Describes several ERIC research documents which reported on remedial reading programs. (HOD)

Traces progress of the Research Committee of the Ohio Council of the International Reading Association in surveying present certification requirements, in recommending more stringent requirements, and in seeking to solve the problems involved in their implementation. Bibliography. (MD)

Describes a program that surveyed the extent of reading problems among 11,311 children in 12 rural Georgia school systems, employed remedial instruction with the most severely disabled, and reported significant gains made after a 9-month period. (MD)

What little research has been done with regard to secondary level remedial reading programs suggests that a whole language approach is beneficial. (DD)

A study examined the efficacy of the developmental reading program at St. Edwards' University and the "linked course model" in particular. Subjects, 100 of 365 first-time freshmen enrolled in the fall semester (excluding international students), had SAT or ACT scores low enough to be placed in the developmental reading program. At the…

A study explored the holistic nature of reading failure from the perspective of those who have endured the emotional and intellectual burden of not being able to read. Reading failure is frequently viewed from a fragmented, reductionist perspective. Getting to know and understand the individual's perception of literacy failure is ignored in the…

Causal priorities between word meaning ability and paragraph meaning ability were examined in three types of readers across a period of nine months. Subjects were 180 pupils in seventh and eighth grade. They were categorized by relative performance in word and paragraphs meaning into three groups defined as "balanced," and "word dominant," and…

This is the first monograph in the PREP reading series which focus on reading difficulties and the cooperative efforts of various professionals to deal with the problems encountered. Each of the four of the series directs its message to a specific person on a school staff; each focuses on a different aspect of treating reading difficulty and…

Points out the importance of public librarians becoming informed about learning problems, particularly reading disabilities. Some of the causes of reading problems are discussed and resources are cited which librarians can recommend to parents and teachers. A bibliography is appended. (LLS)