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Tuckwiller, Elizabeth D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the response of kindergarten students at-risk for reading failure to a two-tiered vocabulary intervention delivered in the context of a shared storybook reading activity employing rich and robust vocabulary instruction. Rich vocabulary instruction is defined as explicit vocabulary instruction in which…
Descriptors: Research Design, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Blanton, William E.; Wood, Karen D.; Taylor, D. Bruce – Reading Psychology, 2007
Research on subject matter instruction across the 20th century (e.g., Stevens, 1912; Bellack, 1966; Hoetker & Ahlbrand; 1969; Gall, 1970; Langer, 1999; Mehan, 1979; Nystrand, 1997;) reveals a preponderance of teacher-directed lecture, recitation, and round-robin reading of text in place of instruction that focuses on reading-to-learn, thinking,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Educational Strategies, Middle Schools, Reading Research
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William D. Bursuck; Thomas Smith; Dennis Munk; Mary Damer; Lisa Mehlig; Jocelyn Perry – Remedial and Special Education, 2004
Large numbers of students are not benefiting from current reading curricula and practices. However, despite the presence of a scientifically validated basis for teaching reading, the nuances of exactly how to translate beginning reading research into day-to-day classroom practice remain to be validated. In this article, beginning literacy outcomes…
Descriptors: Phonemic Awareness, Beginning Reading, Teaching Methods, Reading Research
Lichtenstein, Jack – Elem Engl, 1970
Discusses a comparative study of three approaches used to minimize reading difficulties: words in color, the initial teaching alphabet, and the Lippincott Basic Reading Program. (SW)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Color, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Primary Education
Walker, Barbara J. – 1990
This monograph elaborates the interactive definition of reading and illustrates how this process, along with inappropriate instruction, can reinforce poor reading behaviors. The monograph also outlines current instructional procedures and proposes new programmatic solutions. The monograph concludes with a list of premises based on recent reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Difficulties
Carver, Clifford – 1971
The success of remedial reading programs is often attributed to the teaching method used. This study was carried out to investigate the effect that motivation has on reading improvement following remediation. Through a group Word Recognition Test (Carver, 1970) the 32 most severely retarded readers in a large elementary school were selected and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learning Motivation, Motivation, Perceptual Motor Learning
Heller, Marvin; Hornby, Joyce – 1981
The skills-based method of remedial reading instruction is based on a medical model, in that it focuses instructional efforts solely on "curing" what is "wrong" with a reader. Such attention to students' shortcomings and the labeling of their lack of instant success as a problem causes healthy learners to begin to doubt their own abilities, often…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Attitudes
Walker, Carlene – 1982
A study was conducted to determine the reading level of students in a college remedial reading and writing class, the gains they made during a semester of instruction, the differences in gains made by students taking the remedial class alone and those taking that class and the normal basic composition course, and the differences in gains made by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 30 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effect of a series of lessons based on real life experiences for improving reading achievement; (2) reading achievement and the transition from letter to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
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Meyer, Valerie – Journal of Reading, 1987
Describes an unsuccessful attempt at teaching a well-motivated adult non-reader to read. Details different approaches that were tried, such as the sight method, auditory methods, tactile methods. Suggests ways to avoid reading failure in adults, such as checking for disabilities, and getting to know the student. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Auditory Training