Current reading research largely focuses on word reading. This study complements that focus by considering what children do when encountering unknown words and how that problem-solving changes over time. We used overlapping wave theory to describe how children who were having difficulty with reading changed their word-solving actions across nine…

University educators have observed the concurrent problems of student attrition, higher than normal or desired failure rates and students struggling to complete assessable and non-assessable work, for instance, set readings. Recent public commentary has pointed to the widening participation agenda with its lowering of university entrance scores…

This paper describes the structure and activities of READ (Reading Effectively Across the Disciplines), a pilot initiative to improve students' critical reading skills, disciplinary literacy and academic success. READ employs a multimodal design that consists of faculty training in disciplinary literacy instruction and curricular enhancement,…

Provides suggestions for reinforcing reading and communication skills easily and inexpensively. (RB)

Analyzes the literature concerning learning centers. Concludes that there are two definitions of the term, one meaning the improvement of a student's ability to learn independently, primarily through learning skills instruction and counseling, and the other meaning the individualizing of instruction and learning activities through the use of…

An English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) professor writes about her own experiences with college ESL students, focusing on the issue of content in study labs and ESL reading instruction at Baruch College. Aspects of the curriculum that promote language development, including active interaction with text, are described. (10 references) (LB)

Hunter College has set up a Reading Resource Center where students receive individualized help in specific problem areas not covered in their reading classes and where teachers can find materials either for their own edification or for use in the classroom. (Author)

Describes structured and open-ended evaluation techniques that permit students in a reading center to rate their own reading performance. (FL)

Describes multimedia learning centers, established with government funding, for which the contractor, Dorsett Educational Systems, will be paid according to the increased learning efficiency of participating students. (RD)

Reviews materials from the ERIC database describing the variety of functions a high school reading lab can perform and suggesting ways to evaluate student improvement in the reading lab situation. (MKM)

The history of the founding and first five years of operation of Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona is presented in this paper. Following a brief description of the entire college program, philosophy, and physical plant, the reading program is discussed. The reading area is an independent academic area within the general studies division.…

The purpose of this manual is to assist the reading teacher toward a fuller understanding of the processes and procedures applicable to the teaching of reading using social studies and science materials in the skills lab. For each of the two subject areas, the manual provides an overview, a list of teaching techniques for the various reading…

Students enrolled in a reading and study skills center for nine hours or more were no more successful academically than students who completed fewer hours. (MKM)