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Peer reviewedFielding, Linda G.; Pearson, P. David – Educational Leadership, 1994
A successful reading instruction program requires ample time for actual text reading; teacher-directed comprehension strategy instruction; opportunities for peer and collaborative learning; and time for discussing what has been read. To develop independent, motivated, lifelong readers, a substantial part of children's reading instructional time…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Lifelong Learning
Kurth, Ruth J.; Kurth, Lila M. – 1987
A study examined the use of time reserved for formal reading instruction in elementary schools. Subjects were 36 elementary classroom teachers--12 each from grades 1, 3, and 5--in 8 suburban schools. Specific reading instruction behaviors for each teacher were observed during two complete periods of the regularly scheduled reading classes. Teacher…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Oral Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Download full textAllington, Richard L. – 1982
Teacher logs for 600 reading group sessions from grades 1, 3, and 5 were analyzed to identify whether the amount and mode of assigned contextual reading differed systematically between "good" and "poor" reading groups. Analyses indicated that groups comprised of good readers read more total words and more words silently than…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Reading Ability
Biemiller, Andrew J. – 1980
A study was conducted to replicate earlier findings regarding the relationships between letter, word, and text reading times and measures of reading achievement and to establish the stability of reading times measures and their relationships over a one-year period. Subjects included 150 children in eight age cohorts between grades one and six. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Letters (Alphabet), Longitudinal Studies, Oral Reading
Zuk, Dorie; Danner, Fred – 1986
A study investigated the effects of microcomputers on children's attention to reading tasks and the relationship between previous reading achievement and grade level on such attentional behavior. Fifty-five third and fifth graders read two stories each, one presented on a microcomputer and one presented in print. Television cartoons and rock music…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Books, Comparative Analysis
