Cites 20 documents, books, and journals from the ERIC database which focus on the training of reading teachers and offer teaching suggestions and methodology, discussions of teacher and student needs, and research related to teacher training in the field of reading. (SR)

Argues that strategic reading suggests purpose and intentionality on the part of the reader, which is different from a seemingly reflexive response where skills are concerned or where intuition reveals an answer. Argues that teachers can increase strategic thinking by providing demonstrations of strategies and offering incentives to readers. (RS)

Argues that teachers should know something of the range and depth of the work done by researchers in defining the term dyslexia, and presents a review of the various theories concerning the disorder. (FL)

Reviews the literature concerning cognitive style and its effects on reading. (FL)

Discusses the relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension. Cites recent research supporting the utility of both direct and indirect vocabulary instruction. (MM)

Surveys the literature on learning style in an effort to help educators become more familiar with the concept. (FL)

Reviews ERIC resources dealing with direct instruction in reading. (FL)

During the 1970s direct phonics instruction was the preferred method of reading instruction. In the 1980s the whole language concept caught on and phonics instruction was considered defunct. In the 1990s the pendulum, in the process of swinging back, was intercepted before it went to the extreme of "all phonics," by a balanced approach…

Describes research conducted at the Institute for Research on Teaching at Michigan State University in two areas: (1) reading diagnosis and remedial reading instruction, and (2) teachers' conceptions of reading. (GT)

Describes documents in the ERIC data base that review research on schemata and reading comprehension and discuss the implications of using the schemata paradigm in educational research and practice. (MKM)

Presents annotations from the ERIC database of nine journal articles, reports, and conference papers (published between 1991 and 1995) on computers and reading instruction. Notes that computers can be a useful tool, but warns teachers to be cautious in accepting the computer as the solution for all reading problems. Lists seven web sites. (RS)

Focusing on content area reading in secondary education, this annotated bibliography contains references to 29 articles and papers in the ERIC database, dating from 1987 to 1989. The citations include articles discussing computer-assisted strategies, and reading strategies in math, science, and social studies. Other citations include articles…

Focused on the topic of ability grouping in reading instruction, particularly at the elementary level, this annotated bibliography contains 31 references to articles and papers entered in the ERIC database between 1983 and 1989. The citations include articles discussing recent research on ability grouping, and possible alternatives to ability…

This annotated bibliography contains 34 references on issues concerning adult literacy listed in the ERIC database. It contains citations from the period between 1987 and 1989 and is divided into four sections. The first section provides an overview of adult literacy. Articles and papers in the second section describe and discuss adult literacy…

Summarizes some of the conclusions of certain chapters in the recently published "Handbook of Reading Research" in which research on instructional practice was synthesized and critiqued. (HOD)