Reviews 11 studies originally analyzed by Bergquist to support the contention that children can be trained to increase their reading rates without any loss of comprehension along with more recent work. Concludes that rapid reading results in a decrease in the accuracy of comprehension. (FL)

Examines research on institutional productivity ratings based on publications in reading journals. Discusses why these ratings are calculated, how they are calculated, and the uses to which they are put. (FL)

Examines the pattern of eye movements of skilled adult readers when encountering a surprise ending to a story. Suggests that processing at the discourse level must be considered as an influence on the eye movement control system. (NKA)

Reports on two studies of the effect of different typographic settings on the speed and accuracy of responses to cloze procedure reading tests. Concludes that in-text responding and dashes produce significantly higher scores. (SRT)

Reports the results of a state survey that examined community college reading assessment and diagnostic tools and makes recommendations about appropriate assessment and diagnostic tools for community colleges. (HOD)

Discusses the construction and testing of The Extended Basic Sight Vocabulary word list. Concludes that it provides educators with a unique instrument for the teaching and testing of words and for the preparation of instructional materials. Includes the word list. (FL)

Reports on a study investigating the effect of prior knowledge of written prose in intact, topic sentence deleted, and topic sentence and concluding sentence deleted conditions, and advances a methodology for determining prior knowledge. (FL)

Presents highlights of four "learning biographies" resulting from observations of children's writing in response to literature. The observations indicated that the connections children made to texts in reading and writing and how these are used to develop writing strategies and competence were related to their motivations and…

Reports the findings of a study showing that the importance or salience of a text at the time of reading has little effect on recognition of specific features from the prose. (HTH)

Reports on the responses of children in Northern Ireland to "The Twelfth Day of July" by Joan Lingard, a contemporary novel set in their own country. (HOD)

Presents a framework for expressing how choices are made in systemic grammars. Framework represents grammar as combination of systemic syntactic description and explicit choice processes called "choice experts." (DF)

Reviews research relating to field experience in teacher education programs. Concludes that while such experiences have the potential of being the critical catalyst that converts college students into good teachers, they are currently lacking in many areas. (FL)

Concludes that poor comprehenders may lack the awareness and the ability to use strategies that involve higher order, more complex thinking skills. Offers suggestions for teaching students to become aware of and engage in thinking skills. (FL)

Critiques a recent article by Hynd and Hynd ("Reading Research Quarterly," 19, 1984) and questions the usefulness of invoking neurological concepts in either the definition or diagnosis of dyslexia. (HOD)

Examines Georgia's Reading Specialist Test and its correspondence with the content emphasized in graduate level reading courses in schools in that state. (FL)