Descriptor
| Basic Reading | 9 |
| Individualized Reading | 9 |
| Language Experience Approach | 9 |
| Reading Instruction | 8 |
| Initial Teaching Alphabet | 7 |
| Reading Programs | 7 |
| Teaching Methods | 6 |
| Beginning Reading | 5 |
| Phonics | 5 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Reading Readiness | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Elementary English | 1 |
Author
| Kerfoot, James F. | 2 |
| Aaron, I. E. | 1 |
| Cathcart, Maureen | 1 |
| Morgan, Glen D. | 1 |
| ROMER, ROBERT D. | 1 |
| Smith, Lewis B. | 1 |
| Spache, George D. | 1 |
| Stauffer, Russell G., Ed. | 1 |
| Tuinman, J. Jaap | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Cathcart, Maureen – Elementary English, 1973
Examines the relative merits of the language experience approach, the basal reader approach, and the individualized reading approach for beginning reading instruction, concluding that individualized reading has the advantage of fitting the needs of the student. (RB)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Individualized Reading, Language Experience Approach
Download full textTuinman, J. Jaap – 1971
The author explains that there does not exist one single method of teaching reading since there are different teaching styles and preferences of individual teachers; varied backgrounds, experiences, and abilities among children; and different school administration considerations. Five approaches for teaching reading are described. (1) The…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Spache, George D. – 1972
This book reviews research on the teaching of elementary reading and summarizes the research in such a way as to make it useful to the elementary school teacher. A number of methods and procedures of instruction are considered. The first chapter discusses when to begin reading and general topics related to teaching young children, and the second…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Kerfoot, James F. – 1965
This publication contains pa ers contributed to the fifth Perspectives of Reading conference of the International Reading Association which focused on the teaching of beginning reading. The following approaches are described and evaluated: (1) individualized reading, (2) basal reading, (3) linguistic approach, (4) phonics approach, (5) new…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Smith, Lewis B.; Morgan, Glen D. – 1973
Communication Skills Through Authorship (CSTA) is an initial and early reading program designed to complement any basal reading plan and based on the premise that a child will learn best to read what is important to him personally. Begun in Idaho schools in 1969-70, the program encourages each student to tape record many impressions, stories, or…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Early Reading
Kerfoot, James F. – 1965
This publication contains papers contributed to the fifth Perspectives of Reading conference of the International Reading Association which focused on the teaching of beginning reading. The following approaches are described and evaluated: (1) individualized reading, (2) basal reading, (3) linguistic approach, (4) phonics approach, (5) new…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Individualized Reading
Aaron, I. E. – 1968
Selected recent research studies are reviewed under the following headings: (1) perception pretraining for reading, (2) hierarchical arrangement of reading skills, (3) comparisons of suggested sequences of different basal series, (4) code versus meaning emphasis in beginning reading, and (5) the relative effectiveness of methods involving…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Individualized Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach
ROMER, ROBERT D. – 1966
TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY READING INSTRUCTION, THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS PRESENT A COMPILATION OF SELECTED REFERENCES. THE COMPILATION INCLUDES REFERENCES ON SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES, AND PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF READING INSTRUCTION--READING READINESS,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Stauffer, Russell G., Ed. – 1967
Twenty-seven summaries of first-grade reading studies sponsored by the United States Office of Education are included. The studies, done in the 1964-65 school year, were made in different localities, and each was concerned with a different problem. More than one-half of the directors were full-time college professors; a few were senior authors of…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 1
