This book lists more than 200 graduate reading programs in the United States and Canada. The programs are arranged alphabetically by states, and the programs within each state are arranged alphabetically by institution. Each listing gives the name and address of the person responsible for the reading program, the degrees offered by the institution…

Intended for reading teachers and consultants, students, and others who want information about the nature of graduate training programs in the field of reading, this book lists over 300 graduate reading programs offered in the United States and Canada. Institutions offering graduate programs are listed alphabetically by province for Canadian…

Constituting an updated treatment of the use of computers for reading instruction, this book focuses on recent developments in computer assisted instruction and its classroom implications. The ten chapters cover the following topics: (1) the development of digital computers and their programs, (2) college and university centers in computer based…

Software packages geared to learning disabled college students in such subjects as reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics are briefly described, and a partial list of specialty publishers is included. (Author/CB)

The information contained in this publication, a brief introduction to literacy, is designed to help potential literacy workers gain a basic understanding of literacy issues. The publication notes that current literacy efforts in the United States, especially the new America Reads initiative, are focused on helping young children up to the third…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…

Approximately 75 sources of information on multicultural issues are compiled in this partially annotated bibliography and resource list. The list includes reading materials such as articles and books for college students and learners who are interested in exploring issues that relate to race, culture, gender, and class. It also includes books…

This publication provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law for fiscal year 2008. This reference guide also includes information on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding…

This book, based on the experiences of institutions of higher education, lists print, nonprint, and organizational resources to assist colleges and universities involved in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) efforts. The book has 12 sections which provide: (1) an annotated list of campus documents from nearly 100 college campuses putting CQI…

The Texas State Library provides services to persons unable to read standard print due to blindness or other visual impairments, including a wide range of large print materials, braille, and recordings. The library also coordinates a reading machine program incorporating 70 sites in public and academic libraries and provides classrooms with books,…

A directory of United Kingdom (UK) organizations and centers that provide services of interest to language teachers and researchers is presented. The organizations are associations and societies that are concerned with language, linguistics, language teaching and research, and the most important groups concerned with educational technology and…

National accreditation of college and university programs for the preparation of all teachers and other professional school personnel at the elementary and secondary school levels is the sole responsibility of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). NCATE's scope of accreditation extends to undergraduate preparation…

This volume is a catalogue of exemplary educational programs and includes current descriptions of most programs described in previous editions as well as new programs approved for national dissemination since publication of the last edition in 1994. In particular the volume describes programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel and…

This reference guide provides an overview of Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law for fiscal year 2007. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important programs and resources for education. Information for students, teachers,…