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Fairbanks, Marilyn M.; Elliott, Mary K. – 1979
A study was conducted focusing on three aspects of a developmental English program in which underprepared freshmen were able to earn regular composition credit while receiving additional help in both reading and writing. An examination of the scores on the Iowa Silent Reading Test compared to scores on two writing tests was made and some…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Area Reading, English Instruction, Functional Reading
Download full textFraser, Barry J. – 1979
The Test of Enquiry Skills (TOES) is a group test designed to measure inquiry skills of junior high school students studying science, social sciences, or general studies. TOES is comprised of nine separate scales, each consisting of multiple-choice items. The following skills are measured: reference skills, including library usage, indexes and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Content Area Reading
JANES, EDITH C. – 1967
A COLLECTION OF 11 SELECTED SUMMARIES OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INDIANA STATE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. TOPICS VARY -- (1) THE NEED TO DEVELOP IN CHILDREN A LOVE FOR BOOKS AND READING, (2) HOW FEDERAL AID HAS ENCOURAGED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Educational Television
ROMER, ROBERT D. – 1966
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY READING INSTRUCTION, THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS PRESENT A COMPILATION OF SELECTED REFERENCES. THE COMPILATION INCLUDES REFERENCES ON SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES, AND PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF READING INSTRUCTION--READING READINESS,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Bloomington Public Schools, MN. – 1967
The reading program (K-12) of the Bloomington Public Schools, Bloomington, Minnesota, is defined and described. The program revolves around four major divisions: developmental reading, supplementary reading, library reading, and remedial reading. These major divisions are discussed relative to specific purposes, organization, materials, and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Corrective Reading, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Reading
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of School Libraries and Textbooks. – 1976
The bibliographies identify over 1,000 titles of documents about the state of Virginia which are contained in the Educational Media Examination Center of the Virginia Department of Education. Documents are classified by the Dewey decimal system. Subject areas represented include religion, sociology, political science, law, education, commerce,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biographies, Content Area Reading, Educational Practices
Hillerich, Robert L. – 1978
This annotated reference list provides information about books, articles, and dissertations that discuss critical reading. The 74 entries deal with a variety of topics, including the following: techniques for teaching critical reading; the relationship of attitude and reading comprehension to critical reading responses; the development of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Creative Thinking
Schnell, Thomas R.; Burnett, Richard W. – 1975
These two papers were presented at a two-part session on using a competency-based approach to secondary reading teacher preparation. The philosophy and rationale of a performance based approach to reading are discussed by Richard W. Burnett. Competency-based courses in secondary reading are contrasted with such courses in elementary reading and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Content Area Reading
Swalm, James E.; Hunt, Barbara C. – 1974
Teachers and administrators are constantly called upon to examine and evaluate the procedures and practices they use to teach reading. The purpose of this study was to develop base-line data on the practices and procedures currently being used in New Jersey schools. The information was collected through questionnaires constructed from a list of…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Jones, Daisy Marvel – 1970
Effective methods and techniques for teaching reading in the content subjects are discussed. Two ways of providing for individual differences according to the materials used are described. (1) If a common textbook is used, it is suggested that the children be separated into three ability groups and the class period be sectioned to allow for…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Course Organization, Directed Reading Activity, Group Activities
Weiss, M. Jerry – 1969
The story of how the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company became involved with an inner-city school is related. Central High School, in the midst of Newark, New Jersey, an area hit hard by fires and rioting, had apparent reading problems among other problems common to today's inner-city schools. Personnel from New Jersey Bell together with some staff…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, High Schools, Inner City
Sucher, Floyd – 1969
Much research and experimentation done in the past 10 years has drawn attention to secondary reading programs. Such programs are now being evolved for the schools. A segment of two secondary reading programs, the content area reading phase. is described here. These programs are examples of attempts to implement integrated instruction and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Design, Developmental Reading, Reading Ability
Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – 1972
The papers in this volume were presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Western College Reading Association. Some of the titles of the papers are: "Reading/Study Skills Programs in Washington's Community Colleges: A Survey"; "The Pygmalion Plan"; "The Intermix Technique for Developing Study Skills"; "Reinforced Study"; "The Relationship of…
Descriptors: College Students, Conference Reports, Content Area Reading, Higher Education
Spencer, Gary D. – 1970
A program designed to provide instruction in fundamental English, mathematics, science, and reading skills to 200 students entering college under a federally supported open enrollment plan is described. The program began as a 6-weeks summer program aimed at diagnosing needs of students and offering them assistance with reading and study skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
Birchall, Lester H., Ed. – 1970
This series of position papers in reading and language arts was sponsored by the Reading Center of University of Maryland in order to stimulate the kinds of thinking and reactions which might lead to improvement of teacher training programs and of reading programs on all levels. The topics treated reflect both traditional concerns of educators,…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cloze Procedure, Communication Skills
