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Cardish, Edna Catherine – 1971
One hundred fifty-one urban ninth grade students participated in an investigation of the effect of differentiated content in two congruent tests of reading. A congruent test was constructed by substituting information relevant to junior high school students within the parameters of a nonrelevant, standardized state test of reading. By maintaining…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Ability
Download full textMARY CONSTANTINE, SISTER, S.S.J. – 1968
A STUDY AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (CHICAGO), SPONSORED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET), TESTED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT "PERSONS ASPIRING TO BECOME TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN HIGH SCHOOL CAN BE ALERTED AND TRAINED IN SOME OF THE VARIED, SPECIFIC, SEPARABLE, AND MEASURABLE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Critical Reading
HAYS, DAVID G. – 1967
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE THEORY THAT CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MESSAGES IS A CONTRAL TOPIC IN ALL SCIENCES DEALING WITH MAN. CONTENT ANALYSIS IS THE DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOURCE FROM THE NATURAL LANGUAGE UTTERANCES IT EMITS. ASSIGNING PROPERTIES TO WORDS AND THEN COUNTING THE APPEARANCES OF THE PROPERTIES IS INSUFFICIENT--THE CONTENT OF…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehension
BARRITT, LOREN S. – 1968
THIS SPEECH PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF THE VERBAL RECALL ABILITY OF 102 HIGH AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) CHILDREN IN THE PRIMARY GRADES. THE HIGH SES SUBJECTS ATTENDED A UNIVERSITY SCHOOL IN AN UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURB, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEIR PARENTS HAD ATTENDED COLLEGE. THE LOW SES SUBJECTS WERE IN A COMPLETELY NEGRO SUBURBAN…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Data Analysis, Experiments
Miron, Murray S.; And Others – 1967
In perceiving speech, a hearer may divide the utterance into predictable units. In the present investigation of these units, an alleged phenomenon (the resistance of the hearer to perceive extraneous auditory stimuli) was employed. It was argued that this resistance caused the hearer to perceive the irrelevant stimulus, if at all, primarily at the…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Children, Grade 2
Fried, Marian; And Others – 1965
This unit guide, first in a series of seven, is designed to provide eighth-grade teachers with materials for achieving the dual objectives of providing reading and study skills instruction while developing facts, attitudes, and concepts of social studies. Information about discovery and exploration is found in two texts: "This Is America's…
Descriptors: American History, Content Area Reading, Developmental Reading, Grade 8
Germain, Claude – 1968
The nature of conversation as communication is explored in its psychological, linguistic, and didactic aspects with particular reference to the learning of French as a second language. Major emphasis is placed on psychological and linguistic theories. In the didactic section, the problems, value, and methodology of conversation classes are…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Skills, Bibliographies, Conversational Language Courses
Sheldon, William D.; And Others – 1967
The reading achievement of 376 second graders and the performances in oral reading and creative writing of 150 randomly selected subjects taught by three different methods were studied. All three approaches (basal reader, modified linguistic, and linguistic) were effective for reading instruction at the second-grade level. The largest differences…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Creative Writing, Linguistics, Oral Reading
Cooper, Minna; And Others – 1964
This guide is designed to provide seventh-grade social studies teachers with materials needed to present instruction in reading skills and to teach those facts, concepts, and attitudes which are the aim of social studies education. Entries on the subject of westward expansion and transportation in New York State are arranged by topics, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
Figurel, J. Allen, Ed. – 1962
This book contains the 72 papers presented and discussed at the 1962 International Reading Association conference. The book is divided into five parts: the keynote address, ("Challenge and Experiment in the Teaching of Reading"), 30 papers that expand the theme set by the keynote address, 21 research studies in reading fields, 10…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Content Area Reading, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Instruction
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1977
In this issue, articles deal with various aspects of the relationship between reading and the English teacher. Titles include "Literary Humor" by Wilmer Lamar and "200 Adolescent Novels Worth Reading" by Ken Donelson; both suggest reading materials. Practical teaching tips are provided in "Comprehension Is Comprehension, Is . . ." by Jerry Walker,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Humor
DiGise, Joe – 1977
Designed for reluctant readers in vocational high school, this selection of readings emphasizes general information about the automotive trade. Articles have been selected from a variety of auto magazines and trade journals. Each article is followed by an assortment of exercises designed to enable the student to further develop vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Guides, High School Students, Learning Activities
Kussat, Reinhart; Farrow, Earl V. – 1976
A developmental reading program with a unified approach to the teaching of developmental reading to nontraditional freshmen was designed and initiated at Livingston College, Rutgers University. The two-level program, consisting of curriculum modules based on behavioral objectives and performance criteria, was required for all freshmen who ranked…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Competency Based Education, Critical Reading
Gordon, Christine; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this study was to measure the influence of prior knowledge on reading comprehension. Twenty second-graders who were reading at, or not more than one year above, grade level were pretested to determine the extent of their prior knowledge about the topic they would be reading. Based on their pretest scores, the students were divided…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Background, Grade 2, Intellectual Experience
PDF pending restorationDade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1977
During the 1974-75 school year, reading laboratories were established in Dade County, Florida senior high schools as an approach to the remediation, development, or acceleration of the reading skills of senior high school pupils. This evaluation sought to determine the reading program's potential for improving the reading skills of senior high…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Achievement Gains, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
