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Peer reviewedLaSasso, Carol J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1993
This article explains the relationship between the number and type of questions that readers with deafness have and their comprehension of the reading material. It describes intervention strategies that can be used to improve comprehension, with the goal of developing readers' abilities to read in a way to answer their own questions. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Deafness, Questioning Techniques, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Comprehension
Randall, Laura – Humanities, 1993
Reports on a reading-discussion program of the Vermont Reading Project. Describes the origins, development, and operation of the program. Includes titles of literature works used in the project. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJackson, John; And Others – RE:view, 1993
Ten "myths" about the Unified Braille Code (UBC) are debunked in this article. Myths address the official adoption of UBC, changes in literary Braille, input from users in determining the UBC's final form, the UBC and technical uses, the UBC and computer Braille translation, and continued availability of materials in current codes. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Reading Materials, Tactual Perception
Johnson, Janis – Humanities, 1993
Asserts that, as society moves into an electronic age, the examination of the historical role of printed materials is developing as a new field of study. Reports on a project that will examine the history of the book in the United States and its significance in shaping and mirroring U.S. democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Context, Democracy, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedBodner-Johnson, Barbara – Volta Review, 1985
Research with preadolescent hearing-impaired children has found that the quality of specific family behaviors and interactions is associated with increased achievement in reading and mathematics. Recommendations are made for parents and practitioners regarding home/school interaction, attitude clarification, and use of the teacher as model.…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family Relationship, Hearing Impairments, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedKennemer, Phyllis K. – Top of the News, 1984
Summarizes results of analysis of 209 reviews of fiction books for children and adolescents appearing in six major selection aids in 1979, and discusses classification of statements in reviews--descriptive (objective statements); analytical (literary elements); and sociological (nonliterary considerations). The Classification of Book Reviews form…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Book Reviews, Children
Adult Literacy: Programs, Planning, Issues, 1989
This document describes the British Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) because information on the ALBSU experience might be useful to planners working to establish a similar national literacy center in the United States. (The ALBSU was formed in London in the mid-1970s to support the BBC's television-based national adult literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Basic Skills
