Proposes an instrument that should help teachers and administrators monitor instructional reading practices and abilities in the content area classroom. (HOD)

The silent approach to reading and the use of books written in an artificial language may have been successful years ago...but not today. (Editor)

Demonstrates a preliminary, informal diagnostic procedure that a social studies teacher can adapt to the child and the textbook to determine the extent of a child's ability to read and understand the content read. (Author)

Studies two aspects of reading: 1) simplified methods in teaching reading; 2) applying the necessary techniques in order to stimulate and motivate individuals, groups or organizations to develop a love of reading. (Author/AM)

Literacy is often broadly defined as the ability to read, write, speak, listen, and think critically. Young people need to develop strong literacy skills to communicate effectively, gain respect from peers and authority, participate in their communities in a meaningful way, and fully contribute to society. Building literacy, therefore, goes far…

There seems to be a pendulum in the field of education that sways from one extreme to another when a teaching method is introduced. The whole language concept caught on, and phonics instruction was then considered defunct. The pendulum now in the process of swinging back is being intercepted, before it goes to the extreme of "all…

A study conducted three experiments focusing on understanding the information processes children use in learning to read Chinese, evaluating the learning differences between skilled and unskilled readers. To understand the strategies of character identification children use, participants in experiment 1, 10 Taiwanese elementary students (five…

Following the style of the 1958 original, this third edition of the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability is both a standardized attainment test and a diagnostic test and thus can be used to assess reading progress objectively as well as to obtain structured diagnostic observations of an individual's reading behavior. This Reader contains narratives…

Success for All is the most extensively researched of all comprehensive reform models for Title I elementary and middle schools. It incorporates scientifically based principles of reading, cooperative learning, professional development, tutoring, and family support. Missouri schools implementing the Success for All reading program once again made…

Elaborates some of the communication techniques used in a reading laboratory for minority college students who have educational lags in their reading skills. The combination of improved classroom communication and effective reading practice have resulted in special success in reading achievement at the University of Portland, Portland, Oregon.…

Games, "Bank Accounts," and clubs highlight a special junior high school reading class which aims at putting itself out of business. (Editor)

Article outlined steps designed to help the teacher arrive at a more realistic indication of the ability of each student to handle basic instructional materials. (Author/RK)