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| Journal of Reading | 13 |
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Peer reviewedTwining, James E. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Contains practical suggestions for teaching literature to students with a wide range of abilities and interests. (RB)
Descriptors: Literature, Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests
Peer reviewedGould, Sandra M. – Journal of Reading, 1976
Examines the relationship between reading ability and spelling proficiency, assesses the predictability of English spelling, and suggests ways in which the teacher of reading can encourage spelling accuracy. (KS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Spelling, Spelling Instruction
Peer reviewedEarle, Richard A.; Sanders, Peter L. – Journal of Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Instructional Materials, Reading Ability, Reading Development
Peer reviewedBeil, Drake – Journal of Reading, 1977
Describes six advantageous uses of the cloze stencil in the classroom. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Ability, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedKeefe, Donald; Meyer, Valerie – Journal of Reading, 1988
Describes a project which ranked over 100 adult disabled readers by ability level. Provides profiles of disability types, and makes suggestions for teaching strategies appropriate to each level. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedHanf, M. Buckley – Journal of Reading, 1971
Describes a reading and listening study aid called a map" which, in addition to synthesizing information, displays it in pictorial form with special markings for main and supporting ideas. (MS)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Media, Listening Comprehension, Logical Thinking
Peer reviewedPadak, Nancy D.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1990
Presents four strategies for exploring beginning adult readers' perceptions about reading and their abilities: (1) giving intake interviews; (2) using the Directed Listening-Thinking Activity; (3) analyzing adult's retelling; and (4) dictation by the student. Advocates use of Jane Davidson's "Holistic Reading and Writing Assessment for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Beginning Reading, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLees, Fred – Journal of Reading, 1976
Provides suggestions for teaching students to read in mathematics classes. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedSowande, Beverly Folasade – Journal of Reading, 1977
Introduces a modular reading program for teaching remedial and college level reading courses which takes into consideration that people have different learning rates and styles. (MB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individual Differences, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard J. – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Education, Group Discussion, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedJacobowitz, Tina – Journal of Reading, 1990
Compares skilled and unskilled adult readers' approaches to finding the main idea in text. Describes and tests Author's Intended Message (AIM), a holistic main idea strategy suitable for independent use by college study skills students. Investigates the effectiveness of this strategy. (RS)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Higher Education, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedFrager, Alan M.; Thompson, Loren C. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Offers examples of lessons in conflict in reading material that can lead students to read critically, to seek further reading, and to enhance their comprehension.(HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Peer reviewedBaechtold, Shirley; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes how news magazines were used successfully as supplements to teach civic literacy, vocabulary, and writing to college level reluctant readers. Contains two sample exercises. (HOD)
Descriptors: Current Events, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Periodicals
