Describes the nine salient features of an individualized reading program: introduction and motivation, new words or ideas, comprehension guide questions, oral reading, comprehension skills, vocabulary development, word analysis skills, enrichment, and student teacher conferences. (RL)

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop and evaluate resource modules in the areas of treating reading difficulties and individualizing instruction to be used in a competency based teacher education program in reading and (2) to determine whether an instructional portion of the reading difficulties module could effectively be implemented in…