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Peer reviewedEnglish in Australia, 1987
Contains annotations of books from five countries--Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and United States. Annotations are arranged in following categories: (1) Teaching Theory and Practice; (2) Reading, Writing, and Speaking; (3) Fiction; (4) Poetry; (5) Drama; (6) Course and Source Books; (7) Media and Computers; and (8) Reference Books.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Writing, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBeach, Richard; Wendler, Linda – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Compares inferences about story characters' behavior, perceptions, and goals made by eighth graders, eleventh graders, college freshmen, and college seniors. Concludes that from early adolescence to young adulthood, readers shift from conceptions of characters in terms of immediate surface feelings and behaviors to conceptions in terms of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Characterization, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedHunter, Paul; Pearce, Nadine – Journal of Developmental Education, 1988
Reviews research on sex differences in language use. Describes a study of the language patterns of 20 female college students in basic writing or freshman composition. Addresses instructional implications. Reviews relevant reading theories, discusses the relationship between women's language patterns and their reading schemata, and recommends…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Females, Freshman Composition
Peer reviewedMuth, K. Denise – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
Examines three strategies designed to help middle school students use text structures to comprehend expository text: (1) hierarchical summaries, (2) conceptual maps, and (3) thematic organizers. Summarizes advantages and disadvantages of each strategy and recommends that teachers consider the outcomes they want and select the most appropriate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Comparative Analysis, Concept Mapping, Content Area Reading
Peer reviewedClary, Linda Mixon; Smith, Susan Jeter – Reading Teacher, 1986
Describes one statewide process of basal series selection and outlines the concerns of eight groups involved in the process. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Board of Education Role, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedRoberts, Donald F.; And Others – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1984
Examines the relationship between television viewing and reading achievement within a framework of television and reading constructs such as media availability and parental media behavior, children's use of print and broadcast media and measures of their attitudes and orientation toward television and print. Includes the questionnaire. (PD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith M., Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed.; Baumann, James F., Ed.; Dillon, Deborah R., Ed.; Hopkins, Carol J., Ed.; Humphrey, Jack W., Ed.; O'Brien, David G., Ed. – 2000
Drawing from the popular "Distinguished Educator" series of articles in the journal "The Reading Teacher," this book presents 33 essays by respected scholars in nearly every field of reading research and instruction. In addition to the original articles, almost all featured educators have included a professional biography written especially for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Literacy, Reading Achievement
Download full textKlein, Adria F., Ed.; Swartz, Stanley L., Ed. – Literacy Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Literacy, 1995
Developed as a vehicle of communication for the Reading Recovery Council of North America, this journal represents an international effort to connect researchers, teachers, and all those interested in early literacy. Articles in the special inaugural issue on Reading Recovery are: "Reading Recovery: An Overview" (Stanley L. Swartz and…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDowhower, Sarah L. – Reading Horizons, 1989
Explores the dilemmas and constraints faced by kindergarten teachers in trying to bridge home and school learning for the early reader. Suggests possible resolutions for teachers to meet the varied needs of kindergarten students. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Elementary School Curriculum
Pollock, John S. – 1994
A study evaluated the Early Literacy program that served 2,280 underachieving pupils in grades 1 and 2 in the Columbus, Ohio, public schools. These students appeared unlikely to learn to read successfully without additional reading instruction. The program featured small group instruction for these pupils each day for 40-45 minutes on reading and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1996
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the sixth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 95 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 38 teachers in the new class, and 4 teacher leaders, a total of 137 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1995-96 school year. A total of 693 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1995
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fifth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 78 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 23 teachers in the new class, and 3 teacher leaders, a total of 104 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1994-95 school year. A total of 530 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Schotanus, Helen; And Others – 1994
A study examined the results and effectiveness of the fourth year of the Reading Recovery program in New Hampshire. With the 65 Reading Recovery teachers from previous classes, 22 teachers in the new class, and 2 teacher leaders, a total of 89 teachers taught Reading Recovery during the 1993-94 school year. A total of 442 first-grade children…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Gipe, Joan P.; And Others – 1992
A longitudinal study described the language and literacy abilities of urban at-risk children at several points over a 3-year period; provided the children with small-group literature-based reading/language arts instruction; and compared these children's progress in literacy achievement to other similar groups. Participants in the study were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Lore, Rosemary; Chamberlain, Edward – 1993
A study investigated the effectiveness of the Chapter 1 Reading Program, which provided assistance to 5,527 selected underachieving pupils in grades one through eight in the Columbus, Ohio public schools. The program featured small group instruction arranged according to pupil needs for the improvement of language and reading skills. Data included…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
