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Suzanne Graham; Pengchong Zhang; Julia Hofweber; Linda Fisher; Heike Krüsemann – Modern Language Journal, 2024
This study considers the relative benefits for vocabulary learning of exposure to two types of texts--literary or nonliterary--used with two teaching approaches. These approaches were termed "functional and creative", respectively. In the former, learners' attention was drawn to factual information and linguistic features in order to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Role Theory, Teaching Methods
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Edyburn, Dave L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of this article is to outline four categories of issues that are fundamental to understanding the efficacy of technology for enhancing reading performance. The four categories of issues include: (1) What does it mean when we say a person is a reader or a nonreader?; (2) Instructional methods: Lessons of the achievement gap; (3)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Functional Reading, Assistive Technology, Agenda Setting
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Chiang, Hsu-Min; Lin, Yueh-Hsien – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The authors reviewed studies on teaching reading comprehension to students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with a focus on text (academic reading) comprehension and sight word (functional) comprehension. Eleven of 754 studies met the inclusion criteria: participants with ASD, published in English in a peer-reviewed journal, and use of an…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Literature Reviews, Comparative Analysis, Sight Vocabulary
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Kossack, Sharon – Journal of Reading, 1988
Presents teaching ideas using the classified advertising sections of newspapers, noting that the ability to decipher classifieds ads is an important life skill. (SKC)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Functional Reading, Newspapers, Reading Improvement
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Bunkers, Suzanne L. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Describes the kinds of reading needs foreign students meet in college and in situations in daily life; offers practical teaching tips, such as providing instruction in word analysis, sentence structure analysis, study skills, skimming and scanning, and critical reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Functional Reading, Higher Education, Reading Instruction
Zjawin, Dorothy; And Others – Instructor, 1981
Tips for helping children develop skills in reading directories, timetables, maps, signs, newspapers, credit forms, and consumer information. (SJL)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Elementary Education, Functional Reading, Newspapers
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Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggestions from readers include a list of 144 practical things to read, and ways to use sustained silent reading in the secondary school classroom. (MKM)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Secondary Education
DiGregrio, Donna – Lifelong Learning, 1984
This article is intended to provide adult basic education teachers with examples of functional learning activities for their students through use of the newspaper. It lists activities which are illustrations of those that can be used to teach functional skills in the key areas of reading and computation. For reading, suggested activities include…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computation, Daily Living Skills, Functional Reading
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Duran, Elva – Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, 1985
Discusses the importance of combining functional reading with meaningful daily activities in the student's home, school, community, and vocational training areas. Emphasizes the need for severely handicapped and severely handicapped autistic students of limited English proficiency to be provided instruction in English as well as Spanish.…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Browder, Diane M.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1984
To maximize effectiveness of instruction in daily living skills, teachers need procedures that are applicable to small group instruction, that promote generalization, and that can be replicated across skills. Eight moderately mentally retarded adults acquired and generalized daily living skills through a combination of instructions in reading…
Descriptors: Adults, Daily Living Skills, Functional Reading, Generalization
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Cassidy, Jack; Shanahan, Timothy – Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes how to select functional materials and techniques for teaching reading survival skills. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Reading, Reading Material Selection
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Mraz, Maryann; Wood, Karen D. – Middle School Journal, 2003
Provides a rationale for developing document literacy--the ability to read and use the many printed forms of information encountered on a regular basis, such as applications, forms, and instructions. Offers practical suggestions for using such documents in middle school classrooms. (EV)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Instructional Materials, Literacy, Middle Schools
Tekin-Iftar, Elif – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study assessed effectiveness of peer delivered simultaneous prompting (SP) in teaching the expressive identification of community signs to four students with developmental disabilities. Results showed that the tutors delivered the SP reliably and tutees were able to expressively identify community signs. Tutees maintained acquired skills one…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Education, Functional Reading, Instructional Effectiveness
Lundstrom, Karen – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1986
Discusses prereading activities for home economics education: motivational activities, preview activities, vocabulary activities, and prequestioning activities. Teaching methods, steps, and examples are suggested for each activity. (CT)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Home Economics, Home Economics Teachers, Reading Instruction
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Collins, Belva C.; Stinson, Dawn M. – Exceptionality, 1995
Key words from product warning labels were taught to four adolescents with moderate mental disabilities using flash cards and a progressive time-delay procedure. Although students mastered the words in a relatively short time with minimal errors, generalization probe data with actual products across settings revealed the need for instruction to…
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Moderate Mental Retardation
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