Presents survey results of 183 teachers in 13 elementary schools regarding read-aloud practices, stated benefits of reading aloud, favorite titles selected for reading aloud (grades k-6), and recommendations for planning read-aloud sessions. (NH)

Focuses on some of the ways in which literacy program participants from immigrant cultures take up the literacy information and procedures offered to them by their host culture. Demonstrates ways in which institutional responses to nontraditional forms of literacy can be accurately identified and program implementation effectively modified to…

Describes a parent/school reading program in which parents were encouraged to increase the amount of time spent reading with their children at home. Notes that the school provided easily accessible reading materials, suggestions for encouraging reading at home, prizes and special activities. Concludes that program participants demonstrated a…

A program designed by the Palatine (Illinois) Public Library to help children reading below grade level included weekly storytimes in the classrooms, parent/child programs in the library, and cable television programs on storytelling and illiteracy. Increased attention spans, higher levels of cooperation, and more positive attitudes toward reading…

A practicum was designed to increase the utilization of an elementary school media center whose wealth of materials were seldom checked out or used, and whose facilities were used mostly for fixed library scheduled classes. Moreover, the media center's facilities were unattractive and uninviting to visit. The solution strategies involved…

A study surveyed adults with literacy problems and evaluated the Parents-as-Partners-as-Learners project. Eighty English-speaking adults in the eastern townships of Quebec, Canada, were interviewed concerning their literacy problems. Results indicated that health and social problems were identified by the adults as the major impediment to…

A study investigated the effectiveness of a program for improving reading motivation and attitudes toward reading. The targeted population consisted of elementary and high school students in three different south suburban communities, located outside Chicago, Illinois. The problems of a lack of reading motivation and poor attitudes toward reading…

A study examined the effectiveness of the Chapter 1 Corrective Reading Program, designed to provide supplementary reading and writing instruction to Chapter 1-eligible students from New York City nonpublic schools. During the 1988-89 school year, the program served a total of 7,943 students at 162 instructional sites. The total included 4,656…