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Peer reviewedIsaacs, Mary Ann Lorenz – Journal of Reading, 1979
Discusses the merits of adolescent literature and recommends specific book lists compiled by professionals. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Reading Material Selection, Resource Guides
Peer reviewedAbrahamson, Richard F. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes how series books such as "Nancy Drew,""The Hardy Boys," and Horatio Alger stories can be the basis for lessons on critical reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection, Recreational Reading
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggests that teachers use bibliotherapy (the use of books to help people solve problems) with those students who are struggling to cope with difficult situations. (AEA)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, High School Students, Reading Material Selection, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCassidy, 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
Peer reviewedAlfonso, Regina – Journal of Reading, 1986
Provides a model for the evaluation of children's books in which old people are characters that can also serve as a lesson aid for students. Lists 33 books for children that involve the elderly. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDerby, Tom – Journal of Reading, 1987
Shows why reading instruction in vocational education is needed, discusses the new U.S. Vocational Education Act and its effect on schools wishing to obtain vocational reading materials, and surveys materials now available for use with vocational high school students. (SRT)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Content Area Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedAlfonso, Regina – Journal of Reading, 1987
Describes a teaching unit that involves students in reading and analyzing elements of humor in young people's literature. Focuses on what makes quality humorous books funny as well as literary. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedStroud, Janet G. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes 10 books for young adults that present a realistic and positive view of the handicapped. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Books, Characterization
Peer reviewedDreyer, Lois Goodman – Journal of Reading, 1984
Suggests how teachers can make materials more comprehensible for students rather than relying on readability formulas for reading material selection. (AEA)
Descriptors: Readability Formulas, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGottsdanker-Willekens, Anne E. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes how to create real world or functional learning materials to reinforce reading skills in all content areas. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Questioning Techniques, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedPalmer, William S. – Journal of Reading, 1982
To deal with censorship, teachers should prepare a rationale for the books they use, develop support in the community for freedom to read, be prepared to explain how materials are selected, and have a policy ready for handling censorship efforts. (AEA)
Descriptors: Censorship, Community Support, Educational Policy, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedMemory, David M.; Moore, David W. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes a classroom activity designed to teach students how to skim and to read critically that is applicable to all content subjects. (MKM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Library Skills
Peer reviewedHeathington, Betty S. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Suggests a strategy for developing reading habits in the middle school which is based on Grover C. Mathewson's five motives for reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Motivation Techniques, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedWeibel, Marguerite Crowley – Journal of Reading, 1983
Describes public library materials appropriate for adult literacy students and suggests methods of incorporating them into instruction. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Fiction, Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedMatthews, Charles E. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Argues that reading aloud to teenagers can provide some of the same benefits that lap reading gives to younger children. (FL)
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Oral Reading, Parent Role, Reading Aloud to Others
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