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Greenwald, Judith – 1985
A companion piece to "Improving Students' Abilities To Read and Think: A Source Guide" and to the training manual of the same title, this guide is designed to help middle, junior, and senior high school personnel responsible for reading instruction learn new strategies for improving student comprehension of text and learn new ways to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, English Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) attitudes and reading achievement in an innovative high school; (2) the interaction of learning styles and word type as they affect word recognition among…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Style, Doctoral Dissertations
Cowen, John E., Ed. – 1983
Exploring ways of using the arts in humanizing reading instruction and in the development of lifetime readers, the articles in this volume offer many creative approaches to help reading and classroom teachers provide their students with educational experiences that will not only help them master basic skills but also affect their capacity for…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Weinshank, Annette; And Others – 1984
A study of the requisite processes for establishing diagnostic validity in reading was conducted in a seventh grade remedial reading classroom. The study's objectives were to (1) collect reliable diagnostic data on each student's performance in word recognition, oral reading, silent reading comprehension, and listening comprehension before and…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Grade 7, Instructional Improvement, Junior High Schools
Kester, Donald L. – 1982
This report assesses the economic viability of micro-computer assisted basic skills instruction at Los Angeles Southwest College, an institution in which 96% of the students are from minority groups, the majority are from low-income families, and most have low levels of academic achievement (averaging a seventh-grade level in reading skills).…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Black Students, Community Colleges
LaPray, Margaret H. – 1978
This publication is designed to give classroom teachers and reading specialists at all levels 42 ready-to-use informal diagnostic devices for the early and accurate identification of individual and group reading needs. It is organized into eight sections. The first contains suggestions to aid teachers in using various testing devices. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension
Christ, Frank L., Ed. – 1970
The report drawn from the third annual conference that was designed to provide professional dialogue for those concerned with the improvement of college reading programs, this volume contains ten papers that deal with the following topics: the certification of reading teachers, diagnosing the reading needs of college students, a multimedia…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Reading Diagnosis
Zook, Doris; And Others – 1979
This Project Drive booklet titled Insurance is one of eight booklets designed for intermediate-level English-as-a-second-language students and low-level adult basic education/basic reading students. The goal of the booklet is to aid the student in developing the oral and sight vocabulary necessary for a basic driver training program. The booklet…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Certification, Driver Education
Thurston, Eric L., Ed.; Hafner, Lawrence E., Ed. – 1964
Focusing on new concepts in college reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the thirteenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1963. The 20 papers are grouped into three sections, the first of which contains descriptions and evaluations of reading programs, a study of methods of training teachers for the…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Schick, George B., Ed.; May, Merrill M., Ed. – 1967
Focusing on expanding fields in junior college and adult reading programs, the 35 articles in this volume were drawn from the sixteenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1966. Among the topics discussed in the articles are the following: an interdisciplinary approach to the identification and remediation of severe reading…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Conference Reports, Educational Technology
Eaton, JoAnne – 1978
One of a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for improving the reading abilities and skills of children in the intermediate grades. The areas covered include helping the child build self-confidence, the library,…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Economically Disadvantaged, Guides
Braund, Robert A.; And Others – 1968
The required annual report on compensatory programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, describes California's efforts in the first full year of operation. In general, the programs sought to raise reading and verbal performance levels, improve performance as measured by achievement tests, and also improve students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Broadbent, William A. – 1977
Five programs in developmental reading at Leeward Community College (Hawaii) were studied to determine their effectiveness. The programs were: (1) general reading using individualized exercises; (2) an integrated skills approach combining reading and basic English skills; (3) a curriculum designed for each student from diagnostic testing; (4) a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Reading
Clark, Sara H. – 1974
Two Basic Skill Centers were set up on 1968 to help inner city students improve their reading skills. The Centers were supported mainly by the Minneapolis Public Schools although ESEA Title I funds provided teacher aides. This report covers the sixth year's operation of the project. Substantial changes in the Centers' operations are described. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
Clark, Sara H. – 1974
Two Basic Skill Centers were set up in 1969 to help inner city students improve their reading skills. The centers were supported mainly by the Minneapolis Public Schools although ESEA Title I funds provided teacher aides. This report covers the fifth year's operation of the project. Substantial changes made in the centers' operations are…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
