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Download full textGaulke, Mary F. – 1972
A pilot program, established at Griffin Creek School (Medford, Oregon) from September 1970 to June 1971, consisted of five Laubach-trained volunteer reading tutors, an experimental group of five fifth- and sixth-grade boys, and a control group of eighteen boys and girls in a regular classroom. The experimental boys, reading at a second- or…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading, Reading
Johnston, Suzanne – 1980
The factors necessary for implementing and maintaining an individualized adult reading lab are outlined briefly in this paper. Teaching approaches that make the lab suitable for remedial readers, as well as how the individualized approach can help the student beyond the basics of reading are discussed under the heading of components. Suggestions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Peer reviewedMadden, Lowell – Reading Improvement, 1978
Describes the nine salient features of an individualized reading program: introduction and motivation, new words or ideas, comprehension guide questions, oral reading, comprehension skills, vocabulary development, word analysis skills, enrichment, and student teacher conferences. (RL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Bell, Louise C. – 1981
The individualized reading approach is a means of teaching reading to middle school students using self-selection of books by students, individual teacher-student conferences, and grouping according to needs and interests. During the teacher-student conferences, the students share their feelings about the book they are reading as the teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Whitfield, Eddie L.; Dickey, Wayne B. – 1980
Effective individualized reading programs can mean the difference between success and failure for children with reading problems. There are five areas to be considered in the implementation of such a program: (1) diagnosis or needs assessment; (2) flexible grouping, based on either achievement, special needs, interest, social background, or a peer…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Nivette, James D. – 1979
The evaluated project is an approach to the individualization of instruction in reading and mathematics in the junior high school. Among the instructional approaches used were diagnostic/prescriptive teaching, games and simulations, as well as traditional teaching procedures. Project goals included raising student achievement, improving attitudes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Diagnosis, Games, Individualized Instruction
Kinley, Kathy – 1981
A junior high level individualized instruction program designed to assist students in developing their reading skills through materials which also build career awareness is presented. Program materials are adaptable to other formats such as mini-courses or supplemental units within existing courses. Because reading levels of materials used range…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education
