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Download full textHerrera, Sarah; Truckenmiller, Adrea J.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2016
The importance of adolescent literacy is well established, and the topic continues to be of both local and national interest. Practitioners need to know not only which programs and practices appear effective, but which have the scientific evidence to support that claim. To identify effective programs and practices for general education students in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Gibbs, Vanita M., Comp.; Waterman, David C., Comp. – 1985
Intended for reading teachers, this pamphlet contains the presentations of the 14th annual reading conference at Indiana State University, beginning with opening remarks by David C. Waterman and welcoming comments by J. Stephen Hazlett. In the opening address, "What Good is Comprehension without Composition?" by Sharon and David Moore, the role of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Oral Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
Sparber, Ilona – Australian Journal of Reading, 1981
Evaluates the characteristics common to most reading programs and offers suggestions for keeping a program a learning rather than a testing situation. (HTH)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedGoldsmith, Josephine Spivack – History Teacher, 1979
Describes a team effort by an historian and a college reading specialist in which volunteer undergraduate students participated in hopes of improving their history papers. Weekly sessions involved summarizing history assignments. Results indicate the importance of both reading levels and reading styles. (KC)
Descriptors: Higher Education, History Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
McWhorter, Katleen; Walker, Ann – Instructor, 1977
A special feature designed to be sent home to help parents help kids with their reading. Available in special class-size packages, it's jam-packed with information and methods for parents. (Editor)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Guidelines, Parent Student Relationship, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMartin, Charles E.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1982
Proposes five "creative comprehension" strategies designed to challenge both gifted as well as average students. (FL)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Creativity, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Glaser, Deborah R. – 1998
This research-based comprehensive literacy plan for grades K-3 for Idaho states that reading programs during the first 3 years should be designed so that adequate instructional time is devoted to the teaching of phonemic awareness skills, phonics skills, the development of spelling and orthographic skills, the development of reading fluency and…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedWangberg, Elaine G. – Reading Horizons, 1983
Lists suggestions for implementing a reading-for-meaning instructional approach that focuses on the development and comprehension of language. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Experience Approach, Learning Theories, Primary Education
Gersten, Leon; Lieberman, Billie E. – Curriculum Review, 1979
The ability to determine what a main idea is and to identify supporting details are two concerns which are effectively integrated in a high school reading/writing program that aims at improved communication, increased skills use, and preparation for survival. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedHomer Carter Reading Council – Reading Horizons, 1978
Lists and annotates 21 journal articles that discuss the teaching of reading. Among the topics dealth with in the articles are the teaching of beginning reading and reading comprehension, reading instruction and the law, reading diagnosis, and the use of the psycholinguistic approach at the secondary level. (GW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
1996
This software product presents multi-level stories to capture the interest of children in grades two through five, while teaching them crucial reading comprehension skills. With stories touching on everything from superstars to sports facts, the open-ended reading comprehension program is versatile and easy to use for educators and children alike.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Electronic Text, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Weinberger, Paula; Cox, Ann – Teacher, 1977
A week-by-week readiness program for preschool and early primary children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Lapp, Diane; And Others – 1989
This book offers strategies to help educators become increasingly effective in teaching various areas in content area reading and learning. The book includes the following chapters: "Content Area Reading: A Historical Perspective" (E. Dishner and M. Olson); "Content Area Reading: Current State of the Art" (T. Bean and J.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Literacy
Somerfield, Muriel; And Others – 1985
Intended for administrators and reading teachers, this book deals with the issues about reading that seem to be the most common causes of concern. The topics discussed are the following: a general approach to the teaching of reading, ways to involve parents with reading, a prereading program, the organization of a reading program, the process of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Parent Participation, Program Evaluation
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1977
The information in this guide is arranged to provide Title I reading teachers with (1) a list of materials that are coordinated with the performance objectives forming the core of the educational program for Title I students, and (2) suggested teaching strategies for each performance objective. Content of the guide is divided into the following…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Skills, Reading Comprehension
