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Peer reviewedCazden, Courtney B. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
Contends that becoming literate involves the socialization of attention. Discusses two modes of socialization, revealing and telling. Concludes that the final evaluation of any language theory is relevance to classroom practice. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedCenter, Yola; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1992
States that there is concern in Western nations that literacy rates are falling. Asserts Reading Recovery programs can reverse this trend. Reports on evaluation studies of Reading Recovery and contends that the short-term gains that result from Reading Recovery programs require further research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Primary Education, Reading Diagnosis
Pitts, Murray M.; And Others – 1983
Uniting two areas of current interest in educational research, a project tested the effectiveness of computer software in observing the process of comprehension monitoring. Passages with embedded comprehension obstacles were presented to two groups of fifth grade students. Identical in content to those of the controls, the experimental subjects'…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Feedback
Haussler, Myna M. – 1982
Research suggests that reading is a written language process that is learned naturally in much the same way as oral language. To test this hypothesis, a descriptive, longitudinal study was conducted of the reading development of eight kindergarten and first grade students who showed environmental print awareness but were not considered readers.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Environmental Influences, Longitudinal Studies
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
To compare the effects of two different comprehension treatments on the reading of university students enrolled in a developmental reading laboratory, 74 students were administered pretests measuring reading achievement and reading attitudes and were given five weeks of instruction in text organizing strategies and vocabulary development. After…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Bell, Martha J., Ed.; And Others – 1983
The articles in this collection address basic questions about college reading theory, curriculum, and assessment. Major article titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Reading Achievement," by Anthony R. Petrosky; (2) "Excerpt from 'A Proposal for Reading Stages'," by Jeanne S. Chall; (3) "Finding a Sense of Wonder in Language and Literacy," by…
Descriptors: College Students, Compensatory Education, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) predicting kindergarten children's success with specific reading methods using group readiness tests; (2) the types of discourse included in basal reading…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, Doctoral Dissertations
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of modality-based instruction in test taking skills upon young children's performance on standardized reading tests; (2) the effects of five…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language)
