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Groff, Patrick – Reading World, 1979
Examines four recent criticisms of the ideas of Kenneth Goodman on reading and on the use of oral reading for diagnostic purposes. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Oral Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes

Newman, Harold – Reading World, 1979
Points out four types of common reading behavior not fully accounted for by two eminent psycholinguists and suggests philosophical, scientific, and practical considerations that could lead to the development of new insights about reading acquisition. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension

Kaminsky, Sally – Reading World, 1979
Indicates some of the strengths and weaknesses of the cloze procedure as a way to help children learn to read, to determine comprehension, and to gain additional insights into how readers process language as they read. Suggests that the beginning reader is poorly judged by use of cloze. (TJ)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Miscue Analysis