Recognizing that learning is an individual activity, a dual set of alternatives must be made available to give the learner freedom to operate in ways consistent with his interests, abilities and needs. (NH)

Librarians are developing individualized reading projects to assist classroom teachers in interesting the children in library books. (JH)

Construction, administration, and interpretation of an informal reading inventory is, perhaps, too time consuming a task for the classroom teacher who may decide that other activities are more relevant. The informal reading inventory will probably be built into basal materials or into diagnostic batteries. However, the teacher can develop other…

Stresses single pupil-teacher interaction as an important aspect of the individualized reading program and lists pointers which can guide teachers in assessing a student's oral reading patterns and strategies. (JM)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether students having different primary representational systems would make similar gains in an individualized developmental reading program at a large junior college. None of the primary mode groups (auditory, visual, kinesetic) seemed to enjoy an advantage in terms of vocabulary or comprehension…

A successful reading program may become a dream come true if a centralized school library with a qualified librarian is supplemental with first-class classroom libraries. (MF)

Authors of skills management systems may have misinterpreted and misapplied Benjamin Bloom's theory of mastery learning in developing their systems for teaching reading. Skills management procedures are inconsistent with Bloom's theory in the areas of management, learning tasks, skills hierarchy, and instructional methods. In addition, the four…

A DETAILED OUTLINE OF KEY INDIVIDUALIZED READING PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO SUBURBAN AND INNER-CITY SITUATIONS ARE PRESENTED. THE APPROACH IS SUGGESTED FOR GRADED, TEAM-TAUGHT, OR SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM GROUPINGS IN THE TOTAL ELEMENTARY READING CURRICULUM. TWO INTERDEPENDENT PRINCIPLES RECOMMEND THAT THE CHILD BE HELPED…

The following advantages of individualized reading are discussed: (1) a wide and varied selection of good children's literature may be used; (2) instruction may be adjusted to the child's interests, rate, skill needs, and optimal mode of perceptual learning; (3) best use of learning time is possible while all children are meaningfully engaged; (4)…

One of the twelve exemplary programs summarized in the Introduction to Right to Read's "Effective Reading Programs: Summaries of 222 Selected Programs" (CS001934), this program is designed for the elementary school children of Andover, Massachusetts. These children are from high-income families and usually perform well in school. The…

With some children, teachers can't work the usual way; they have to do strange things. By accepting his hatred, using military manuals as textbooks, and employing an unorthodox reward system, the author helped a difficult child learn to read at his grade level. (MT)

Suggests restructuring the elementary school staff to better use each individual's talents and skills and to facilitate teachers' learning from one another. (TO)