Recommends a program of reading aloud to children to provide motivation and oral language experiences and shows statistically significant evidence of its success with 285 disadvantaged first graders. (MD)

This replication of research on the development of strategies for studying texts showed that Papua New Guinean university students made the same discrimination between linguistic units of a prose passage as did the original American sample. Intentional study instructions and provision of extended study time, however, had minimal effect on recall…

Studied factors that might differentially underlie test anxiety and academic performance of college students (N=72). Results revealed that high anxious students differed from low anxious students on traditional cognitive and somatic indicators of text anxiety but not on any measure of study or test-taking skills. (WAS)

Student characteristics needed for professional literature reading were compared in first- and fourth-year students. Fourth-year students read more, valued reviews over original research, valued journals' reputations more, but were less willing to admit uncertainty. Medical education's emphasis on specific answers rather than analysis is faulted.…

The approach of Center for Research into Higher Education study skill group sees study skills as answers to characteristic demands of study tasks and study skills training as helping students provide more adequate answers. Directions for both research and practical activities of the group are discussed. (MSE)

Evaluates the Study Improvement Program, an 11-week program to improve the study skills of college freshmen. Describes selection and training of undergraduate group leaders and outlines goals for each session. Results of a subjective evaluation showed the program was effective in improving grades and reducing dropouts. (Author/JAC)

Describes the design, implementation, and results of a project which investigated the needs of adult correspondence students outside the Open University and the effectiveness of a local counselling system in helping them to complete their courses successfully. Ways of providing and supporting such services are considered. (EAO)

Describes a procedure for teachers to follow when engaging in diagnostic testing in reading. Presents a method for analyzing word recognition samples relative to applied information in word attack skills. (FL)