The purpose of this study was to identify cognitive processing activities that produce text learning in the absence of instructions to learn. (HOD)

Describes a study in which some graduate and undergraduate students failed to distinguish a spoof from serious reports of research. (MKM)

Using first- and second-grade students, this study examined the use of sentence contexts for word identification by beginning readers. (HOD)

Describes a study in which it was found that informational background has some effect on reading speed and comprehension. (TJ)

Describes a study that demonstrates positive correlations among student performances in oral reading, spelling, and knowledge of graphemic options. (TJ)

Describes the research done at the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois. (AEA)

Describes a follow-up study which showed that boys' reading interests have not changed much in ten years. Includes a list of books which junior high school boys find interesting. (MKM)

A response to the review by Robert Calfee and Priscilla Drum, in issue three of the eighth volume of this journal, discusses the issue of incorporating research results into practice. (Author/MLF)

Describes a study in which students taught by a creative method liked poetry more and understood it better than those taught by a directed method. (DD)

Administers a psychoeducational battery to 37 adults with a 3-generation history of dyslexia and personal history of reading/spelling problems. States that, although males were not overrepresented in the sample, they exhibited a more severe reading impairment profile than females. Discusses severity of dyslexia as a possible mechanism of the…

Reports that in a word naming experiment, experienced readers of Persian named high frequency transparent Persian words significantly faster than matched low frequency words. Finds no such effects for adults who had, for 10 years, little experience in reading Persian due to emigration to the West; overall, previously experienced adults named words…

States that based on a study of reading skills of 56 developmental dyslexics, A. Castles and M. Coltheart have proposed that there are at least two varieties of childhood dyslexia--impairment of lexical reading and in the operation of the sublexical procedure. Takes issue with their proposal on theoretical grounds. Argues that their study's…

Describes briefly several studies identifying classroom factors associated with literacy motivation in elementary school students. Discusses six research-based factors related to increased motivation to read: a teacher who is a reading model; a book-rich classroom environment; opportunities for choice; familiarity with books; social interaction…

Notes that many phonological terms are found in contemporary literature on reading, and some inconsistencies are apparent in how they are used and understood. Presents definitions of many of these important words and several dozen related terms (for a total of 51 terms). Emphasizes the historical and conceptual links between similar terms, because…