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Peer reviewedTaylor, Barbara M.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1990
Investigates the effects of a classroom reading program in which students who passed pretests on basal skills were excused from subsequent instruction and practice on those skills. Finds that most students were able to pass pretests on reading skills before the skills were covered in the basal reading program. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Programs, Reading Research
Peer reviewedJenkins, Joseph R.; Pany, Darlene – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
Examines the extent and direction of curriculum bias in standardized reading achievement tests by comparing the relative overlap in the contents of five separate reading achievement tests with the content of seven commercial reading series. (HOD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedHoffman, James V.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Examines the first-grade materials in five new basal programs submitted for the 1993 Texas state adoption, comparing them with program materials currently in use in the state. Finds substantial changes in the more recent series. Interprets findings in terms of historical trends as well as recent developments in the literature-based and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
