Skill and drill remediation in developmental reading courses do not prepare students for reading tasks in future college-level courses. When a skill and drill model is replaced with a model that utilizes contextualization, students engage in relevant activities with authentic texts to prepare students for college-level activities. The reading…

The National Center for Supported eText (NCSeT) has a research agenda designed to investigate the effects of supported electronic text on the ability of students with disabilities to read and learn from text. This article introduces four studies conducted by research teams who have collaborated with NCSeT to implement that agenda. It describes…

A series of single-subject experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of presentational, translational, illustrative, instructional, and summarizing supports on the reading and listening comprehension of students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The specific eText supports under investigation included digitized voice and…

This summary of the Eugene, Oregon, district elementary schools' reports on their reading programs includes information on materials, articulation, organization, personnel, evaluation, volunteers, and time. (JM)

Expanded captions are designed to enhance the educational value by linking unfamiliar words to one of three types of information: vocabulary definitions, labeled illustrations, or concept maps. This study investigated the effects of expanded captions versus standard captions on the comprehension of educational video materials on DVD by secondary…

The innovation of an instructional program utilizing "The New York Times" to teach reading skills to an ethnically and educationally diverse group of sixth graders resulted in an overwhelmingly positive response from students. The wide range of subject matter in "The Times" had something for every student, regardless of…

This article contends that guided reading is one of the principal teaching techniques of primary classroom reading programs, and is an excellent way to provide classroom reading instruction to Reading Recovery children as well as children who do not need intensive intervention. The first section describes what exactly guided reading is and…

This paper presents a pedagogical intervention project conducted in secondary English classrooms in Singapore, entitled "Building Communities of Readers among Teachers." The project is positioned against the dominant instrumentalism of Singaporean approaches to creativity and promotes a socio-cultural stance to creativity and criticality…

Students with disabilities often lack the skills required to access the general education curriculum and achieve success in school and postschool environments. Evidence suggests that using assistive technologies such as digital texts and translational supports enhances outcomes for these students (Anderson-Inman & Horney, 2007). The purpose of the…

Describes the approach to pre-reading and reading instruction used at the Carnegie-Mellon Children's School. (ED)

Reading time in the intermediate area at Pine Cobble School is a good time to visit and talk to kids about the books they're reading and to see just how much they love to read. (Author)

A Beginning Braille Reading Series was designed to eliminate or minimize problems which are unique to children who must learn to read using the braille code. (Author/PHR)

A successful remedial reading program in a three-year high school in Las Vegas consists of small, separate, elective reading classes for which students receive credit and in which students are taught by a qualified reading specialist aided by trained assistants. This program uses placement tests and diagnostic tests to prescribe specific…

Describes a program in which every teacher of grades 6 through 9 is involved for one week at the beginning of the year in teaching his students reading skills in his particular subject area. (JR)

Surveys and evaluates Title I elementary reading programs in North Carolina and offers some recommendations for improving the program. (DM)