A reading program for junior-high-school students is outlined in this curriculum guide, which shows how multiple materials and approaches may be utilized to teach reading in the various curriculum areas. The program is recommended for use in the first semester of the seventh grade, the second semester of eighth grade, and as an elective in either…

The purpose of the study was to develop and try out two forms of a short (40-50 item) diagnostic test in five skill areas (Library Use; Dictionary Use; Use of References; Reading Graphs and Tables; Reading Maps) for use in Grades 4, 5, and 6, and designated as research study skills. A related problem was the development of five short (31-44 item)…

The Quinmester course on words gives the student the opportunity to increase his proficiency by investigating word origins, word histories, morphology, and phonology. The course includes the following: dictionary skills and familiarity with the "Oxford,""Webster's Third," and "American Heritage" dictionaries; word…

This study was undertaken to ascertain the degree of stability of significant gains made in intellectual functioning by a group of children who attended Head Start programs and two groups of children who did not attend preschool programs. Data collected and analyzed at postkindergarten showed nonsignificant differences between performance levels…

This course is designed to assist high-school students who have not achieved mastery of decoding skills in relating phonemes to graphemes and sequences of graphemes representing these phonemes; to deal systematically with the basic word pattern of English; and to analyze the structure of word pairing, morphology, roots, prefixes, suffixes, and…

Research on learning-disabled secondary school students' academic deficits, response to classroom environment, and response to instructional interventions is integrated with research on metacognition in text learning. A metacognitive orientation is recommended for instructional intervention programs, which should address general comprehension…

Considers the instructional potential of computer adventure games to develop text-processing skills. Design improvements to increase metacognitive skills are discussed, a prototype adventure game utilizing intact prose is described, and a study using the game with sixth-grade readers of varying ability is reported. (LRW)

Explores opposing theoretical views on the effects of text underlining and reports on a study of 67 college freshmen. Finds that the subjects who generated their own underlining did not perform significantly better than those who were given experimenter-generated marking. (SKC)

Examines The GAR, which is intended as a group assessment of reading ability for elementary and secondary school students in the areas of reading level, comprehension, study skills, and reading interests. Concludes that the test has many shortcomings. (FL)

A career exploration and development program at UCLA has focused on student athletes' unrealistic expectations and attitudes about jobs and their own skills. The program began as a skills development effort that later helps students connect their skills with career fields and prepare for a career internship in the third year. (MSE)

Examines the implications for educational labor relations in the recommendations from "A Nation at Risk." Reviews Michigan's and Wisconsin's employment relations acts and the National Labor Relations Act. (MD)

Suggests that all uses of English are specific in their nature, and thus, all teaching of English as a foreign language should be addressed to specific purposes. It is argued that an English for Specific Purposes course should be characterized by the use of authentic materials, an orientation to purposeful activities, and self-access organization…

Describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, designed to help students with attention deficit disorders by involving all four language processes. (FL)

This book presents the "active learner" instructional approach to working with secondary school students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This approach combines the diagnostic prescriptive approach with principles of individualization, direct instruction, strategy instruction, and integration of…

Community college and 4-year university students differ in many ways, ranging from career aspirations and intention for pursuing a college degree to the types of experiences they look for in a college. Beyond baseline demographic data, little comparative work has been completed that examines how they differ, particularly in areas such as study…