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Peer reviewedSmith, Ron F.; Smith, Kay L. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that examined 15 randomly selected issues of a newspaper to determine if the readability scores for stories written in different writing styles are consistent when assessed by different tests. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Newspapers, Readability
Peer reviewedHall, Nigel – Reading, 1984
Reviews 16 reading journals, including subscription information. (DF)
Descriptors: Professional Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Research
Peer reviewedMorrow, Daniel G. – Journal of Memory and Language, 1985
Describes experiments on how readers understand a narrative. Results suggest that readers combine information about the characters, events, and places with information about their order of mention in order to assign referents and that this is part of the process of constructing a model that represents the narrative description. (SED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Coherence, Narration, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCooter, Robert B., Jr. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Discusses the developmental and testing of an instrument to evaluate secondary school reading programs. Presents the instrument. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Reading Programs, Reading Research, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFreebody, Peter; Anderson, Richard C. – Discourse Processes, 1986
Presents results of a study indicating that, over many propositions appearing in passages that vary widely in content and vocabulary difficulty, early and later propositions are better recalled, and that the rated importance of a proposition predicts probability of recall independent of serial position. (HTH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Research
Peer reviewedShake, Mary C.; Allington, Richard L. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Examines the sources of teachers' questions, as well as the type and quality of questions they ask in different reading groups. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Questioning Techniques, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedDoehring, Donald G. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1984
It is recommended that thought be given to the formulation of more appropriate theoretical frameworks and behavioral measures in research on reading disability subtypes, and that single-subject research designs which yield information about subtypes and remediation effects be designed through collaboration of researchers and practitioners. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; Vacca, Richard T. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Concludes that students' vocabulary scores improved significantly and their comprehension scores declined significantly over a three-month summer vacation period. (FL)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; Wheat, Thomas E. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Examines the differences between readability levels of human interest stories and current affairs articles in two daily newspapers. (AEA)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, News Writing, Newspapers, Readability
Peer reviewedScott, Diana – Reading Horizons, 1976
Examines some of the significant research in the area of learning modalities, analyzes the findings of this research, and discusses the implications of reading research as it relates to reading instruction. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Modalities, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedRupley, William H. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Reading Readiness, Reading Research
Peer reviewedRupley, William H. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Miscue Analysis, Oral Reading
Peer reviewedKlare, George R. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1976
Identifies and describes major factors interacting with readability measures in 36 experimental studies analyzing the validity of such measures. (RB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A.; Greene, John F. – Reading World, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Measurement, Reading
Peer reviewedOliver, Marvin E. – Reading Improvement, 1976
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement, Reading Research
