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Millward, Robert E. – Reading World, 1977
Discusses round robin, an archaic form of circle reading, and oral reading strategies and deficiencies. (JM)
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness

Stahl, Steven A. – Reading World, 1985
A framework developed to describe effective vocabulary instruction suggests that teaching methods can be described by the types of information they provide and the types of processing they require. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods

Whaley, W. Jill – Reading World, 1975
Suggests methods for improving blending skills and includes a review of the research on blending. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Phonics, Reading Instruction

Burns, Paul C.; Schell, Leo M. – Reading World, 1975
Descriptors: Context Clues, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction

Ross, Elinor P. – Reading World, 1984
Describes an activity designed to help students identify the main idea of a selection. (FL)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension

Nist, Sherrie L. – Reading World, 1985
Argues that college reading should be taught in a holistic manner. Presents characteristics of college developmental readers and discusses several generalizations that should be considered when teaching college reading holistically. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Holistic Approach

Shanahan, Timothy – Reading World, 1982
Considers the nature of motivation and its place in the development of reading comprehension. Uses A. Maslow's hierarchy of motivation as a heuristic for examining the motivational quality of several teaching methods commonly proposed for comprehension instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction

Langer, Margaret Anne; And Others – Reading World, 1979
Reports on a training class for teachers in which the technique of using learning centers was used to help them learn a body of material. Points out the importance of demonstrating an idea rather than merely talking about it. (TJ)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Centers (Classroom), Reading Instruction, Teacher Education

Mazurkiewicz, Albert J. – Reading World, 1977
Results of study show that instruction in grapheme-phoneme correspondence using a didactic approach is an invaluable aid in producing specific articulation. (JM)
Descriptors: Didacticism, Discovery Learning, Language Experience Approach, Phonics

Hofler, Donald B. – Reading World, 1975
Suggests an open book approach to education and argues that educators should teach students to use books as sources of information instead of teaching students to memorize information. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction

Kleederman, Frances F. – Reading World, 1976
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Higher Education, Linguistic Theory, Reading Achievement

Garzone, Tullio – Reading World, 1974
Discusses four methods of teaching reading to beginning readers and suggests where research can provide improvements in reading instruction. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction

Cook, Cynthia L. – Reading World, 1974
Describes a reading lesson designed around a popular song. (RB)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Music

Campbell, John J. – Reading World, 1978
Presents strategies which reading teachers can use with content teachers and students to facilitate the teaching of reading skills in content classes. (JM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills

Fusaro, Joseph A. – Reading World, 1977
Discusses a study which sought to determine the extent to which teachers or prospective teachers can discriminate among generalizations about phonics of varying degrees of usefulness. (JM)
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Generalization, Higher Education, Phonics