Discusses how a teacher can incorporate several modern approaches to reading into a basal approach school reading program. (GB)

The major purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility that individualized instruction could improve the self-image of children with reading problems. Subjects for the experimental and control groups were selected from five classes of fifth grade students from a predominantly rural, isolated area in Mississippi. The Sears Self-Concept…

This paper, from the Workshop Center for Open Education, deals with the problems of recognizing and dealing effectively with reading difficulties. The introductory sections explain the problems of identifying the poor reader and define the concept of reading. The next section investigates the following biases that are prevalent in reading tests:…

Argues that teachers can make silent readers first if a premium is placed on doing so; fluency in oral reading will then follow naturally." (Author/SW)

This paper describes the generation, implementation, and results of a personalized reading program operating in a conventional college classroom intended to create opportunities for students to learn how to learn, to direct their own learning, and to improve their reading and vocabulary skills. The contents include "Program Generation, which…

A reading program designed for adults in business, industry, or self-directing professions must focus on specific reading skills which are different from other adult reading programs. Professionals generally have good-to-excellent reading skills which they developed in school and college and are thus primarily concerned with developing (1)…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. The first packet provides the teacher with guidelines for the selection and assessment of print materials. The packet discusses the following…

This pamphlet is a collection of the speeches given at the Third Annual Reading Conference at Indiana State University, Terre Haute. The theme of the conference was "Oral Language and Reading." The contents include: "Official Program"; opening remarks, "They Led and Followed," by William G. McCarthy; opening address, "Strategies for Reading…

This handbook is a practical aid intended to help the tutor of adult illiterates assess the student's needs, evaluate his progress, and plan a program which will assist him in reaching the level of functional literacy (i.e., the ability to develop reading skills and vocabulary, using reference books, without outside help). Evaluation and lesson…

The basic classroom reading program and the English as a Second Language Program (ESL) in the elementary school are related, yet a gap exists between them. It is suggested that the gap can be bridged in several ways: by bilingual education, through an individualized language experience approach, and by a process called "Bridge English." Bridge…