Discusses D. Durkin's 1979 study of reading comprehension instruction and J. Heap's critique of the study in a recent issue of "Journal of Reading Behavior." Asserts that the traditional reading lesson is a vehicle for acculturation or teaching cultural knowledge and logic. (SRT)

Discusses the theory-to-practice issue in reading education. (FL)

Investigates how preschool children gain understanding about the functions of print in order to determine if there are trends in children's processing of print functions that can be identified and used to gain insight into the process. (FL)

Examines several similarities in practices in education and in psychotherapy. (FL)

Reviews Laura Zirbes' long career with particular emphasis on her theories of progressive reading instruction. Suggests that she is a neglected but important figure in modern education. Examines the implications of Zirbes' work for contemporary progressive education. (DR)

This study examined the McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading to determine whether selections of passages covered a sufficiently wide range of difficulty to warrant their use in developing readability formulas. The results, which find several readability formulas suspect, are discussed. (Author/MT)

Reports on a study that examined the readability of a selection of C. S. E. papers taken from six subject areas. Found that, with the exception of that given in history, the exams did not make excessive demands on the candidates' reading skills. (FL)

Explores the use of microcomputers in readability calculation. (DF)

Finds no relationship between young children's ability to attend to text and to nominate a greater number of purposes for learning to read. (FL)

Extracts guidelines from research for incorporating vocabulary instruction into the everyday routines of the classroom. (EL)

Reports on a program that used older adults to tutor children in reading. Finds that the children made significant gains in reading as a result of the program. (FL)

Discusses the challenges of translating definitions of reading found in research into classroom practice. (FL)

Shows reading instructors basic principles that may aid them in writing and publishing articles related to the profession. Discusses writers' block, getting started, identifying markets, submitting manuscripts, and working with editors. (FL)

Re Quest, a questioning strategy suited to upper primary grades, was found to arouse children's interest, improve their questioning ability, and increase their comprehension scores. (RBW)

Argues that metacognitive development should remain--or become--an aspect of instruction that aims to enhance students' reading comprehension. (HOD)