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Pullis, Joe M. – Journal of Business Education, 1973
Descriptors: Business Education, Homework, Reading Rate, Shorthand
Harden, Clyde; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1971
A special program at Quaker Oats with results, retention, and financial motivation. (Journal/EB)
Descriptors: Industrial Personnel, Motivation, Persistence, Reading Skills
Download full textKump, Peter C. – 1971
Speed reading is an issue of how fast a person can comprehend rather than how fast he can read. Research and experience have shown that speed reading can be taught and that the need for the skill is tremendous. The first challenge of the 70's is to enlighten school administrators and parents to the important need of teaching speed reading skills.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Research Needs, Skill Development
Leeson, Jeanne Tellier – Instructor, 1969
Part of a section, "4 Reading Techniques that Work.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Rate
Wainwright, Gordon – Industrial Training International, 1975
A BASIC (Behaviour, Attitudes, Skills, Intentions and Contexts) approach which teaches verbal and non-verbal skills is applied to training managers and employers in reading efficiency. (BP)
Descriptors: Management Development, Reading Achievement, Reading Development, Reading Improvement
MCCANNE, ROY – 1963
A CHECKLIST WHICH DETERMINES AREAS OF SPECIFIC NEED IN READING SKILLS IS PRESENTED. ONCE SKILL ACHIEVEMENT AND NEEDS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED, WRITTEN AND ORAL WORK CAN BE PREPARED TO TEACH THE NEEDED SKILLS TO STUDENTS IN GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALLY. NEW WORK SHOULD BE EVALUATED AT PUPIL-TEACHER CONFERENCES, AND NEW SKILLS SHOULD BE RECORDED ON THE…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Literary Discrimination
Beaudin, Bart P.; And Others – 1993
This teacher's guide is intended for use in helping Kodak Corporation employees develop the basic reading skills required in their workplace. The following topics are covered in the individual modules: identifying and summarizing key ideas; mastering four techniques for accessing information (i.e., skimming, scanning, sequencing, and identifying a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Corporate Education, Learning Modules
Forsythe, Barbara – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine if a multidimensional treatment in the study of the content area of social studies would help the average and below average student. The 37 fifth-grade students in this study came from a middle-socioeconomic level of north central New Jersey. The 18 students in the experimental sample received special…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, Madison. Wisconsin Technical Coll. System. – 1993
The Wisconsin Workplace Partnership Training Program involved the state's technical college system board, state chapter of the AFL-CIO, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and Madison Center on Education and Work. The state-level education-labor-management partnership was mirrored at the local level in 28 worksite education centers. Instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Content Area Reading
