Recounts a study that shows that political stories have a higher readability level than sports stories, the average wire-service story has a higher readability level than the average non-wire service story, and newspapers may be harder to read than is commonly assumed. (TJ)

Demonstrates that children in grades one through eight have greatly disparate views of the reading process. (Author/RB)

Research indicates that many questions on reading comprehension tests can be answered from previous knowledge and are not dependent upon the passages in the tests. (MKM)

Concludes that students' vocabulary scores improved significantly and their comprehension scores declined significantly over a three-month summer vacation period. (FL)

Examines the differences between readability levels of human interest stories and current affairs articles in two daily newspapers. (AEA)

The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of words that the Dolch list and the word list for the 1970's accounted for in written materials. The two word lists were compared by token comparison--a method by which words are weighted on the basis of frequency of occurrence within a given set of materials. The written materials used…

Describes study which found that young children do not have an adequate concept of what constitutes a spoken word, which may partially explain why some children have difficulty making sense out of instruction aimed at helping them to process print. (JM)

Examines the implications of a recent research study on instruction in reading comprehension. Applies the seminal findings of the study to improving classroom reading instruction. (HTH)

Reports on a study comparing the nouns in the Dolch word list with four recently published word lists to determine which nouns are most frequently used. (RB)

After a brief historical review of the development of basic reading materials and controlled vocabularies, a study to determine the percentage of Dolch words in four recently published basal reader programs is reported. The percentages provided help in determining whether the Dolch list is still viable. Results revealed that words on the Dolch…

Analyzes the productivity of institutions by counting articles published in eight reading journals from 1978 to 1983 and concludes that the top 25 were all state assisted institutions. (DF)

Describes more than 40 sources for locating information of interest to reading teachers and other specialists. Contains an extensive bibliography. (FL)

Extends an earlier study of the knowledge and use of literacy portfolios as an assessment tool among educators. Finds that familiarity with portfolios has grown. Finds a decline in practical problems with portfolio use but a continued concern with planning, managing, and organizing portfolios. (RS)