The purpose of this study was to compare the reading ability and attitudes toward reading of students who have received instruction in reading in the Learning Dynamics Institute (LDI) program with students who have received instruction in reading in the Reading Clinic of Intermountain School. Two groups of 150 students were matched according to…

This study was conducted in an attempt to analyze the nature of a visual literacy, or a group of vision competencies a human being may develop by seeing and at the same time integrating other sensory experiences. The study also examined the relationship between visual experiences and the verbal behaviors associated with visual experiences. The…

One hundred thirty-eight second graders, identified by their teachers as "poor readers with incomplete phonics skills" were given four specially constructed tests of phonics skills: a context test over meaningful but visually unfamiliar words, an isolated sounds test, a McKee type multiple choice test, and a word completion test. Eighty…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of good and poor readers in grade five to recognize the form of derived words where morphophonemic alternation occurs but orthographic consistency exists. A 2 x 2 x 4 factorial design was used to investigate the effects of reading ability, word reality (real and pseudo), and mode of…

To find how well children learn letter-sound correspondences when an orthography is highly regular, and how this ability relates to socioeconomic status (SES) and to reading ability, 240 Finnish children were tested for letter-sound generalizations. The test consisted of 25 synthetic words, constructed to look like Finnish words and to contain the…

The functional relationship between levels of academic survival skills (class behavior) and academic reading achievement of low-achieving students was investigated. Ss were 18 first grade children from three regular classes, one of which was designated as control (N=6) and the other two as experimental (N=12). Teachers were trained in the use of…

Six speeches given at an institute on reading programs for emotionally handicapped children are presented. Jules Abrams first examines the relationship of emotional and personality maladjustments to reading difficulty. Then Clifford Kolson advocates the promotion of informal reading and the proper diagnosis of a child's reading level. A discussion…

Measurement of pupil attitudes can be influenced by the pupil's ability and motivation to read, particularly for those students whose ability is below average. To obtain a valid measure of sixth grade pupil attitudes as they related to Family Life education, the reading factor needed to be eliminated as much as possible. A test utilizing…

AN ANALYSIS OF A FIELD TEST OF SCIENCE LEARNING MATERIALS FOR ABLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IS REPORTED. THE LEARNING MATERIALS FIELD TESTED AND EVALUATED WERE UNGRADED INDEPENDENT STUDY KITS. THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR MAXIMUM SUITABILITY REGARDLESS OF TEACHER OR SCHOOL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LEARNING MATERIALS INVOLVED CONCEPT FORMATION IN THE TOPICS OF…

A survey of past research reveals that intellectual capacity, particularly verbal proficiency, are important factors in reading performance. The purpose of this study was to determine if classroom teachers, through informal observation, can recognize indicators of intellectual ability. The Strang Informal Observation of Capacity Inventory and…

The Informal Reading Inventory and the Reading Miscue Inventory are compared as to purpose, origins, and methods of use. A tabular format, elaborated by an appended discussion, summarizes each inventory's purpose, materials, length, difficulty of selections, procedures in testing, types of behaviors evaluated, and resulting scores. (AA)

Demonstrates practical classroom techniques for improving comprehension of social studies materials. Based upon the Three Levels Construct developed by Harold Herber, the article presents exercises relating to reading selections appropriate to each level of reading comprehension. (Author/DB)

Notes that the same students who according to a reading test, were severly deficient in reading skills were mysteriously able to complete a complex research questionnaire, and showed academic success far beyond what the test predicted. (Author/AM)