Describes a method for teaching reading comprehension that attempts to develop critical reading skills through questioning. (RB)

Argues that reading comprehension involves interpretation and is very difficult to measure. (RB)

Children can become script masters if they have a teacher/director who follows certain procedures, such as: (1) select a script that has relevancy to the cast; (2) audition the children via an interview process prior to reading the script for the first time; (3) cast the children based on appearance, sound of the voice, and personality more than…

Part of a curriculum series for academically gifted elementary students in the area of reading, the pretest contains 45 reading comprehension questions evaluating various critical reading skills. (DB)

Part of a curriculum series for academically gifted elementary students in the area of reading, the posttest contains 44 reading comprehension questions evaluating various critical reading skills. (DB)

Bibliotherapy appears to be a viable technique for reading teachers to use. The increased emphasis on values and values clarification in the classroom is just one of the many apparent uses of bibliotherapy and its techniques. Bibliotherapy is also a useful adjunct to the teaching of critical reading, because it requires the student to use higher…

IN THE SHORT STORY WHERE NEITHER CHARACTER, SETTING, NOR PLOT IS DEVELOPED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW A THOROUGH INTERPRETATION OF THE STORY, THE STRUCTURE OR SHAPE OF THE STORY COULD BE USED AS THE TRANSMITTER OF MEANING. THIS APPROACH, WHICH DEPENDS ON INTELLIGENT SENSITIVITY, CONSISTS OF ESTABLISHING THE STRUCTURAL PARTS OF THE STORY, JUSTIFYING…

The following levels of reading are defined: (1) decoding, (2) literal comprehension, (3) interpretation, and (4) creative thought. The technique of raising open end questions is discussed, and sample questions are provided for each of the above levels. Eleven specific critical reading skills related to level 3 are listed. (CM)

This experiment included the construction and evaluation of a test of critical reading and thinking capable of identifying critical and noncritical readers among second and third grade children. Fact, fancy and opinion, assumption, relevancy, inference, and generalization were selected as subskill foci, based upon a survey of professional…

This study sought to develop and validate a programed instructional system to improve question-generating behavior in elementary school children in order to enhance reading comprehension. Materials were tested with individuals, groups, and entire classrooms; each tryout was followed by program revisions. Both criterion-referenced and standardized…

Proofreading is described as a valuable tool for improving performance in written work. (JD)

Advocates teaching students to reread a piece of literature to increase comprehension and enjoyment. (MKM)

Argues that we must become critical thinkers about critical thinking. Issues addressed include: (1) knowledge vs. information; (2) substance vs. form; (3) learning and meaning making; (4) affective and cognitive engagement; (5) cultural pluralism and a community of learners; and (6) accountability and assessment. (SR)

Describes a procedure called Generating Reciprocal Inferences Procedure (GRIP), which teaches inferential comprehension using direct or explicit instruction, a generative process, and reciprocal questioning. (RS)