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Curriculum Review, 1979
Reviewed are four reference books on the teaching of reading: "How To Teach Reading: A Competency-Based Program"; "Teaching Reading"; "Reading without Nonsense"; "Teaching Reading Comprehension." (KC)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Professional Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers
Download full textLearning First Alliance, Washington, DC. – 2000
Central in the discussion of school improvement is the belief, supported by research, that almost all students can learn to read and that much reading failure is preventable. For almost all students to become literate, even those who are challenging to teach, educators must apply their best understanding of effective professional development, such…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy, Primary Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Dennie L.; McWilliams, Lana – Reading World, 1980
Describes symptoms of teacher burnout, notes specific problems faced by reading teachers, and suggests ways reading teachers can treat professional burnout and enhance their personal lives. (GT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development, Negative Attitudes, Professional Development
Strickland, Dorothy; Snow, Catherine; Griffin, Peg; Burns, M. Susan; McNamara, Peggy – 2002
Today's teachers face huge challenges, especially for teaching reading in the primary grades. A recent study reveals that fewer than half of American teachers report feeling "very well prepared" to meet such challenges. This book seeks to improve that statistic by extracting practical information from the report issued by the National…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedGentile, Lance M.; McMillan, Merna M. – Reading World, 1980
Examines causes of urban teacher burnout; offers suggestions to secondary urban reading teachers on ways to experiment with methods of evaluation, instruction, and selection of materials, as well as on ways to achieve self-growth and to model for their students continuous effort toward learning. (GT)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Individual Development, Negative Attitudes, Professional Development
Collins, David; Collins, Ann – 2002
This book is intended to provide the content and structure for a group study of reading and instructional practices that advance reading achievement. The book includes concise summaries of research that reflect sound practices in reading instruction and the most current understanding of the process of reading. It pulls together much of what has…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Instructional Effectiveness
Barr, Rebecca; Johnson, Barbara – 1991
Intended for those learning to become teachers, this book was written to help such students gain a full understanding of how to teach reading in elementary schools. It can also be used by experienced teachers to encourage further professional development. In order to promote the reader's interaction with the ideas of the text, activities have been…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Higher Education
