Concludes that some sociological and adjustment factors are related to scholastic achievement. (RB)

Presents the results of a research study which was designed to determine gains or losses in reading proficiency during summer vacation, investigate the characteristics of those students whose proficiency increases or decreases, and aid in planning summer reading programs which maximize gains and minimize losses. (RB)

Criticized is a study which compared 19 retarded and 19 advanced grade 3 readers and concluded that the presence of three or more perceptual or psycholinguistic immaturities was likely to be a critical factor in reading ability. (DB)

In order to obtain information on the reading skill levels of Naval recruits for use in improving their reading skills, the United States Navy administered the Gates-MacGinite reading test to all available recruits in its training programs between May 1974 and May 1975. The relationship of those test scores to other personnel data indicated that a…

The author attempts to develop a theory of learning to account for complex human learning using early reading as an example. (HMD)

Author challenged the idea that first grade is the most important year for reading instruction and proposed second grade as most important. (Author/RK)

Finds that auditory discrimination as most tests measure it has little to do with how well children learn to read. (RB)

Address delivered by the WOHP President-General (Philadelphia, November 11, 1968).