In order to investigate differences between the comprehension of high or low imagery passages of long or short length, a study analyzed the reading comprehension of fifth grade pupils (all reading at grade level). Thirty subjects read 16 passages each: four high imagery/short; four high imagery/long; four low imagery/short; and four low…

Suggests ways to make a child's mathematical achievement more successful. (TO)

A review of the literature on reading instruction shows that the earliest reference to content area reading practice was in 1919 when William S. Gray reported that he had asked high school teachers to list the uses that pupils make of reading in preparing assignments. In 1925, the adage "every teacher a teacher of reading" first appeared…

TO DETERMINE THE ATTITUDES OF CONTENT AREA TEACHERS TOWARD READING INSTRUCTION, THE RESPONSES TO A CHECKLIST OF 20 PRACTICES RELATED TO READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS WERE COLLECTED FROM 585 JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH TEACHERS REPRESENTING SEVEN CONTENT AREAS. THE RESPONSES TO FIVE ITEMS ON THE CHECKLIST INDICATED, GENERALLY, (1) THAT TEACHERS FELT…

This paper describes the development of technical word lists for elementary school children in the subject areas of art, composition, grammar, handwriting, literature, mathematics, music, physical education, reading, science, social science, and spelling. It summarizes how forms of entries were chosen, what the editing procedures were, and how the…

Describes nine steps in developing a structured overview for teaching the mathematical vocabulary necessary to understanding and working specific word problems. (MKM)

This article reports the results of an experiment by college graduate students to measure the knowledge gained from reading selected Federal Reserve Bank Review articles as compared to reading the scholarly literature on which the Review articles were based. (Author/JR)

Ways in which to use literature to teach science are suggested, with examples given of reading materials for teaching about spiders and eyeglasses. Selected books about seasons, nature, and other scientific themes are listed. (CB)

Describes conceptual mapping, a technique that is useful in helping poor readers overcome the difficulties they face when they read content area texts. (ARH)

Explains the technique of using marginal glosses to help students learn from content texts and provides examples of various gloss stages. (AEA)

In this Inquiry Study, participants will explore the process of reading expository texts--the strategies participant/teachers use to make sense of them, and how expository texts are similar to and different from narrative and other types of texts. Participants will then examine aspects of expository texts, such as text structures, vocabulary, and…

Lists ten ideas designed to improve the reading skills of high school students. (RB)

An independent study program, utilizing library resources, supplements course work for an effective physics program. (JH)

Suggests using instructional objectives along with the usual short directions to insure the student's reading comprehension in mathematics. (TO)

Presents a model inventory which identifies student skill weaknesses and strengths in bookkeeping, and which is adaptable to other content reading areas. (RB)