This teacher's handbook for computer assisted instruction (CAI) in reading describes a CAI program and presents sample lessons. The reading program for grades 3-6 consists of reading practice items designed to develop the student's skills in five areas: word analysis, vocabulary extension, comprehension of sentence structure, interpretation of…

To determine, through testing, whether archaic diction patterned after the King James Bible is actually a hindrance to the modern reader's comprehension and retention, two narratives of 2,000 words each were administered to 500 students in high school and college. Both of the narratives were composed and printed in two forms, one in archaic…

Thirteen papers from the 1971 Auburn University Reading Conference reported on various aspects of individualized reading, including informal diagnosis of reading skills, the role of oral and silent reading, classroom organization, media and materials for teaching reading, affective behavior related to reading, simulation games and their uses in…

In a study utilizing high school sophomores with reading problems and their tutors it was found that significant changes occurred when students were taught to identify and classify their own reading errors as a regular part of a corrective and remedial reading program. The instructional program began with the students analyzing their results on a…

READING AND WRITING SKILLS CAN BE TESTED OBJECTIVELY WITHOUT USING TRADITIONAL TRANSLATION TESTS. WHEN READING FRENCH, STUDENTS NEED TO RECOGNIZE WORDS IN BOTH UNINFLECTED AND INFLECTED FORMS TO ATTACH MEANING TO WORDS IN CONTEXT, AND TO REACT TO THE MEANING IMPLICATIONS OF FRENCH SENTENCE STRUCTURE. WHEN WRITING FRENCH, THEY NEED TO PRODUCE…

This book provides lessons, games, teaching strategies, and activities that can be used to supplement a regular, primary-level reading program. Sections, color-coded according for first, second, and third grade, are devoted to the following topics: general tips for teaching reading, motivating interest in reading, experience stories, using films…

This paper describes "Reading by Patterns," a remedial tutorial program for young adults. The principal aim of instruction is to help students transform their normal fluency in speaking English into a parallel ability to read simple, printed English sentences and paragraphs. As the instruction progresses from the simple noun-verb-noun…

Three instructional conditions which varied in the extent to which they emphasized direct instruction on word meanings were compared as to their effects on two aspects of reading comprehension: recalling word meanings and recalling facts from a story. The instructional conditions consisted of (1) meanings from context, which required students to…

Responses and strategies used by good and poor readers are compared in their reading of material which varied in writing style and interest. Twenty-four tenth-grade subjects described their thoughts and behavior during silent reading. From the protocols, 13 types of reader responses were identified and organized into a taxonomy of word-, clause-,…

This study addressed the following three questions: Among the grammatical patterns that first graders are expected to be able to read, are there any which are particularly easy or particularly difficult to interpret? Can these grammatical patterns be mastered with equal ease by students of varying reading ability? Do these grammatical patterns…

This study developed procedures for teachers to use in ranking the reading difficulty level of student-authored materials in the primary grades. Two procedures were developed: the word procedure for assessment of reading difficulty levels of vocabulary, and the two-four procedure for assessing reading difficulty level of sentence structure.…

This study investigated (1) relationships between reading comprehension, IQ, and equivalence range (ER) and (2) categorizing styles through multidimensional scaling and varimax rotation analysis. One hundred and six male and 97 female sixth-graders comprised three reading groups according to Metropolitan Achievement Test, Reading subtest, and Otis…

This report summarizes a study conducted by Educational Testing Service and RMC Research Corporation, of compensatory reading programs sponsored by Title I as well as those supported solely by state and local funds. The results show that in schools which received compensatory funds, the students most in need of it received additional help in…

In this study to determine the effectiveness of an inservice training program in reading, subjects included 321 seventh- through ninth-grade students and 26 teachers of English, math, science, and social studies in one school in Wakulla County, Florida. The inservice plan included a summer workshop in which teacher competencies and educational…

Concludes that lessons emphasizing pereferred interests improve functionally illiterate adults' silent reading information recall skills and interpretation of word meanings from context. Suggests that greater attention be devoted to using preferred interest materials in adult reading instruction. (RL)