Modifies some widely held beliefs based on previous research on miscue analysis. (RB)

A list of ERIC documents, with abstracts, on reading and technology. (HB)

Summary data are reported for the forty-one annual reviews of studies related to reading reported in The Journal of Educational Research. Total studies reported each year are reported along with lists of journals cited most frequently in the areas of sociology, psychology, physiology, and the teaching of reading. (Authors)

Children rated books they had read; the more recently a book was read the more likely it was to be rated as enjoyable. The findings are discussed with reference to the problems of teachers and librarians who select books for children. (Editor)

Mature reading is a process based on semantic and syntactic clues that enable the reader to resolve ambiguities and correctly comprehend the material. (MF)

Article relates research done to discover with which characters adolescents form strong identifications; and to learn which characters these youths most admire. (Author)

Points out that i.t.a. is not without inconsistency and that the central difficulty lies with the schwa sound. The teaching of high frequency words containing the schwa (the, a) as exceptions seems advisable. Tables and bibliography. (RW)

Concludes that direct instruction and practice in following directions increase students' task performance ability and stresses the need to use intrinsically motivating materials in language arts developmental skills programs. Tables and bibliography. (RW)