Author feels that, in the period between the child beginning to master the skill of reading and his becoming a confident, independent reader, it is important for the teacher to help in the selection of books for him. (Author/JB)

The effect of two methods of reading instruction on the spelling achievement of first-grade students was investigated. Ten first-grade classes received reading instruction utilizing the Language Experience Approach (LEA) and 11 received instruction utilizing the Basal Reader Approach (BRA). One spelling list of 40 phonologically regular words and…

Of 10 participating inner-city school teachers, five used a modified basal series, and five used the language experience approach for reading instruction. Monthly training sessions were held, and the Medley and Smith's Observation Scale and Rating-Reading was used to lend objectivity to the monthly observations of each teacher. The following…

The behaviorist and cognitive views of learning and language are contrasted, and some methodologies derived from the opposing positions are described. Programed reading in the form of machines, kits, and self-servicing devices of all sorts and most basal reader programs are identified as products of the behaviorist theory of reading instruction.…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 879 first- and second-graders, plus one fourth-grade class. The students are predominantly middle-class whites living in a small city. The program is an initial reading program designed to complement any basal reading series. The instructional strategy is based on the…

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)

THE APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS TO BEGINNING READING IS DISCUSSED. LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE METHODS USED TO TEACH LANGUAGE MUST BE DISTINGUISHED. LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE CHARTS ARE ONE ACCOMPANIMENT TO A READING PROGRAM. THE RELATIVITY OF LANGUAGE IS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT FOR CHILDREN TO ACQUIRE. THE ROLE OF PHONICS AND BLENDING,…

Eight approaches to the teaching of elementary reading are described briefly. The Executive Committee of the Department of Elementary-Kindergarten-Nursery Education of the National Education Association selected the approaches to be discussed. They include (1) Language Experience Approach by R. V. Allen, (2) Phonic Approach by Charles E. Wingo,…

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…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves K-5 students in a small rural town. The strengths of children are the focus of this program, which uses teaching strategies introduced by Robert Wilson of the University of Maryland reading center. Teacher-prepared diagnostic tests and skills checklists are used to…

To successfully apply methods and materials to the student's individual needs, a teacher must be familiar with many reading methods and approaches. This book is designed to provide insights to nine different reading approaches: basal reading, language experience, individualized, linguistic, phonic, alphabetic, programed instruction, preschool…

THE 3-YEAR CRAFT PROJECT, COMPARING READING APPROACHES IN FIRST-GRADE TEACHING, STUDIED THE SKILLS-CENTERED APPROACH AND THE LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE APPROACH. ABOUT 1,372 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY PARTICIPATED. THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST-GRADE STUDY AND THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE SECOND-GRADE STUDY WERE REPORTED LAST YEAR. THE RESULTS…

THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF THE TIME ALLOCATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS BY 48 TEACHERS OF 1,600 FIRST-GRADE DISADVANTAGED URBAN CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY ARE REPORTED. TWELVE CLASSES EACH WERE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF FOUR METHODS USED IN THE CRAFT PROJECT (COMPARING READING APPROACHES TO FIRST-GRADE TEACHING WITH EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED…

Reviewed in a following article by E. Hugh Rudorf, "Review of 'An Investigation of First-Grade Spelling Achievement' by R. L. Cramer, pp. 238-40. (SW)