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Peer reviewedJoshi, R. Malatesha – School Psychology Review, 1995
Reviews formal and informal reading achievement and diagnostic tests, evaluating them to see how they measure reading and spelling abilities within the framework of component-view of reading. Discusses recent attempts to develop alternate assessments. Concludes that school psychologists and reading specialists should be familiar with these…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Consultants
Direct linkMargolis, Howard; Mccabe, Patrick – Reading Psychology an international quarterly, 2004
Struggling readers often fail to complete homework or complete it in a slipshod, haphazard fashion. Often, this adversely affects grades, erodes motivation for academics, and causes conflict between readers, parents, and school personnel. To help teachers and educational consultants (e.g., reading specialists, school psychologists) help struggling…
Descriptors: Epistemology, School Psychologists, Reading Consultants, Homework
Assaf, Lori – Reading Teacher, 2006
Pressures to help students pass high-stakes tests affect teachers' reading instruction, their responsiveness to students' learning needs, and their professional effectiveness. This article reports on how one reading specialist responded to testing pressures in her urban elementary school. She believed that what was "right" for her…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Reading Consultants, Literacy, High Stakes Tests
Download full textMagliaro, Susan G.; Burton, John K. – 1988
The cue utilization and hypothesis testing strategies of expert reading diagnosticians were examined throughout the diagnostic process. Diagnostic processes of three diagnosticians (a reading specialist, a learning disabilities specialist, and a classroom teacher), who were very different in background and teaching assignment, were studied at work…
Descriptors: Cues, Elementary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Preadolescents
Kolker, Brenda; Terwilliger, Paul – Tennessee Education, 1975
The scope, purpose, and services of the reading clinic are defined. (JC)
Descriptors: Definitions, Reading Centers, Reading Consultants, Reading Development
Darwin, Marlene J. – 2003
High school reading specialists possess specialized knowledge and have the potential to positively affect adolescent literacy growth. Research on the role of the high school reading specialist can create a better understanding of depth and breadth of that role and provide a comprehensive portrayal of the role. This outline lists literacy problems…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, High Schools, Literacy
Peer reviewedVacca, JoAnne L. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Discusses the uses of surveys, notes the types of survey instruments available, and provides examples of survey instruments to assess teacher competencies and student reading behavior. Suggests that surveys are especially useful for providing information for two sections of grant applications: the needs assessment and comprehensive planning…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Measurement Techniques, Program Development, Proposal Writing
Peer reviewedNichols, James N. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Suggests free or inexpensive resources available for inservice reading programs. (DD)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Reading Consultants
Peer reviewedDishner, Ernest K.; Readence, John E. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Assesses the "state of the art" of content reading, pointing to significant strides that have been made in dealing with the needs of content area reading, as well as to significant advances that still need to be made. (Author/GT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBarclay, Kathy Dulaney; Thistlethwaite, Linda – Reading Research and Instruction, 1992
Determines, for reading specialists in general and for reading specialists in the federally funded Chapter 1 program specifically, (1) their professional training; (2) their actual responses as compared to their perceived "ideal" responsibilities; and (3) their topic preferences for in-service education offerings. (RS)
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Reading Research, Reading Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Lilles, Elena; Griffiths, Amy-Jane; Lee, Allison; Cardenas, Santiago; Chacko, Yasmin; Jimerson, Shane R. – California School Psychologist, 2008
Poor reading ability is associated with numerous negative consequences. School psychologists should provide teachers with resources and support to improve student reading ability and prevent these negative outcomes. This paper offers a guide for school psychologists to use in the consultation process when working with teachers to address students'…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Consultants, School Psychologists
Peer reviewedRauch, Sidney J. – Reading World, 1974
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Education, Occupational Information, Personnel
NEWTON, J. ROY – 1967
THE ROLE OF COMMITTEES DEVOTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND COORDINATION OF READING INSTRUCTION IS BEING DEFINED AS READING COMMITTEES ARE CREATED IN MANY SCHOOLS. AMONG THE FUNCTIONS OF A READING COMMITTEE ARE THE FOLLOWING--(1) TO EMPHASIZE THE WHOLE-SCHOOL NATURE OF THE READING PROGRAM, (2) TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF READING PERSONNEL, (3) TO…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
PDF pending restorationDIETRICH, DOROTHY M. – 1967
THE READING COMMITTEE SHOULD GUIDE THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM. THE READING CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THE READING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONSULTANT WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF READING IN THE DISTRICT--DISTRICT TEST RESULTS, TEACHERS' BACKGROUNDS, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORDS,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Problems
Thompson, Richard A. – 1979
A survey of 767 teachers from five major regions of the country solicited teachers' views and perceptions concerning the roles and responsibilities of reading consultants. It was found that 85% or more of the respondents thought that the prime functions of reading consultants are to diagnose students' reading problems, interpret test results,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
