The second of a two-volume set, this collection of 11 papers concentrates on current developments in the teaching of reading, such as translating commonly accepted reading theories or assumptions into classroom practices, maintaining an input of structured, meaningful, rhythmic language in an independent reading program, and relating reading and…

More than 1,800 Philadelphia fourth grade students were involved in a study of reading instruction in the Philadelphia elementary schools conducted during the school year 1975-76. Four critical factors were noted as improving reading achievement in the district's elementary schools: the use of the linguistic basal approach to reading instruction,…

This bulletin reports relevant research in the basic skills areas of reading, language arts, and listening that has been organized and interpreted for the administrator, supervisor, and classroom teacher. The various sections provide information in the following areas: indicators related to learning in school settings, including school, class,…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with learning disabilities, language disabilities, or dyslexia. The 22 articles discuss the following topics: current issues in dyslexia, language disorders, subgroups in dyslexia, specificity and parameters in defining dyslexia, strategies for recognition and management of reading…

Noting that sensory impaired children often have poorly developed or ungeneralized concept development that impedes their ability to comprehend stories or content texts, this paper presents a brief description of the learning problems of these children as they relate to the reading process. It then presents implications for teaching reading and a…

This text for students of English as a second language is designed to develop reading skills and to expand general vocabulary as a preparatory step toward reading and understanding college texts. Particular attention is given to reading technique and to the development of reading speed. The articles, representative of current newspaper and…

This issue collects articles concerning the education of reading teachers. Deborah Osen Hancock and Jack Jones provide "California Professors of Reading: An Organization in the Process of Becoming," an article describing the role of the California Association of College Professors of Reading in teacher certification and program design. In…

The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR) was developed to provide beginning and remedial instruction to disadvantaged children. This paper describes the DISTAR reading program, noting its heavy emphasis on programmed learning and repetitive drill exercises; it then cites the opinions of proponents and opponents…

This series of five children's readers is designed to be used by Spanish-speaking children in a bilingual elementary school setting. The story is about an anthropomorphic salamandar who leaves New York to visit Puerto Rico. The plane trip and her visits to several specific towns are chronicled in the readers. A preface to the teacher is included.…

This Spanish reader is written for Spanish-speaking children in first through third grades in a bilingual education setting. The short story is preceded by a preface to the teacher explaining the relevance of the subject, frogs, to Puerto Rican agriculture. The key word to be learned is the scientific name given to frogs, "batracios," and the main…

The author suggests ways reading can be integrated with science and describes the reading activities in an elementary science methods course. The activities include: (1) selecting a science tradebook for children to review and for the teacher to analyze vocabulary; (2) helping children review science tradebooks; and (3) encouraging independent…

To dispel the myths of linguistic deficiency among nonstandard English dialect speakers, evidence that repudiates these myths should be examined. These myths include suggestions that nonstandard dialects are ungrammatical and cannot be used to form concepts, and that speakers of such dialects receive little verbal stimulation as children. The…

Prepared as part of a comprehensive study of reading in Virginia, this report contains data gathered in a survey of elementary and secondary reading teachers and specialists and adult basic education teachers to determine teacher needs in that state. The report provides an analysis of the responses to the 72-item questionnaire used in the survey…

This booklet lists skills and activities that may be used by parents and teachers to insure the success of each child in reading. Designed for grades four through seven, the booklet suggests procedures for parental assistance, determining reading readiness and reading levels, developing basic reading skills, outlining a reading lesson for skills…

This illustrated reader tells of life in Indian Township, Maine about fifty years ago. It is one of a series of readers containing Passamaquoddy legends and stories and is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page presents the text in the Passamaquoddy language and in English translation. The English version is not intended to…