The coversheet of this report provides general information about previously announced notable reading projects pertaining to career education. However, none of the projects reported in this issue focus on reading and career education. The 20 project summaries in this report are of a variety of reading projects. To improve skill and interest in…

Designed for the aspiring journalist and the professional editor, this revised second edition serves as a standard reference work as well as an ideal means of keeping abreast of new trends and developments in the editing of small magazines. It describes the latest technological developments in type-setting and production; discusses and evaluates…

To identify the characteristics of professional publications preferred by teachers, 200 primary-grade teachers selected at random from the membership of the International Reading Association (IRA) completed a questionnaire about their concerns in reading, the sources consulted for assistance, and the features preferred. A subsample of 25 completed…

The first section of this pamphlet discusses factors that influence reading interest, such as age, sex, grade level, exposure to books, availability of printed materials, reading ability, identity, and reward. The second section offers such suggestions for stimulating interest in reading as knowing your child, being aware of your example,…

As a response to the close of the 1972 International Book Year sponsored by UNESCO, this study was suggested concerning the reading habits of people throughout the world. A concern was expressed that without reading practice reading skills already learned would be quickly lost and life-long education would not take place. The author surveyed…

This report provides a summary of the Book Exposure Project, which took the form of an exploratory study conducted in an area of north Toronto. Free books were included with a questionnaire designed to gather information about the following topics: the recipients' social and economic characteristics, their television viewing and radio listening…

Because teachers often feel incompetent when it comes to teaching poetry, many children grow up without ever acquiring an appreciation for the words and thoughts of poets. This book, intended for teachers, contains a lucid explanation of what poetry is, bringing together several classic definitions by eminent poets and critics. Elements that make…

The effects of feedback on motivation were investigated with a 3 x 3 factorial design. Adult subjects (72 male college students) read prose sentences and completed cloze test items. Feedback on each item was either immediate, delayed, or omitted. A cloze retention test over the sentences was given either immediately, delayed, or was omitted. To…

Recognizing the relationship between interests and tastes that exists in the reading selection process, studies concerning either interests or tastes or a combination of both are included in this bibliography. However, taste as an inherent factor in the selection process was rarely treated in the research. The major concern was an emphasis on…

One of the problems found in present readability formulas is the lack of control for syntax, other than sentence length. Judging the complexity of a sentence based on word count alone does not allow for such circumstances as: coordinate clauses joined by "and"; deletions; passive forms; and coordinate clauses, dependent clauses, and…

This book is aimed primarily at assisting parents, nursery school teachers, and kindergarten teachers with teaching their children to read prior to beginning first grade. The preface, "The When, Who, Why, What, and How of Early Reading Instruction," discusses the preliminary aspects of early reading instruction and provides background information.…

The purpose of this study was to discover the images of child-adult relationships that are being portrayed in picture-storybooks for children in the primary grades. One hundred picture-storybooks were selected for analysis. Fifty picture-storybooks were selected from recommended book lists and fifty were hand-picked from the shelves of a public…

This collection of articles discusses the selection and use of literature for the adolescent reader. The essays can be used in classes preparing junior high or high school English teachers, or they can be used as continuing preparation by experienced teachers. The six sections of the book include: a general discussion of the literature classroom;…

The major concern of this study was to investigate the reading interests of sixth grade pupils. A questionnaire was developed to determine the reading interests of the children. Comparisons were made between the expressed reading interests of the pupils and the content of five sixth basic readers. Some of the conclusions were: the interests of…

The Reading is FUNdamental program is funded by the Ford Foundation and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Its advisory board is composed of people from diverse fields. It is designed to motivate children to read through experiencing the joy and pride of owning books of their own choice, and its purpose is to help develop and give technical…