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Lowe, A. J. – Reading Improvement, 1973
Discusses some of the relevant research and concludes that if reading is considered as one avenue of learning then other modes should be given equal status. (TO)
Descriptors: Learning, Learning Modalities, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes
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Silverston, Randall A.; Deichmann, John W. – Review of Educational Research, 1975
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Developmental Reading, Learning Modalities
Chester, Robert Davis – 1972
The purpose of this investigation was to gather empirical data concerning the learnability of content and function words taught in treatments of isolation and oral context to groups of prereading first grade pupils in high and low socio-economic levels. One hundred twelve subjects were tested through a paired-associate task and the data were…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Function Words
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1979
The articles in this collection approach the theme "Reading in the Year of the Child" in a variety of ways. The topics covered in the 23 articles include the following: the school as a center for human development; mainstreaming across nations; mainstreaming and the learning disabled child; a Jungian perspective on reading behavior; the arts and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
Dequin, Henry Conrad – 1972
To determine whether student achievement could be improved by matching cognitive style to instructional mode, a study was undertaken with 184 high school sophomores and juniors. Students were tested for reading and listening ability and preference and assigned to instruction based on reading and audio presentations. Ability was also tested.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes
James, Amy – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, "First Grade Success" shows parents how to enrich their children's classroom learning and take an active role in their first graders' education by exploring: (1) What their first graders are learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies;…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Thinking Skills, Academic Achievement
James, Amy – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, "Fourth Grade Success" shows parents how to enrich their children's classroom learning and take an active role in their fourth graders' education by exploring: (1) What fourth graders are learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies; (2)…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Thinking Skills, Academic Achievement