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Peer reviewedSewell, Ernestine P., Ed. – English in Texas, 1981
The major articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of young adult literature. Specific topics covered in the articles are (1) questions worth asking students about young adult novels, (2) the five major functions of adolescent literature in high school literature programs, (3) Southwestern literature for adolescents, (4) teaching…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Classroom Techniques, Literary Criticism
Donelson, Kenneth L.; Nilsen, Alleen Pace – 1980
Defining young adult literature to include any book freely chosen for reading by a person between the ages of 12 and 20, this book is intended to help educate professionals in related fields about the growing body of such literature. The first section of the book provides an introduction to young adult literature, including a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, English Instruction
Peer reviewedJund, Suzanne, Ed. – Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 1978
The five articles contained in this journal issue deal with basic/survival reading skills. Specific topics covered in the articles are an overview of survival reading, the reading habits of college students, a principal's view of reading instruction, a healthy self-concept as a basic survival skill, and a readability rating list for teacher-made…
Descriptors: Child Language, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Reading
Kelly, Eileen – 1977
Questionnaires were distributed to 6,354 elementary school students participating in the Holt Basic Reading System Field Study. Primary students reported that their favorite activity is watching television; intermediate students, playing sports. Approximately 25% of the students did not have a pet; 46% reported having a dog; 15%, a cat. Almost 48%…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Interests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Download full textSUMMERS, EDWARD G. – 1967
THE IMPORTANT PAPERS ON JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL READING PUBLISHED IN THE YEARLY CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION SINCE 1960 ARE LISTED, AND THE COMPLETE TEXT OF EACH PAPER IS PROVIDED. THE PAPERS ARE PRESENTED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES--(1) READING PROGRAMS, (2) READING PERSONNEL, (3) METHODS AND GROUPING, (4) DEVELOPING…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Content Area Reading, Disadvantaged
McCormick, Sandra – 1981
This document provides an overview, in table form, of research pertaining to the effects of reading aloud to preschool children, and stresses the important benefits that reading aloud to children has on language development, reading interest, and social attitudes and values. A reference list is included to allow teachers to locate the 12 original…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Language Acquisition, Learning Readiness, Literature Reviews
Redelheim, Paul S. – 1975
The Children's Attitude toward Reading Test (CHART) is presented, as well as the first draft of a technical manual describing its use. The test booklet consists of 36 unsystematically ordered pictures. Each picture represents a reading situation (instructional, school recreational, home recreational, and outdoor recreational reading) that has…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Directed Reading Activity, Grade 1, Grade 2
Iverson, William J.; And Others – 1968
This bulletin describes the nature and development of reading habits at elementary , secondary, college, and adult levels and offers suggestions for improvement. An appreciation of literary forms, taught in precise vocabulary, should be included in elementary instruction. The teaching of reading skills should be continued and developed in…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Content Area Reading, Creative Reading
Reddin, Estoy – 1976
The community at large can make a definite contribution in helping children develop the desire to read. First, community groups can make books available to children through such methods as sponsoring book fairs and donating the proceeds to school libraries for the purchase of books. Other methods of making books available to children, used in the…
Descriptors: Books, Business, Childrens Literature, Community Involvement
Benmaman, Virginia Doubchan – 1975
The effect of dialect mismatch and possible interference in performing certain reading tasks was the focus of this study. One hundred twenty black, Gullah-speaking, fourth- and fifth-grade students who were approximately two years below grade level in reading comprised the subject group. Two groups of 30 subjects each were given a Standard English…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade 4, Grade 5
Painter, Helen W., Ed. – 1971
This book, which contains selected papers given at the 1970 International Reading Association convention, is aimed at people who are looking for challenging material pertaining to literature for children and young people. It is divided into two sections. The first part--Qualities of Literature, Readers, and Writers in Action--contains a…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Conference Reports
PDF pending restorationIverson, William J.; And Others – 1968
This bulletin describes the nature and development of reading habits at elementary, secondary, college, and adult levels and offers suggestions for improvement. An appreciation of literary forms, taught in precise vocabulary, should be included in elementary instruction. The teaching of reading skills should be continued and developed in…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Content Area Reading, Creative Reading
Robinson, H. Alan, Comp. – 1966
The opening paper of this book deals with the central theme, "Reading: Seventy-five Years of Progress," and the other papers, delivered at the general sessions, are concerned with progress over the years in specific areas of reading instruction: "Characteristics of Successful Teaching of Reading,""The Major Aspects of Reading,""Identifying…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Odland, Norine – 1971
If the purpose for teaching children's literature is to introduce readers to books to which they can respond and to encourage self-directed reading, the necessity of considering the reader's point of view is obvious. If the teacher approaches the subject from the student's point of view, the selection of materials will be influenced, thereby…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Directed Reading Activity
Painter, Helen W., Ed. – 1971
This book, which contains selected papers given at the 1970 International Reading Association convention, is aimed at people who are looking for challenging material pertaining to literature for children and young people. It is divided into two sections. The first part--Qualities of Literature, Readers, and Writers in Action--contains a…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Conference Reports
