Investigated the impact of parents' counseling groups on children's reading attitudes and achievement. Covers the areas of: feasibility of parental counseling and effects of parental counseling on low achieving children, children's self-concepts, and children with reading difficulties. (ABB)

Describes the use of learning contracts in developmental reading classes. Outlines the basic tenets of contract design, and provides details and examples of non-negotiable, partially negotiable, and more negotiable contracts. Notes the possible gains of an independent/self-monitored approach and offers several management tips and cautions. (MM)

Argues that the tests used to measure reading achievement do not reflect recent advances in the understanding of the reading process, and that effective instruction best can be fostered by resolving the discrepancy between what is known and what is measured. (FL)

Indicates that instructional improvement results when the principal and the teacher undertake cooperative planning and goal selection. Presents such a building-level effort at Richland Elementary in Richardson, Texas. (JK)

Considers the following for students of various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds: (1) distribution in schools with different achievement levels; (2) how they relate to reading and math achievement; and (3) what school characteristics determine achievement in grades three, six, and twelve. All public elementary and high schools in California were…

A naturalistic investigation was conducted to describe the relationships among participation structures, reading activities, student engagement, and subsequent student achievement in reading lessons taught by student teachers and experienced teachers. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

Reviews recent research suggesting that teachers may unintentionally perpetuate social class stratification during reading instruction. Explores possible solutions to the unequal treatment of social classes during reading instruction. (HTH)

Examines data from the 1979-80 National Assessment of Reading that reveals that television as external stimulation is beneficial to some groups of students yet detrimental to others. (HOD)

Outlines statistical data relating to eight educational indicators that show aspects of education that measure the state of public schools. (MD)

Data generated through the National Assessment of Educational Progress's regular and special reading assessments during the 1970s indicate that the reading performance of historically lower-achieving students has risen considerably. Unfortunately, the significance of the data has not been fully explored by the news media. (PGD)

Teacher's instructional strategy was a factor in determining student's classroom status. Three classrooms using different types of instructional strategies were studied. Differences existed in acquired academic and social status of pupils who participated and were attended to; cognitive level of pupil reponses attended to by classmates; and…

Focuses on reading in the school domain and concludes that achievement in reading results from a combination of maturation, exposure, and instruction. Assesses the limits an successes of the instruction of reading in the U.S. and makes cross-national comparisons. (RDN)

Classroom teachers identified all the decisions they made in order to teach reading effectively and then ranked the three they considered most critical to student reading achievement. Results showed that placement decisions were viewed by teachers as primary, followed by decisions relating to student needs and those concerning program improvement.…

Notes that neurolinguistic programing, recently introduced in education, helps teachers analyze and overcome barriers to student achievement in reading. Presents applications and implications of the concept. (FL)

Within-class regression is a method, developed in this paper, of comparing a large number of nonequivalent groups. This study indicated that within-class regression was a less biased method of data analysis and will yield more accurate estimates of treatment effects than analysis of covariance. (PN)