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Miller, Lyle L. – Educational Leadership, 1973
The essential point of this article is the value of reading comprehension as compared to the value of reading rate. (RK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Innovation, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Zimmerman, Howard C. – 1970
A lack of efficiency and effectiveness among many students today in either oral or silent reading, a major mode of modern communication, is cited. It is reasoned that constructive steps must be taken toward improving reading abilities in both the high schools and colleges. The author refers specifically to steps that should be taken in Ohio by the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Problems, Mass Media, Nonverbal Communication
Schick, George B., Ed.; May, Merrill M., Ed. – 1968
Focusing on multidisciplinary aspects of college and adult reading, the 27 articles in this volume were drawn from the seventeenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1967. Among the topics discussed in the articles are the following: psychological embarrassments of reading, rapid reading, reading rate, tutoring in a college…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Content Area Reading