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Download full textKING, ETHEL M.; MUEHL, SIEGMAR – 1967
AN OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ON VISUAL DISCRIMINATION SHOWS A TREND FROM THE WHOLE-WORD VIEW TO A COMBINATION OF LETTER-DISCRIMINATION AND THE WHOLE-WORD METHOD. TEN STUDIES CITED IN THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS--(1) WOULD NONVERBAL STIMULI FACILITATE READING PERFORMANCE, (2) DO CHILDREN FOCUS ON THE SHAPE OF THE WORD OR…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Beginning Reading, Reading Readiness, Transfer of Training
Peer reviewedSanta, Carol M. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Demonstrates that discrimination training with verbal materials (words and letters) is generally more helpful than training with non-verbal forms. (RB)
Descriptors: Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Readiness, Reading Research
Leeds, Bette G. – 1976
The purpose of this investigation was to study the effect of controlling the letters used in words both for a training program designed to improve visual discrimination and for a word recognition task. The experiment was designed to investigate the influence of simultaneous and successive discrimination learning with stimuli which varied in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Letters (Alphabet), Primary Education, Reading Readiness
Samuels, S. Jay – 1970
A laboratory and a classroom study were conducted to determine if verbal association learning would be facilitated by visual discrimination training. Kindergarten children who could not recognize the letters used were the subjects for both studies. In the laboratory study, 90 subjects were randomly assigned to the experimental group (E) which got…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Discrimination Learning, Kindergarten Children, Letters (Alphabet)
Rosen, Carl L. – American Journal of Optometry, 1968
To investigate the effects of perceptual training upon selected measures of reading achievement in grade 1, 12 experimental classrooms of randomly selected first graders received a 29-day adaptation of the Frostig Program for the Development of Visual Perception. Thirteen control classes added comparable time to the regular reading instructional…
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Grade 1, Perceptual Development, Predictive Measurement
Santa, Carol M. – 1975
Two experiments were conducted with children to determine the units of word perception used in recognizing isolated words. In the first experiment, kindergarten children practiced visually discriminating whole words (big, pig, dig), single letters (b, p, d), or geometric forms (triangle, circle, square) before learning to read three words (big,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education, Reading Readiness
Venezky, Richard L. – 1971
The assumption that the learning of letter names in their proper sequence is a prerequisite for literacy can be questioned. There is disagreement over the value of early letter-name training. It is variously said to aid in letter or word discrimination, to aid in attaching sounds to letters, and to interfere with both of these tasks. An analysis…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Letters (Alphabet), Predictor Variables, Reading Achievement
Gengler, Charles – Oregon ASCD Curriculum Bulletin, 1972
The skills listed in this booklet may form the base guideline for organizing the total school reading program or for individual classroom teachers. Several reasons are listed for constructing a reading program around a sequential listing of skills: (1) an orderly arrangement, (2) diagnosis, (3) blueprint for organizing flexible groups, (4) goal…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Critical Reading, Individualized Instruction, Reading Diagnosis
Spache, Evelyn B. – 1972
This book is a collection of 571 activities to reinforce reading skills. The rationale for each skill is presented as an introduction to each skill area. The rationales explain (1) why the skill needs to be reinforced, (2) how to understand the skill, and (3) what the child should be able to do after completing the activities. Chapter 1 discusses…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Reading
Ehri, Linnea C. – 1987
A study examined when young children begin processing phonetic cues for reading. Subjects were kindergartners selected and classified by their ability to read preprimer and primer level words on a 40-word list--prereaders (0-1 words known), novices (1-11 words known), and veterans (11-36 words known). Subjects were given reading practice with…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Kindergarten Children
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1974
Specific reading program objectives are included in this guide in the areas of prereading; word recognition; comprehension; study skills; and attitudes, interests, and values. Methods of determining reading ability by diagnosis and methods for estimating reading potential are discussed. Factors involved in early reading experiences which are…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education
