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Mallett, Jerry J. – 1975
Over 100 simple, easy-to-make activities for building specific reading skills in six areas, readiness, sight word knowledge, phonetic analysis, structural analysis, comprehension, and critical reading, are presented for the elementary teacher to use as tools in individualizing reading instruction. Each game activity has been tested and complete…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading
Download full textVirginia State Reading Association. – 1975
The contents of this issue consist of articles concerning various facets of the teaching of reading. A guest article by Patrick Groff is entitled "Phonics Teachers: Join the Consumer Movement." Other articles focus on volunteers in public schools, the high risk child, the importance of good vision, the testing of tests, the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Reading, Language Arts
Ollila, Lloyd O., Ed.; And Others – 1974
Nineteen of the papers presented on the theme "Learning to Read, Reading to Learn," are included in this report. Articles on basic considerations in reading instruction are "Children's View of Language,""Early Reading from a Biological Perspective,""Pygmalion in the Reading Circle,""Dealing with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bibliotherapy, Conference Reports, Content Area Reading
Nevius, John R., Jr. – 1976
The research findings of Siegel, Wohlwill, Goodman, and others suggest that reading is a thinking skill which may be facilitated by the instruction of transferable problem-solving skills. In order to maximize learning in young children, it is important to provide opportunities which allow the exchange of information and concepts from one activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Benedict, Joseph A. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences exist between mothers', fathers', and teachers' expectations for kindergarten children's reading development and their appraisals of kindergarten children's readiness for reading. The sample population in the investigation consisted of kindergarten children, the children's…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Early Childhood Education, Expectation, Observation
Kelly, Joseph J.; And Others – 1973
Presented is a curriculum guide to the readiness level of the child who is hyperactive, a behavior problem, or unable to sustain attention. The following areas are included: language development (including perceptual-motor skills), physical development (following the Frostig Perceptual Program), alphabet and sounds, creative exercises, language…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Monterey, CA. – 1974
This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 115 disadvantaged children in first through third grade and includes black, Filipino, white, and Spanish-surname students. Begun in 1965, Total Reading is a complete language arts program for the primary grades which integrates the teaching of reading, writing, spelling,…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Language Arts, Phonics, Primary Education
Hirst, Wilma E. – 1970
The findings of a 3-year longitudinal research study to investigate predictive instruments for beginning reading achievement are reported. The original sample consisted of 300 kindergarten children from three socioeconomic attendance areas in the Cheyenne, Wyoming, public schools. For the final evaluation at the end of grade 2, only those pupils…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Skailand, Dawn Beverly – 1971
The effects of four language units to teach inner-city children to read words and syllables were compared using 86 children from 4 kindergarten classes in an Oakland, California, elementary school. The language units and beginning reader approaches utilizing them were: the grapheme/phoneme (synthetic), the morpheme (similar spelling pattern), the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Graphemes, Kindergarten Children, Language Ability
Obrecht, Donna – 1969
When selected as a model program the main objective of the kindergarten Motor Facilitation Program (MFP) was to prepare a child in readiness skills which would make possible easier achievement in reading at the first grade level. The purpose of the additional-help phase of the MFP was to help children in grades one through six who continue to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Junior High Schools, Learning Problems
Independence School District 30, MO. – 1973
The Independence (Missouri) School District Title III Project is an inservice program for kindergarten and first grade teachers. The overall objective is to train the teacher to identify the child who needs help in developing the modalities necessary for all learning and for learning to read in particular. In the first year program, 88 teachers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
Pflaum, Susanna Whitney – 1974
As a reference for future teachers and for those already working in the field of early childhood education, this book presents information about young children's language development, emphasizing language as the primary basis for reading acquisition. In the first section of the book, language growth during preschool years is explored, with…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
Morris, Ronald – 1973
This book discusses the nature of individual differences, eye movements, readiness to read, problems of testing and measurement, and remedial reading teaching techniques. This 1973 revised edition contains two new papers by the author and an extensive introduction by David Mackay. The contents include: (1) "The Contemporary Challenge: Reading in a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development
Briggs, Chari; Elkind, David – 1973
Some studies of early readers are discussed. It is pointed out that study of early readers has relevance for practical and theoretical issues in psychology and education. Of interest in this document are the following questions: (1) Are there any special talents or traits distinguishing early from non-early readers? (2) Do children who read early…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Cognitive Development, Early Reading, Environmental Influences
Shepherd, Richard Charles – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of selected facets of the oral language performance of pre-first grade children to readiness for beginning reading. The oral language of two groups of kindergarten children in interaction with an adult was compared. One group was black, the other Caucasian; both were from inner-city…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Kindergarten Children
