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Download full textRobinson, H. Alan, Ed. – 1977
This book examines historical development of reading and writing research and instruction. Chapters discuss the following topics: spelling instruction in the United States; developments in composition research and instruction; reading instruction and research in historical perspective; eye movement and children's reading interests as two trends in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Eye Movements, Reading Diagnosis
Hutchison, Laveria – 1977
In order to determine whether lessons addressed to the expressed personal interest of functionally illiterate adult students would improve their reading skills, 40 such students attending an urban adult education center were divided into two reading classes. All were tested on a silent reading subtest of the Adult Basic Learning Examination and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy
The Effect of Sex-Typed Reading Material on Reading Interests and Comprehension in 1967 and in 1979.
Robertson, Margaret Burnett – 1980
A study was conducted to determine the stability of the effect of sex-typed reading material on the reading interests and comprehension of fifth grade boys and girls. It involved a direct replication of a 1967 study so that a comparison of data from the 312 subjects of that study could be made with the data from 374 subjects of 1979. Reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1976
The purposes of this manual are to provide the content area teacher with an understanding of and means for implementing reading skills in content areas. The five chapters in the manual are designed to assist the content area teacher in helping students read the materials required of that subject. Chapter one helps the teacher define reading and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
Irvin, Glenn; Moseley, Ann – 1981
This paper reports the results of a survey of 60 librarians and teachers in Texas as to what they felt were the most often read adolescent and adult novels, and what adolescent and adult novels they would most recommend. Following a description of the methodology for the study, the paper presents some of the subjects' comments about the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Contemporary Literature, High Schools, Junior High Schools
Walder, Leopold O.; And Others – 1978
The problems in implementing and evaluating a television project for teaching reading in thirteen District of Columbia schools are described, and the opinion is offered that the project was successful in producing a rapid improvement in the students' interest in improving their reading ability. Participants were 300 students in grades four through…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Program Evaluation
Graves, Michael F.; And Others – 1979
This annotated bibliography contains listings of book series and periodicals written specifically for secondary school students who read below grade level. All items listed are reading materials rather than instructional packages and most do not contain questions. Each entry includes publishing information, an indication of reading and interest…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Low Achievement
Ewing, J. M. – 1977
Many measurement techniques have been developed to assess elements related to attitudes toward reading, which encompass an individual's views, feelings, values, and beliefs. Instruments developed by British teachers include Likert-type scales, a repertory grid technique, and an approach assessing reactions to screened photographs of different…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
White, Marian, Ed. – 1979
Intended for use by students who are considered reluctant--not retarded--readers, this revised booklist contains more than 400 titles. The titles presented represent books of high quality that deal with topics of interest to the average adolescent. Book titles are arranged under the following subject categories: animals, adventure, courage,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Learning Motivation
KENYON, DONALD – 1967
TEACHERS AT COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, SAN DIMAS, CALIFORNIA, UTILIZED THE TEAM TEACHING APPROACH TO ENGLISH IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP LIFE-TIME READERS AT COVINA HIGH, PAPERBACKS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN READING. TEACHERS TRIED TO GET THE RIGHT BOOK TO THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME. IT WAS FELT THAT PUPILS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elective Reading, Instructional Materials, Reading Development
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1980
This second revised edition of a guide to books for adolescents is designed for use by parents, teachers, and librarians and has been rewritten to reflect the most recent developments in education and society. New chapters discuss reading rights or censorship, drama, literature by and about women, and science fiction and fantasy. Other chapters…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Books, Drama
Golden, Joanne M. – 1978
A study was conducted (1) to develop a more comprehensive theoretical framework for exploring the nature and process of response to literature, (2) to develop an integrated schema for analyzing responses, and (3) to apply this theory and schema to the responses of fifth and eighth grade students to two different kinds of texts. Subjects were ten…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationTrexler, Joan; Blandford, Barbara – 1972
In a survey conducted in early 1972, the presidents of the colleges and universities represented on the Higher Education Panel were asked to list the five publications they found to be most helpful in carrying out their responsibilities. The results are presented in tabular form, reporting the five publications most widely suggested, and also…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Career Development, College Presidents
Manzo, Anthony – 1979
The Assessment of Language and Reading Maturity (ALARM), a series of 15 subtests that measured reading skills and factors contributing to reading, was administered to 199 urban and 380 suburban junior high school students to assess the concept "progress toward reading maturity." Reading maturity was defined as evidence of solid reading…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Definitions, Factor Analysis
Kirchner, Corinne – 1959
To the adult educator it is basic to know what are adult interests, how do they affect participation and learning, and how may they be aroused or changed. Strong pioneered in the formulation of an interest inventory for the study of vocational interests and Super extended the use of Strong's test to the study of leisure interests to determine the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Interests
