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Download full textReinking, David; Watkins, Janet – 1996
Using an approach to classroom research that D. Newman (1990) has termed a formative experiment, a study investigated the effects of engaging elementary school students in creating computer-based multimedia reviews of books they read independently. Formative experiments are designed to investigate how an instructional intervention can be…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Grade 4
Meyer, Linda A.; And Others – 1992
Trends for kindergarten through second-grade children were identified from data collected in a longitudinal study of how children develop science concepts. The study involved approximately 325 children from three school districts. A heuristic model of science learning was developed representing children's entering ability, home background, home…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Family Influence
Children's Book Council, New York, NY. – 1992
Intended to make the job of finding the right book for the right child easy, this book lists the "Children's Choices" selections (books recommended by children themselves) for 1989, 1990, and 1991. Each of the book's over 300 entries is annotated and includes publication information. Entries are grouped by the following reading levels:…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Children
Cheatham, Judy Blankenship – 1998
Intended for people who are willing to expend the effort to help children become independent readers and writers, this book presents professionally accepted approaches and techniques with step-by-step instructions for tutoring on a one-on-one basis in the language of the lay person. It contains a theoretical and attitudinal base from which to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Cox, Diana Hester, Ed.; And Others – Journal of the American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges, 1994
The annual Journal of the American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges (AAWCJC) publishes articles on research, model programs, and teaching/learning strategies of interest to women students and staff at community, junior, and technical colleges. It provides a forum for the discussion of issues related to women in higher…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Colleges, Independent Reading, Latin Americans
Smith, Arthur E. – 1993
A teacher educator incorporates active involvement of students and choice in two different college classrooms. The first class was an undergraduate reading/literacy education class. Students were offered the choice of the RAP (Reading Addiction Process) option or taking the final exam. Students read materials of their own choice on a daily basis.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Kitao, Kenji; And Others – 1990
A study investigated the use of a collection of English language books by Doshisha University (Japan) students of English as a Second Language (n=300). Four levels of readers, graded by vocabulary content were used in eight classes that offered individualized reading instruction. Students were given instruction in using graded readers, strongly…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Fox, Carol; Sauer, Margery – 1988
"Celebrate Literature!," a multi-volume articulated literature curriculum for grades K-6, intended to foster students' awareness of their literary heritage, increase their knowledge of story structure and provide examples of excellence in children's literature, is described in this paper. The paper also describes how by building upon…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides
OTTO, WAYNE; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PROTOTYPIC GUIDE TO READING SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOCUSES ON THE COGNITIVE SKILLS THAT INFLUENCE ACHIEVEMENT IN READING. THE GUIDE PROVIDES EXPLICIT STATEMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLS -- WORD RECOGNITION, COMPREHENSION, STUDY SKILLS, SELF-DIRECTED READING, INTERPRETIVE READING, AND CREATIVE READING--AND A SPECIFIC FRAMEWORK…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Reading, Elementary Education, Independent Reading
Cariello, Richard P. – 1977
Sixty undergraduates were given one of five programmed mathematics texts. The texts were either completely programmed, programmed only for definitions, programmed only for calculations, programmed only for conceptual information, or not programmed at all. Time spent reading each section of the eight-unit text was recorded and a 24-question…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Independent Reading
Case, Rosemary Hart – 1968
A reading program for the intellectually gifted high school student must have an individualized, challenging approach that will enlarge the students range of interests, knowledge, and ideas. It should supplement his assigned classes, yet provide freedom of personal choice. It should offer an opportunity for group discussion among peers. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Discussion Groups, High School Students, Independent Reading
PDF pending restorationLynch-Brown, Carol – 1977
To determine whether children find paperback books more appealing than hardbound books, children's reactions to paperback books were compared with their reactions to the same titles in hardbound format. A total of 150 fifth graders were divided into two groups: 78 children (42 boys and 36 girls) examined 30 hardbound books, and 72 children (38…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Grade 5
Jennings, Robert Edmond – 1972
Microfiche copies of 112 children's trade books and two Xerox Classmate Readers were put into three fourth-grade classrooms to assess their effect on children's reading achievement, attitudes toward reading, the the use of library books. The microfiche copies of the trade books were matched title-for-title with hardbound books shelved with the…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Grade 4, Independent Reading
Foley, Eileen Carroll – Equity and Choice, 1985
Describes the unexpected benefits of a reading incentives program in which adult volunteers listen to students' oral book reports in a one-to-one situation. Benefits include (1) oral skill development, (2) increased student confidence, (3) heightened interpersonal understanding between members of different racial groups and generations. (SA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Incentives, Independent Reading, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedBear, Donald R.; Invernizzi, Marcia – Journal of Reading, 1984
Discusses details for establishing and evaluating student directed reading groups. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading
