investigations as well as descriptive analyses, status studies, and surveys are presented on (1) preparation for teaching reading; (2) variations in…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedMuth, K. Denise – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
Examines three strategies designed to help middle school students use text structures to comprehend expository text: (1) hierarchical summaries, (2) conceptual maps, and (3) thematic organizers. Summarizes advantages and disadvantages of each strategy and recommends that teachers consider the outcomes they want and select the most appropriate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Comparative Analysis, Concept Mapping, Content Area Reading
Thompson, Sandra J.; Johnstone, Christopher J.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Clapper, Ann T. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2004
Literacy is a term that has been defined many ways, with definitions ranging from those that are very narrow to those that are very broad. Among the more wide sweeping was that of the 1991 National Literacy Act, which defined literacy as a wide range of language tasks associated with everyday life, including those "necessary to function on…
Descriptors: Definitions, State Standards, Literacy, Reading Skills
Churchill, Kathy; Durdel, Julie; Kenney, Mary – 1998
An action research project described a program for improving prerequisite reading skills. The targeted population included students in a special education kindergarten and an at-risk first grade from declining urban schools located in a medium sized Midwestern city; and students in an at-risk prekindergarten program from a nearby middle class…
Descriptors: Action Research, Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Educational Environment
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1998
Based on the 1998 Arkansas State Language Arts Framework, this sample curriculum model for grade three language arts is divided into sections focusing on writing; listening, speaking, and viewing; and reading. Each section lists standards; benchmarks; assessments; and strategies/activities. The reading section itself is divided into print…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Decoding (Reading), Grade 3
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1998
Based on the 1998 Arkansas State Language Arts Framework, this sample curriculum model for grade four language arts is divided into sections focusing on writing; listening, speaking, and viewing; and reading. Each section lists standards; benchmarks; assessments; and strategies/activities. The reading section itself is divided into print…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Decoding (Reading), Grade 4
Peer reviewedBriggs, L. D.; Skelton, Sherri – Reading Horizons, 1980
Discusses characteristics of withdrawn children and describes actions the teacher can take to help such children progress in reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education
Direct linkBeach, Richard W.; Appleman, Deborah; Hynds, Susan; Wilhelm, Jeffrey – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This text for pre-service and in-service English education courses presents current methods of teaching literature to middle and high school students. The methods are based on social constructivist/socio-cultural theories of literacy learning, and incorporate research on literary response conducted by the authors. "Teaching Literature to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literature, Reading Difficulties, Adolescent Literature
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Notari-Syverson, Angela – 1995
A study tested the effects of activity-based phonological instruction (rhyming, blending, segmenting) on the phonological skill development and reading and writing outcomes of kindergarten children, 31 with and 57 without disabilities, and 19 children repeating kindergarten in regular and self-contained classes in a large urban school district.…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Rose, Arthur L. – 1994
In an effort to improve the motivation of students with negative attitudes toward reading and writing, five student-based library projects were designed in an intensive reading and writing course at New Jersey's Union County College. In the first project, student pairs were asked to find two articles from news magazines of the 1960's and 1970's…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College English, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Porter, Sharon M. – 1995
This thesis investigated the attitudes toward reading of elementary students in 3rd and 6th grade at a small, rural western Kansas school before and after implementing a read-aloud program. The sample consisted of 58 students--33 boys and 25 girls, including both the study group (n=30) and control group (n=28). Independent variables were…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1996
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the sixth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 95 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 38 teachers in the new class, and 4 teacher leaders, a total of 137 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1995-96 school year. A total of 693 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1995
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fifth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 78 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 23 teachers in the new class, and 3 teacher leaders, a total of 104 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1994-95 school year. A total of 530 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1994
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fourth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 65 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 22 teachers in the new class, and 2 teacher leaders, a total of 89 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1993-94 school year. A total of 442 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
