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Lehr, Fran – 1986
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores the relationship between television viewing habits and reading achievement. The digest first examines recent research indicating a negative relationship between television viewing in excess of ten hours and reading performance. The digest next focuses on the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Attitudes
Reyhner, Jon – 2001
This digest summarizes ways to help young American Indian and Alaska Native children become fluent readers. There are numerous reading intervention programs, each with its own set of claims and counter-claims. Phonics approaches are designed for standard English speakers, and students with limited English abilities end up parroting what they read…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Basal Reading, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Education
Johns, Jerry L.; Davis, Susan J. – 1990
One way that success in integrating literature into middle school classrooms has been achieved is by the systematic study of different genres of literature. Through a variety of activities, students can be engaged in comparisons, contrasts, and other higher-level thinking skills. Response journals, in which students react to their reading by…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Journal Writing, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities