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Martinez, Miriam – Language Arts, 1983
Examines the interaction between a preschool girl and her father during story reading time. Argues that such observations can lead to an understanding of ways in which children become more mature readers-thinkers and enable teachers to match reading expectations to the students' reading level. (HTH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship
Fuller, Renee – 1991
This paper offers a description of the Ball-Stick-Bird reading system which has been used successfully to teach students with IQs as low as 20 to read with comprehension. A summary of research findings on this approach is presented as well as a discussion of these findings within a neurological/behavioral/evolutionary framework. A new theory of…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Alphabets, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading
Harlin, Rebecca P. – 1984
A study examined prereaders' story processing strategies by assessing their performance on tasks that tapped their ability to (1) use story grammar and role playing, (2) retell a wordless picture book, (3) read a predictable book, (4) retell an oral story, (5) sequence pictured story events, and (6) fingerpoint-read a nursery rhyme. Parent…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading