Children with perceptual handicaps are often taught reading in the same manner as children in regular school placements. To present a description of the oral reading of such children, five were selected using the I.T.P.A., the Frostig, and the comments of a neurologist. They each read a story orally, and retold the story, following the reading. A…

Using the Pizza Hut "Book It" Program which encouraged students to read a certain number of books per month, a study examined the effect of this program on standardized test scores. Subjects, 98 fifth grade students, were placed in high, middle, or low reading groups according to teacher assessment. Half of the students from each group…

Presents the results of a research study which was designed to determine gains or losses in reading proficiency during summer vacation, investigate the characteristics of those students whose proficiency increases or decreases, and aid in planning summer reading programs which maximize gains and minimize losses. (RB)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether significant mean differences exist in standardized reading scores between a district that utilized a single basal series to develop reading ability and a district utilizing a tri-basal approach to reading. A cross-section of elementary teachers from two similar suburban school districts that…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a seven-week reading improvement course for Upward Bound students and to analyze select correlates of reading achievement. Sixty Upward Bound students attending a summer session at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, served as the sample. The subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental…

A sample of 132 college students was randomly assigned to lecture, lecture-discussion, independent-study, or control conditions in an investigation of the relationship of reading efficiency, personality factors, and study habits to instructional conditions. Analysis of results revealed that there were no significant differences in success rates of…

The essential point of this article is the value of reading comprehension as compared to the value of reading rate. (RK)

Reviews of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (N-D) for college students indicate that the test may not be appropriate for all college students. Although the N-D is easy to administer and score, some of its traits make it questionable for use in evaluating open admissions students: it is timed; it measures vocabulary, rate, and comprehension in a mere…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether cloze procedure could be used in adult literacy programs serving those students reading from about fourth grade reading equivalent level through high school equivalency level. This research investigated three questions: (1) Is cloze procedure acceptable for this group? (2) Can cloze procedure be…

The problem of this study was to provide for the individual differences in a heterogeneous group of students where the reading levels ranged from 2.4 to 8.1 as measured by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. A group of 26 sixth graders were the subjects for the project. Some of the behavioral objectives for the sixth grade students in the experimental…

This study investigated a ninth grade developmental reading program--reading taught in a reading classroom by a reading teacher--in hopes of determining what could be considered an adequate length of time needed in this type of situation for a student to show specific gains and a definite carry over of skills into the content areas. Ninth grade…

A study investigated the reading achievement of participants in the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library's incentive-based summer reading program. Subjects, 44 first, second, and third grade students from 23 different local public schools who had participated in the summer reading program at 4 inner-city brances of the public library,…

A major purpose of the 1972-73 evaluation of school-based Right to Read sites was to provide a comprehensive description of the reading program at each school. Volume 3 (parts 1, 2, and 3) describes reading programs in terms of school, student, and teacher characteristics. Additionally, all program variables that characterized each site are…

The progress of 1970-71 kindergarten students from systematically selected schools was followed until June 1973. A formal reading program was administered to experimental pupils as a part of the kindergarten curriculum. Findings indicate that pupils from high socioeconomic schools know concepts usually taught in kindergarten before they enter…