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Download full textBeal, Carole R. – 1988
To learn when children would be able to evaluate and revise texts that presented significant comprehension problems, and to investigate the relationship between general reading skill and comprehension monitoring and revision skills, a study administered revision tests to 65 fourth grade and 38 sixth grade students from a rural New England school…
Descriptors: Editing, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 6
Cohen, Andrew D. – 1988
Four papers on reading in a second language are reviewed and discussed. They include a study of assessment and the difficulties inherent in the measurement of a construct as complex as reading comprehension. The other three deal with variables facilitating comprehension in reading. One supports an interactive model of reading rather than a…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques, Models, Reading Comprehension
Shell, Mae – 1988
A study examined whether there is a relationship between students' reading grades and the amount of time they spend watching television. Subjects, seventh grade students from three classes (and four reading levels) of a public elementary school in Jersey City were given 84 charts to record their viewing habits for each of the three weeks of the…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Lunstrum, John P. – 1987
This document addresses new insights into the complex cognitive processes involved in reading and their effects on programs and teachers in social studies. Indices are examined that consider: (1) students' reading performance; (2) teacher behavior; (3) textbook readability; and (4) structure for explanation of textual material. Research indicates…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Rosser, Eleanor – 1988
In addition to determining the value of television viewing as a teaching tool for reading, a study examined the relationship between reading achievement and the amount of time spent watching television. During a 10-week period, 21 fourth grade students of various races and ethnic backgrounds recorded their television viewing schedule. The Step…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Gustafson, David J. – 1987
Cumulative school records kept on children generally contain only standardized test scores and random notes concerning conduct, yet some theorists suggest that one of the most powerful tools of assessment is teachers' daily observation. To determine teachers' capability for evaluating their students' reading, a study examined teachers' informal…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Assessment, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
The first of 12 papers in this collection is printed both in the original language--French--and in English translation: (1) L'harmonisation de la formation: considerations theoriques et pratiques = Harmonization of Education and Training: Theory and Practice" (Yves Courrier); other papers include (2) "Information Management: A New Focus…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
Thompson, Richard A. – 1988
What reading consultants do varies considerably from person to person as there is variability in the role each reading consultant perceives as his or her responsibility. To assist reading consultants in prioritizing their roles to meet their constituents' needs, 113 elementary teachers enrolled in graduate reading classes at the University of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Newman, Judith M., Ed. – 1985
To show how whole language theory can be put into practice, this collection of articles, many written by practicing teachers, suggest ways that teachers can help students become active participants in their own learning. Following an introduction, chapters and their authors consist of: (1) "Insights from Recent Reading and Writing Research…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Journal Writing
Armbruster, Bonnie B. – 1988
This article discusses three major reasons why children who can decode the stories in their basal readers may still have problems reading content area textbooks. The reasons include: (1) lack of prerequisite knowledge (including content, discourse, and strategic knowledge); (2) poorly written textbooks; and (3) negative classroom experiences in…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Oral Reading
Pritchard, Robert – 1988
A study examined the relationship between cultural schemata and the reading process to identify the strategies proficient readers employ to develop their understanding of culturally familiar and unfamiliar passages and to examine those strategies in relation to the cultural backgrounds of the readers and the cultural perspectives of the reading…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
Readence, John E., Ed.; Baldwin, R. Scott, Ed. – 1987
The 30 conference papers contained in this yearbook are as follows: "Assessment, Accountability, and Professional Prerogative" (P. D. Pearson and S. Valencia); "Cloze Procedure and the Sequence of Text" (A. G. Gamarra and J. Jonz); "Factors Affecting Summary Writing and Their Impact on Reading Comprehension Assessment" (M. H. Head and R. R. Buss);…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Caster, Tonja Root – 1982
A review was conducted of 16 research studies evaluating the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in teaching reading and language arts in the elementary school. The studies were of what K. A. Hall has termed "interactive instruction," which includes drill and practice as well as tutoring. Of the studies reviewed, 13 used at least…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Fletcher, Sharon; Knafle, June D. – 1981
A study examined high and low achieving readers' performance with six phonic generalizations, using real and nonsense words. Eighteen first and second grade students were divided into higher level and lower level readers on the basis of their scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Three real words and four nonsense words for each of the six…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Grade 1, Grade 2, Phonics
Bennett, Susan G. – 1984
To determine what recent research indicates about similarities and differences between reading and listening and current classroom practices in listening at the junior high level, and to discover whether teachers consciously and systematically provide a bridge between informal oral language and formal text language, a study was completed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Junior High Schools, Language Skills, Listening Skills
