Examines eight years of reading test scores of entering college freshmen and analyzes the data, taking into consideration relevant contributing factors and testing trends. (HOD)

Describes a study conducted by Ron Carver that compared the reading rate and comprehension of speed readers with superior readers. (HOD)

Describes a reading recognition test called Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) that is designed to identify low literacy levels in patients. Notes that information thus obtained is useful in directing patient-physician communications and in promoting patient understanding of commonly used oral and written medical information. (SR)

Reviews the research on reading achievement for the last 50 years and concludes that anyone who knows that literacy is declining is ignoring the data. (RB)

Examines the various forms of cloze used to test reading comprehension and reviews norms for validity for structuring tests. Offers a set of comparisons of cloze with ordinary reading situations that reveal their similarities and differences. (HTH)

Describes a computer formula which measures readability according to how well high school seniors comprehend reading passages. (RB)

Reports on a study during which intermediate level students were exposed to three auditory backgrounds while reading (no music, classical music, and rock music), and their subsequent comprehension performance was measured. Concludes that the auditory background during reading may affect comprehension and that, for most students, rock music should…

A study found that a particular study skill system (mapping or paraphrasing) did not benefit one kind of learner (field dependent or field independent) more than another. (MKM)

Indicates that middle school teachers do not make accurate subjective judgments of the reading levels of their students and tend to overrate poor readers while underrating good readers. Suggests that the Individual Reading Placement Inventory (IRPI), a newly developed standardized test, gives a more accurate measure of reading level. (MS)

Examines data from the 1979-80 National Assessment of Reading that reveals that television as external stimulation is beneficial to some groups of students yet detrimental to others. (HOD)

Describes a study in which seventh-grade students achieved higher scores on a cloze test after reading stories that contained their own names and those of people and places familiar to them. (MKM)

Compares twelfth-grade students' performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with their performance on the Metropolitan Achievement Test 1: Reading Survey or the Degrees of Reading Power Test, concluding that the findings challenge the notion that low SAT scores indicate a lack of basic reading skills. (HOD)