This chart prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education describes reading goals for children in each school grade. It prescribes general goals for each grade level and includes specific activities at which students are expected to be competent. The general goals for each grade are: the ability to utilize a variety of reading materials,…

A program of individually prescribed reading instruction is described. The model to provide for this individualization consists of the following components: (1) sequentially established curricular objectives stated in behavior terms, (2) a procedure and process for diagnosis of achievement in terms of the objectives, (3) the necessary materials…

A 3-year Harlem project in which 5-year-olds from socially disadvantaged backgrounds were taught an interrelated hierarchy of beginning reading skills utilizing the Edison Responsive Environments instrument (talking typewriter) was reported. The investigation differed from O. K. Moore's approach in three ways: (1) parsimonious use of instructional…

This report describes a case study conducted to determine the way two elementary schools implemented the study skills element of the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skills Development and to assess the program results. Following a description of the Wisconsin Design and its study skills element, the report outlines the design of the case study;…

A model curriculum for individually prescribed reading instruction based on a linguistic approach to reading was developed. Four overlapping stages of reading were defined: prereading, decoding, comprehension and skills development, and independent reading. Within these four stages, 13 areas of study on 11 levels of difficulty were delineated, and…

This handbook was designed to assist reading/language arts support personnel in developing a sequential, developmental program suited to each child's needs. The first of the book's five major sections outlines the procedures for establishing a successful program and discusses such factors as how to create the working environment, schedule time,…