Describes a content area reading course developed for technology majors at Texas Southern University (Houston). (FL)

Memory representations of statements from a story were predicted to cluster into separate episode chunks in memory. It was shown that the recall of episode depends on the length of that episode, but not on the lengths of other episodes. The chunking idea was confirmed. (SW)

A technique was devised for constructing a text story which subjects agreed matched the dialogueless movie "The Red Balloon" in episodic structure. It relies partly on subjects judging where episodes and their components were located in the stories. Differences in content in movie and text recall are discussed. (SW)

Skills development in reading should be balanced with reading, listening, and talking activities which focus on content and themes, so that reading comprehension is also developed. (SJL)

This study consisted of two repeated measures experiments which explored the relationship between punctuation and grammatical expectations. (HOD)

Provides the results of a case study that shows how instructionally-controlled reading strategies are refined and expanded into mature strategies; recommends techniques for helping students develop mature reading strategies. (TJ)

Five experiments are described that detail both the structure of lexical representations accessed in visual word recognition and the method of parsing words in order to access these representations. The results support a system of lexical access that is not mediated by phonological encoding. (SW)

Describes how a fourth grade teacher used themes in children's literature to develop higher levels of reading comprehension. (TJ)

Examines the relationships among accuracy and latency of word recognition and comprehension by nonfluent readers and whether component letter or holistic processing was used in word recognition by these same readers. (HOD)

Suggests an instructional technique called sentence building as a means of developing the ability to write more complex sentences and to read more complex sentences with understanding. (MKM)

Describes a process of chunking information whereby information is clustered into more compact thought units, such as phrases or clauses, and is then reformed into increasingly larger units of information. Notes that this technique is useful in aiding students to read subject area material. (MKM)

Compares performances on the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) Math, Spelling, and Reading subtests with the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) Arithmetic, Spelling, and Reading subtests for a sample of fourth-graders. Nearly all PIAT-WRAT intercorrelations were positive and significant, and highest for the similarly labelled subtests.…

Describes a study in which seventh graders who read a chapter in a science text along with a written handout explaining the major concepts (in simplified vocabulary) performed better on a post-test than the group that simply read the text. (MKM)

Humorous stories and comedy routines can form the basis for individual oral reading and comprehension activities and for group skits. (MKM)

Reports on research on point of view and its effect on reading processes. (AM)