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Hicks, Carolyn – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Discusses a report in which eight dyslexic, eight mentally disabled, and eight normal readers were asked to rank nine qualities both of their classroom teacher and of an ideal teacher. Discovers that comparisons of ideal and actual teacher ratings within each group demonstrated significant concordance for the normal and disabled groups, but not…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Dyslexia, Foreign Countries

Newton, Douglas P. – Educational Studies, 1995
Maintains that pictures are one constant aspect of children's books. Reviews research on whether pictures hinder or facilitate the development of reading skills in young children. Provides suggestions on when and where pictures might provide instructional support. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education