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Samuels, S. Jay, Ed.; Pearson, P. David, Ed. – 1988
Intended as a response to the call for reform of education in the United States, this volume presents theories and practical examples school personnel can use in order to bring about change in reading programs. The articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Characteristics of Exemplary Reading Programs" (S. Jay Samuels); (2)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Content Area Reading, Corrective Reading, Curriculum Development
Download full textZarrillo, James – 1987
This paper argues that literature-centered reading programs, based on the perspective that reading is the process of bringing meaning to print, are in the best interest of the language minority students in the nation's elementary schools. After a review of basal reading systems and language-centered reading programs, the paper describes the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies
