Many adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) experience difficulties reading. To improve reading outcomes for these students, research has demonstrated the importance of providing students with appropriate texts. Appropriate texts are those that match both the reading and interest levels of students and are often credited with reducing…

The purpose of this study is to explore whether storybooks designed to elicit talk about letters and sounds, termed "alphabet-storybooks" will generate more print referencing behaviors from Head Start teachers than traditional storybooks, and if there is a concomitant positive impact on the learning of the children in these classrooms.…

Discussed are criteria for identifying and selecting books written three or more reading levels below interest level. Characteristics of these books are discussed with respect to their appearance, content (fiction and non-fiction), and style. (JPF)

A BIBLIOGRAPHY SUITABLE FOR USE WITH ADULT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ILLITERATE, FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, OR WHOSE READING SKILLS ARE LATENT OR UNDERDEVELOPED WAS COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE ON READING IMPROVEMENT FOR ADULTS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ADULT SERVICES DIVISION. THIS LIST REPRESENTS A COMPLETELY EDITED AND ANNOTATED…

The Fry Graph is used to get the right book to the right person. (20 references) (SJ)

Formulas for assessing the appropriateness of printed material for a disabled reader are criticized, and guidelines for selecting a high-interest/low-reading-level book are offered. (Author/SBH)

This 70-item annotated compilation of sources of materials for poor readers represents a selection from among those available. Lists compiled more than fifteen years ago were eliminated, unless they had unusual depth and merit, for most of their recommendations would not be currently available. Current lists which included only a few scattered…

This book guide is an annotated list of available paperback titles for elementary school children for use by "Reading is FUNdamental" program directors. Some high-interest, low-vocabulary titles suitable for older children as well as special booklists for black, American Indian, and Spanish-speaking children are also included. All books…

Eight kits or series are reviewed: Headliners I (EMC Corporation); Pacemaker Bestsellers I and II (Fearon-Pitman); Rocket Reading (AIDS); Vistas (Houghton Mifflin); The New Action Unit (Scholastic); Superstars of Soil and Rock (Steck-Vaughn); Super A and Super B (SRA); and Shoptalk: Vocational Reading Skills (Allyn and Bacon). (SJL)

Suggests books and other materials that are interesting and supportive for struggling readers and reluctant readers, in several categories: repetitive texts, texts that can be performed, and popular texts that have particular appeal for reluctant readers. (SR)

This study analyzed the word-, sentence-, and passage-level demands of high-interest, low-level books in a manner consistent with an interactive model of reading comprehension. Cases consisted of three randomly selected passages from sixty different books. Cases were analyzed across five variables: high-frequency words, decodable words, sentences,…

This article describes a number of books at third to fifth grade reading levels whose themes and action make them good choices for middle and high school readers who read at those lower reading levels. A list of suggested fiction trade books for struggling middle and high school readers is attached. (Author/DB)

This book is an annotated bibliography of recommended print materials for English-speaking adults (18 years of age and over) reading at the seventh-grade level or below. More than 95 percent of the titles are paperbacks; hardbacks are indicated in the annotations. The titles are selected for their broad appeal to the general adult new reader. (All…