Finds that teachers used more than one activity to teach new words but typically did not use activities identified in the research literature as effective; teachers' stated purposes for vocabulary instruction were congruent with the requirements of the basal reading series used; and teachers defined the importance of vocabulary knowledge in terms…

Uses hierarchical regression logic to isolate the relationship between wide reading and reading-related language development in 122 fourth graders. Finds that higher levels of wide reading were associated with stronger listening comprehension ability. Finds indirect evidence to suggest that wide readers may be increasing their listening…

Determines the professional reading habits of 125 elementary school teachers and principals in South Dakota. Finds that professional journals with a "how-to-do-it" approach were the most widely read while those journals with theoretical and abstract concepts were the least widely read. (RS)

Examines how bilingualism and biliteracy affect metacognition. Finds three strategies unique to successful Latina/o readers: (1) they actively transferred information across languages; (2) they translated from one language to another but most often from Spanish to English; and (3) they openly accessed cognate vocabulary when they read. (RS)

Examines the responses of second-grade students asked to listen to pseudonarration for information or to listen to the text as a story. Finds that, regardless of purpose given, the students focused on the story idea units more than the informational idea units. Discusses implications of these findings for research and practice. (RS)

Investigates how 10 proficient Taiwanese English-as-a-foreign-language college readers employ intertextuality as a constructive strategy to comprehend and interpret literary texts. Finds four intertextual patterns: storying, integrating, evaluating, and associating. Argues that the more students can link their previous literacy experiences, the…

Finds that the predominant learning style preference of a group of elementary school principals and early childhood teacher educators were polar opposites of one another, but these differences were not statistically significant. Finds a significant relationship between teachers' learning style and their years of teaching experience. Discusses…

Concludes that electronic mail played a major role in building a sense of community in a graduate reading class of non-experts in computer technology, facilitated the sharing of ideas and resources, encouraged risk taking, helped students reflect on their learning, and encouraged cooperative learning. Notes that problems included accessibility of…

Explores whether or not beginning readers of Chinese (first and third graders) activate phonological codes while reading Chinese characters. Finds that subjects used phonological codes while reading. (RS)

Investigates whether dyslexic and "garden variety" poor readers differ in reading-related cognitive skills. Suggests grounds for believing that dyslexia is a separate entity from garden variety poor reading. Finds support for the phonological-core variable-difference model of K. Stanovich in that both dyslexic and poor readers showed phonological…

Provides a definition of the "e-cancelling" method, in which students are instructed to underline all e's. Students then can infer which would be sounded in speech. States that this method does not work well in French and that different vowels are used as targets. Concludes that reference to the sound of text does not inhibit…

Describes a survey conducted in central Portugal to ascertain preschool teachers' opinions about early literacy and its place in preschool education. Finds that a majority of teachers regard preschool education as important for future literacy acquisition but do not think that early literacy activities should always be a part of the preschool…

Determines the effects of training of phonological abilities upon the acquisition of reading and writing during the first year of primary school. Finds significant effects on both reading and writing measures for the groups trained on phonological activities using manipulative materials. Discusses theoretical and educational implications. (RS)

Finds that student perceptions of readability and interest levels in two upper-level college composition texts varied from the Flesch and the Fry readability and human interest formulas. (SR)

Finds that college freshman in a remedial reading program exposed to semantic mapping instruction demonstrated superior posttreatment performance on both textually explicit and textually implicit questions, with no significant differences observed on "scriptally implicit" questions. (SR)