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Baumann, Nancy L. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Describes the successful implementation in a Georgia elementary school of the Reading Millionaires Project, a reading incentive program to promote recreational reading and to create student interest in reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Program Descriptions, Reading Attitudes
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The learning modules described are for the use of students in education or practicing teachers who wish to develop strong interest in reading in elementary students. The contents of the modules are described as well as the activities and resources involved in their use. Ordering information for materials and a critique of the modules are provided.…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Blaisdell, Pat; De Young, Jennifer; Hutchinson, Sandy; Pedersen, Susan – 1999
This report describes a program encouraging students to choose reading as a recreational activity. The targeted population consisted of first, second, third, and fourth grade students in a growing middle class community, near a large Midwestern city. The problem of students choosing recreational activities other than reading was documented through…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Parent Participation
Thurston, Eric L., Ed.; Hafner, Lawrence E., Ed. – 1964
Focusing on new concepts in college reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the thirteenth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1963. The 20 papers are grouped into three sections, the first of which contains descriptions and evaluations of reading programs, a study of methods of training teachers for the…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Bliesmer, Emery P., Ed.; Staiger, Ralph C., Ed. – 1962
Focusing on problems, programs, and projects in college and adult reading, the papers in this volume were drawn from the eleventh annual meeting of the National Reading Conference held in 1961. The 29 papers are grouped into three sections, the first of which contains studies and theoretical papers that deal with reading speed and comprehension.…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education