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Peer reviewedPeskin, Marietta Esposito – Reading Horizons, 1986
Examines how the application of certain learning principles in the young child's home can foster successful learning in the schools. Demonstrates how these principles can be better implemented in the schools so that reading problems can be prevented or corrected. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Family Environment, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedReutzel, D. Ray; Wolfersberger, Mary – Reading Horizons, 1996
Cites a relationship between the quality of classroom environments and literacy-related behaviors and learning. Presents four effective design concepts for literacy classrooms which affect learning: presence/absence of literacy tools; space arrangement and placement of literacy tools within that space; social interaction using literacy tools; and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedStahl, Norman A.; Henk, William A. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Reviews literature on (1) prerequisite skills students should develop prior to learning a textbook-study system, (2) teaching activities undertaken before introducing a system to a class, and (3) recommended procedures for teaching SQ3R. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedNiles, Jerome A.; Harris, Larry A. – Reading Horizons, 1981
Contends that comprehension is the specific result of a reader's interaction with the text and the context in which the interaction occurs. Offers four features that might form the context of comprehension: methods of measurement, instructional environment, the text, and individual differences within the reader. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedClary, Linda M. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Summarizes research conducted at the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois and points out what it means to daily reading instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Theories, Learning Processes, Reading Comprehension
