Distinguishes between functional and elective illiterates and attempts to explain the extent and causes of elective illiteracy in Canada. Describes a model of reading activity that confirms expected bivariate associations between elective illiteracy and education, settlement type, language, age, and occupation but reveals three complicating higher…

Presents results from a study that used an intensive design approach to investigate cognitive aspects of fluent reading. Cites data from the study to illustrate the advantages of the methodology for monitoring intrasubject variability in text processing. (FL)

Seven experiments were performed to address three issues: prose decisions of different levels of difficulty, directed attention effect, and the effects of decisions on memorability of prose among relatively good and relatively poor readers. (Author/PN)

Skilled and less skilled beginning readers (n=54) were taught to read and define 10 printed pseudowords. Post-tests revealed that experimentals retaining spellings in memory as orthographic images remembered spellings better than controls who received comparable training without the memory component. (PN)

Park and recreation agencies across the nation can participate in a new effort to reduce illiteracy which is part of the national Right to Read program. (SK)

Discusses the problems inherent in reading mathematics. Suggests specific reading abilities for comprehending mathematical exposition. (Author/RK)

The reading habit which is most consistently sensitive to reading ability measures is the habit of seeking out books by known authors. (Author)

This study investigated children's profiles on four constructs fundamental to areas of children's early literacy acquisition: auditory processing, crystallized ability, processing speed, and short-term memory. These areas were measured using six tests: Memory for Sentences, Visual Matching, Incomplete Words, Sound Blending, Oral Vocabulary, and…

The reading performance standard descriptors in this document support the sections of the English/Language Arts Content Standards adopted by the Alaska State Board of Education. It begins with listing competencies associated with being a competent and thoughtful reader; thinking logically and reflectively; and understanding and respecting the…

This paper describes an experiment in which 30 students, classified according to high and low analytical performance, were given a reading and text production test to determine their sensibility to the structure of an Icelandic saga. This material was used because of its extreme simplicity on the textual surface level, a property suited for…

Author focused on the necessity of teaching music students to read properly before tackling music education and emphasized student interests as a prerequisite for effective learning. (RK)

The present study reports two investigations; the first concerning the relationship between WISC verbal-performance IQ discrepancy and reading and spelling retardation, the second representing an analysis of the spelling errors made by these children. (Author)

Discusses some of the relevant research and concludes that if reading is considered as one avenue of learning then other modes should be given equal status. (TO)

Within the limitations of this study it has been demonstrated that: (1) the Shape-O Ball Test is a good predictor of both objective and subjective measures of academic ability; (2) objective measures of academic ability are significantly related to subjective measures of academic ability; and (3) the objective measures used in this study can be…