A study was undertaken to solve, through staff development, the problem of the selection and use of appropriate reading materials by content area teachers and to determine the amount and type of cooperation that could be expected between content area teachers and reading personnel. The field-based, action-research study compared two approaches to…

To determine whether experienced reading teachers are better able than individuals with little training and teaching experience to make judgments about the difficulty level of learning materials and to discover if they differ in evaluating criteria for making such judgments, a study was conducted involving 100 subjects. The subjects were placed…

This study of the new adult reading public in eight Iranian villages attempts to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic factors on interest in reading and to identify the types of reading materials preferred by neoliterates and semiliterates. Thirty-seven percent of the adult population in the villages (489 persons) were literate; of these, 146…

Fifty picture storybooks found on the 1979 Classroom Choices list (a compilation of children's favorite titles) were analyzed to find out what structural characteristics children preferred. A taxonomy developed by Gayle Palmer and Jadzia Nakonechny was used to categorize the books. The analysis reveals the following children's preferences: books…

Since it is unavoidable that children will experience the death of people and animals through media, literature, and real-life situations, they will need adult help when trying to understand what death is and how it affects them. Researchers generally agree that a child's perception of death is developmental, closely associated to either age or…

This journal issue provides information for those involved in making decisions about basal readers. It includes guidelines for establishing a textbook selection committee and for examining instructional materials, a discussion of the adoption of nonsexist textbooks, and reviews of four basal reading series. Regular columns present activity ideas…

This booklet was prepared to aid adults in the selection of books related to illness and hospitals and is suitable for use with children about to be hospitalized. The use of books in preparing a child for hospitalization is discussed and guidelines for selecting books for both preschool and elementary school children are presented. A major portion…

Contemporary changes in ideology and attitudes are reflected in all literature, and that written for children is no exception. This "mimetic approach" to the study of literature takes into account the influence of history on art. Although traditional themes persist, three types of modern themes are becoming increasingly prevalent in children's…

This 70-item annotated compilation of sources of materials for poor readers represents a selection from among those available. Lists compiled more than fifteen years ago were eliminated, unless they had unusual depth and merit, for most of their recommendations would not be currently available. Current lists which included only a few scattered…

A collection of articles reflecting the underlying concern of British contributors with continuity--conceiving reading and learning as a whole throughout the school years--comprises this special issue of "English in Education." Specific topics treated are: "What Children Learn in Learning to Read" by R. Morris; "Reading without Primers" by W.…

This book is divided into five major parts. Part One, "Background: Diagnostic Reading Instruction," discusses some of the common explanations of reading failure and provides a modern reading program in action. Part Two, "What the Diagnostic Reading Teacher Knows," operates on the hypothesis that those who teach reading skills must know such…

A compilation of books for children in preschool through junior high school grades is presented. A total of 913 annotated entries are included. The compilation is intended to assist teachers and librarians in selecting children's books. Each entry provides complete bibliographic and ordering information. (Author/CK)

A compilation of children's books intended as a buying guide for teachers and librarians is presented. A total of 845 annotated entries are presented. Each entry contains complete bibliographic and ordering information. (Author/CK)

A compilation of children's books intended as a buying guide for teachers and librarians is presented. A total of 786 annotated titles is included. Each entry provides complete bibliographic and ordering information. (Author/CK)

This paper advocates the use of "intrinsic" activities, such as the language experience approach and individualized reading, to teach beginning reading. Unlike "extrinsic" approaches, which depend on texts or other external motivators to stimulate learning, intrinsic methods exploit the internal desire of the child to acquire knowledge.…