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Download full textRigheimer, Jennie – 2002
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) is one of 10 regional educational labs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Since 1984, NCREL has been providing research-based resources and assistance to educators, policymakers, and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The primary…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Reading Achievement
New Zealand Dept. of Education, Wellington. – 1984
For the second of two volumes dealing with the effective use of instructional materials to teach reading, this booklet describes the participants and outcomes of a regional seminar on the use of reading instruction materials and textbooks held in New Zealand. The first section of the booklet provides an overview of the seminar, including…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, International Relations, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
In March and May of 2002 two workshops on adolescent literacy, co-sponsored by several federal agencies and professional associations, were held. They included presentations, discussion panels, audience questions and comments, and small working groups. In the second workshop, examples of instructional models being implemented in middle and high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle Schools
Righeimer, Jennie M.; Voss, Cathy – 2001
The Center for Literacy (part of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) established the Regional and National Network of Research and Professional Organizations, which examines current trends in literacy research on a national level. The first meeting of the Research Network was held in 2001, and featured a panel of expert researchers…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Government School Relationship
Leckie, Neil – 1984
The first of two volumes dealing with the effective use of textbooks to teach reading, this booklet describes New Zealand's "Ready to Read" program and how materials are used in the curriculum to accomplish literacy goals. The first part of the booklet provides a general overview of the country and its educational system and of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Summary of the Second Adolescent Literacy Workshop: Practice Models for Adolescent Literacy Success.
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
A workshop held in Baltimore was the second of two designed for the purpose of developing specific recommendations for research on adolescent literacy. Together these workshops, jointly sponsored by government and private sector entities, draw on the knowledge and experiences of researchers and practitioners who work with adolescents and their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Models
Christ, Frank L., Ed. – 1968
The report drawn from the first annual conference that was designed to provide professional dialogue for those interested in the improvement of college reading programs, this volume contains seven papers that deal with the following topics: the role of literary criticism and rhetoric in developing new models of reading comprehension, a pilot…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Developmental Reading, Higher Education, Phonics
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This workshop was the first of two designed for the purpose of developing specific recommendations for a program of research on adolescent literacy. Together these workshops, jointly sponsored by government and private sector entities, will draw on the knowledge and experiences of researchers and practitioners who work with adolescents and their…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Agenda Setting, Illiteracy
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Inst. for the Study of Adult Literacy. – 1988
This document provides advance information on the symposia, workshops, and presentations of a conference the purpose of which was to teach about new techniques and methodologies for applying technology as a solution to adult illiteracy. Brief summaries are provided of the content of the symposia, workshops, and presentations. Representative topics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs
Page, Glenda, Ed.; And Others – 1978
The second of a two-volume set, this collection of 11 papers concentrates on current developments in the teaching of reading, such as translating commonly accepted reading theories or assumptions into classroom practices, maintaining an input of structured, meaningful, rhythmic language in an independent reading program, and relating reading and…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
National Center for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
This publication offers summaries of presentations from a 2001 symposium on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) research and practice. Presentations include the following: "Reading Research Synthesis" (Miriam Burt); "How Adults Learn to Read in English" (John Strucker); "Findings, Reactions to and Practitioner Implications of the 'What Works'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Distance Education, English (Second Language)
Christ, Frank L., Ed. – 1969
The report drawn from the second annual conference that was designed to provide professional dialogue for those concerned with the improvement of college reading programs, this volume contains the following papers: "Organization, Development, and Implementation of College Reading/Study Skills Programs: Some Assumptions and Conclusions" by Frank L.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Diagnosis
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed. – 1960
Focusing on research and evaluation in college reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the ninth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1959. Among the topics discussed in the 19 papers are the following: a proposed model of reading comprehension, factors affecting reading test performance, student attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Evaluation Methods
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Kingston, Albert J., Jr., Ed. – 1961
Focusing on phases of college and other adult reading programs, the papers in this volume were drawn from the tenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1960. Among the topics discussed in the 15 papers are the following: reading improvement in government, contributions of education to college and adult reading, the influence…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Singer, Harry, Ed.; Bean, Tom, Ed. – 1983
Intended for elementary and secondary school teachers, supervisors, curriculum specialists, and researchers, this report presents the proceedings of an institute on the Learning from Text Project sponsored by the University of California and the California State University systems. After an introduction by institute chairperson Deborah Hancock,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Graphic Organizers, Heuristics
