Authors believe that an increase in reading skills is not an end in itself, but must be considered in relation to the facilitation of learning in general. An advanced reading course developed to help overcome reading problems is described. (HB)

Study was designed to determine whether certain commercial 10-item multiple-choice reading comprehension tests were vulnerable to guessing. It was concluded that more valid comprehension tests could be developed if items were tested for guessability. (Author)

Discusses some of the findings from the reports of the reading assessment project of the National Assessment Program. (MM) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Overview).

Assuming he has basic work recognition skills, any child can read any book with some degree of comprehension if the teacher conveys a positive attitude and students learn to read with purpose. (Author/RB)

General conclusion is that children of 5 to 7 years of age seem unlikely to be able to respond to teaching methods based on the grammatical structure of sentences. (Author/MB)

Author believes that our main problem is not with those who are completely illiterate but with the large number of citizens who can just manage to read and comprehend the headlines of the popular tabloids, or spell their way, with difficulty, through the sports page. Such partial illiteracy is often reflected in lack of promotion and even in the…

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