Contents of this account of the adaptation of the open classroom philosophy of education in New Rochelle, beginning with a summer Title I E.S.E.A. remedial reading program, include the following: (1) an account of the experience of a traditional teacher in converting to an open classroom; (2) a definition of the approach and a description of the…

The second edition of this annotated bibliography on linguistics, psycholinguistics, and the teaching of reading contains 40 percent more publications than the earlier edition, which covered works through 1967. The citations include a full range of points of view, topics, and authors' special fields and ask the readers to read a number of the…

To determine the effects of Sesame Street on reading readiness, the Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) scores of children who had attended kindergarten in the two years prior to the first broadcast season were compared with the scores of children attending kindergarten in 1970, the year of the first season of Sesame Street. The MRT scores were…

This position paper outlines the essential characteristics of a reading program which will enable the schools of the state of New York to eliminate functional illiteracy among thousands of elementary and secondary students and to attain the ultimate goal of reading education: people who can and do use reading for the achievement of educational and…

In 1967-68, the San Jose Unified District, in cooperation with the Education Division of the Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., implemented a special program for disadvantaged, underachieving, eighth-grade students. The primary objective of the program was to improve the motivation and achievement of disadvantaged students by providing special…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) of a guide based on the results of experiments conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Pedagogia in its pilot school and other schools in Mexico, D. F. The foreword points out that there are two aspects of language teaching in elementary schools--the first year class to read…

A description is presented of the reading laboratory course for secondary school students on reading levels three through nine in the Dade County, Florida, public schools. The course includes diagnosis of specific reading needs, and teaching word recognition, comprehension, and study skills. Classroom organization for the course focuses on…

A discussion of reading instruction for disadvantaged children leads the author to explore previous definitions of "disadvantaged" and redefine the goals in teaching disadvantaged children. Individualized reading instruction is urged and two programs--one in Florence, South Carolina, and one in Gary, Indiana--are compared. The Florence…

To test whether training in logical multiplication would improve the reading skills of "retarded readers" (children with specific language disability, minimal brain damage, dyslexia, psycho-neurological learning disability, or perceptual handicaps), this study (1) elaborated a theoretical approach to reading based on Piaget's theory of cognitive…

This paper reports a technique for classroom observation of children's activities considered relevant to the acquisition of reading. It is part of a larger study conducted by the University of Bristol called the "Children Learning to Read" Project, an attempt to study the learning experiences of individual children as they occur in a…

This study focuses upon problems of language and reading disability among disadvantaged pupils in elementary and secondary school. Separate sections consider the evidence that such disabilities are a continuing problem; review remedial practices and existing programs; examine federal, state, and local programs aimed at such problems; formulate new…

Describes a novel suitable for university-level English as a foreign language (EFL) courses, Oliver Lafarge's "Laughing Boy." Students are interested in the personal drama of a young Navajo, as well as the broader question of the clash of Navajo and American cultures. Suggestions are given for using this book. (CFM)

The communicative aspect of the reading skill resides in the ability to interpret culturally authentic messages in the foreign language environment. A task-analysis procedure is useful in identification of appropriate communicative materials, strategies effective for the decoding process, and evaluation techniques that capitalize on the…

Presents reading/writing units based on story grammar techniques and intended for students in grades one through six. (FL)

Explains how word processing can make it easy for students to adapt and improve text until they are happy with the results. Offers an example of word processing in action. (FL)