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Eberwein, Lowell – 1974
Three studies assessed the effects of behavioral objectives on the performance of remedial readers. Subjects were three groups of 16 pupils who were participating in a reading-center tutorial program. During the two-month instructional period, half of the students were given behavioral objectives and half were not. For the post-instruction…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Davis, Patsy M.; And Others – Tennessee Education, 1976
Descriptors: Educational History, Futures (of Society), Reading Development, Reading Instruction
Simms, Gregory – Day Care and Early Education, 1976
Briefly describes the New Approach Method Pre-Reading and Reading program and defends the early reading education of preschool children. (ED)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Preschool Education, Reading Programs
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Rickards, John P.; Denner, Peter R. – Instructional Science, 1979
Investigates the impact of underlining and adjunct questioning in text recall for fifth grade students. Results suggest that for 10 year-old readers adjunct post questions and underlining may hinder performance. (RAO)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comprehension, Cues, Grade 5
Parsons, Jim – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1978
Author offers his version of the ultimate reading packet, based on Piaget's developmental psychology and following a basic philosophy of reading instruction. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Illustrations, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Processes
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Muir, Sharon – Reading Horizons, 1978
Discusses the accuracy of the Fog Index and the SMOG grade (two readability formulas) as predicators of readability. (MAI)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Predictive Validity, Readability, Readability Formulas
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Groff, Patrick – Reading World, 1978
Explores whether reading ability and competence with, or appreciation of, art have some cause and effect relationships. Concludes that evidence against such a relationship is stronger, pointing out that the indications are that the intellectual, linguistic, and perceptual processes involved in art are different from those in reading. (JM)
Descriptors: Art, Art Appreciation, Art Expression, Reading
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Goodman, Kenneth S. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1976
Responds to Peter Mosenthal's criticism (volume 12, number 1). (AA)
Descriptors: Miscue Analysis, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Research
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Wolf, Ronald E. – Journal of Reading, 1977
A study regarding the leisure time reading behavior of 249 elderly persons indicated that reading is a positive coping factor for older persons. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Older Adults, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
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Schell, Leo M. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Contains suggestions for improving the quality of writing and research methodology in articles submitted to the Reading Teacher. (MKM)
Descriptors: Editing, Periodicals, Publications, Reading Research
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McDonell, Gloria M.; Osborn, E. Bess – Language Arts, 1978
Discusses a longitudinal study of the reading readiness of 100 children entering school, and provides a reading readiness checklist. (DD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Readiness
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Vukelich, Carol – Reading Teacher, 1978
Describes a program designed to help parents aid their children in the development of reading readiness skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Parent Participation, Reading Readiness
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Grobe, Shelley F.; Grobe, Cary H. – Reading World, 1977
Discusses a study which sought to determine whether a correlation existed between reading ability and writing ability of college freshmen as measured by standardized examinations. (JM)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Correlation, Higher Education, Reading Research
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Brooks, Penelope H.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1977
Comprehension involves the relationship of a child's knowledge and the organization of that knowledge as it relates to the material that he reads. (JD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Learning, Reading Comprehension
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Mazurkiewicz, Albert J. – Reading World, 1977
Discusses study which indicated that the majority of trade names represent a simplification of word spellings to a more regular form; these changes can be viewed as positive for ease of learning by the child in both reading and spelling. (JM)
Descriptors: Business, North American English, Phonemes, Phonetic Analysis
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