The establishment of open admissions policies at institutions of professional/graduate education in recent years has led to the creation of a heterogeneous student clientele, many of whom are deficient in the reading and study skills necessary for academic success. This paper considers the teaching of reading to professional/graduate students. It…

This book presents eleven papers on reading and the exceptional child. Part 1, "Development of Positive Self-Concept in Readers," contains: "In Search of Self" by Marvin D. Glock, "A Mental Hygiene Approach to Reading" By Ruth Jackson, and "The Videotape Playback as an Adjunct to Developing Positive Self-Regard" by Joan C. Barth. Part 2, "Teaching…

THE IMPORTANCE OF ADAPTING READING INSTRUCTION TO EACH CHILD'S NEEDS IS STRESSED IN THIS HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS OF REMEDIAL READING. INFORMATION IS ORGANIZED AROUND SIX TOPICS--(1) THE NATURE OF THE READING PROCESS, (2) CRITERIA FOR A GOOD ELEMENTARY READING PROGRAM, (3) REMEDIAL READERS, THE SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES (PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL,…