Offers suggestions for implementing psycholinguistic methods in the classroom. (MKM)

Concludes that there was no significant difference in the reading proficiency of second-grade students who were taught with an experimental reading strategy technique and those taught with a traditional method of reading instruction. (FL)

The purpose of this study was fourfold: (1) to conduct a qualitative diagnosis of the oral reading of selected middle school underachievers utilizing miscue analysis; (2) to select, design, and implement reading strategy lessons (RSL) based on psycholinguistic principles; (3) to determine to what extent the subjects were helped through the use of…

Many effective classroom teachers profess reluctance to use miscue analysis, either because they experience interference by their previous use of informal reading inventory procedures or because they find the procedures for miscue analysis too involved for use in the classroom. Such teachers need a brief explanation of the psycholinguistic…

This paper discusses adult reading levels, the differences between adult and child learners, and diagnostic techniques that can be used to develop reading competence in an adult learner. In the example provided of an adult learner, a profile analysis of the adult revealed his motivation for developing reading competence and his perceived reading…

Each of the 12 articles in this book deals with an aspect of linguistics theory and its application to understanding or teaching reading. The topics covered include: defining reading in proper perspective, the relevance of applied linguistics for teachers of reading, why children should want to learn to read, dialects and reading, the features of…