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Meyer, Linda A.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1987
Reports on a content analysis of four popular first-grade basal series, examining decoding and comprehension instruction in teachers' manuals, student texts, workbooks, and supplementary activity packages. Reports that none of the programs present a balanced approach to teaching decoding and comprehension with very comprehensible stories. (MM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Content Analysis, Decoding (Reading)