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Download full textSticht, Thomas G. – 1974
This paper reviews research which indicates that (1) more adults spend more time at job related reading than at any other type of reading; (2) materials written for functional purposes (job manuals, newspapers) are often too difficult for the people who are supposed to read them; (3) secondary English courses focus more on teaching reading and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, Functional Literacy
Mesa Public Schools, AZ. – 1973
This pamphlet of behavioral objectives for teachers of elementary school reading instruction was compiled by the Mesa Public School System, Mesa, Arizona. Terminal goals are stated behaviorally for prereading and readiness skills, which include comprehension, interests in letters and books, visual perception, and psychomotor awareness. Terminal…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Elementary Education
Naylor, Marilyn Jo – 1972
This study investigated subskill variability among and within students demonstrating similar overall reading achievement. Three areas were investigated: differences in mean achievement and variability in specific reading skills among grades 4, 5, and 6, specific reading skill differences among students within grade 4, 5, or 6, and specific reading…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Ruchlis, Hy – 1973
Some practical steps for organizing programs for secondary level nonreaders are presented in this book. Included are chapters which describe common characteristics and problems of nonreaders, discuss alternative reading approaches for the teacher or tutor who is not an expert in reading, and explain specific techniques for teaching nonreaders. Two…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Literacy Education, Psychological Patterns, Reading Difficulties
Dawson, Mildred A., Comp. – 1968
This book is a compilation of selected papers on comprehension and critical reading that have appeared in the annual "Proceedings in Invitational Addresses, 1965," or have been published in the journals of the International Reading Association. The articles have been grouped under several headings: (1) the nature of comprehension in reading; (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Critical Reading, Developmental Reading
Barrett, Thomas C., Ed.; Johnson, Dale D., Ed. – 1973
Presented are 11 papers (of the more than 50 delivered at the 1972 International Reading Association Convention) selected by a board of independent judges for their fresh insights, practical suggestions, and sound advice on reading instruction in the elementary school. Section one contains papers focusing on psycholinguistic and sociolingustic…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Content Area Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Seubert, Hilary Frank – 1973
The major purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the progress of county prison students involved in a Curriculum for Improving Communications Skills (CICS) treatment as compared to another group of county inmates not pursuing this type of curriculum. The CICS program used in this research consisted of a series of twenty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
Goettee, Margaret; Watts, Larry – 1973
This report presents a description of the instructional programs, funded in part under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, and the findings of a study which assessed pupil performance in reading and mathematics and related estimated costs to pupil performance. The following projects were utilized as resources: To better meet…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Compensatory Education, Educational Games, Elementary Schools
Addy, Polly; Norris, Mike – 1973
The Atlanta public schools, Federal and state assistance, and community services provided the following resources for Walden School's instructional program: The Instructional Assistance Program provided a team comprising a lead teacher, a language arts teacher, a social studies teacher, a foreign language teacher, a mathematics teacher, a science…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Christel, John P. – 1971
Phonics instruction was taught two ways to 63 predominantly black tenth graders in a Trenton, New Jersey high school to see if the approach used affected the gains made in phonics skills. One approach taught vowel and consonant sounds, while the other taught only consonant sounds. Thirty sessions of instruction over a period of 8 weeks were…
Descriptors: Consonants, Disadvantaged Youth, Nonstandard Dialects, Phonics
Hickman, James L. – 1970
The Arlington "Step Forward" project, in operation since summer of 1968, was developed to meet the specific needs of migrant children with emphasis on the Mexican American migrant child. The primary objectives were to improve health and nutrition, to replace traditional approaches with an enlightened curriculum, and to provide an…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Coordination, Creative Activities, Health Services
Fay, Leo, Comp. – 1971
Reading research studies from 1950 to 1969 were selected for inclusion in this bibliography from ERIC/CRIER's data base which contains materials from published journal literature, dissertations, USOE sponsored research, and International Reading Association conference proceedings. Since this bibliography is designed to serve the needs of the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies, College Students, Elementary Education
Moyle, Donald; Moyle, Louise M. – 1971
Recent approaches and techniques of teaching reading are surveyed in this monograph in a series of the United Kingdom Reading Association. Books, kits, programed learning packages, and reading hardware such as tapes, typewriters, and films are described and evaluated for their usefulness to the classroom teacher. Four major philosophies of reading…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach, Programed Instructional Materials
Kroenke, Richard G. – 1971
Because of great differences in reading ability among junior-high students, various forms of individualized reading instruction can be used successfully to the benefit of the students. Within a given class there are several ways the teacher can direct the reading activities to meet the individual needs of students. For example, total group reading…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individual Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Werneken, Jane – 1971
Because televisions are found in many homes today, they can be used as a channel for bringing reading improvement courses to a large number of people. Various experimental television reading programs are summarized which have proven successful in motivating people to improve their reading skills. Through Glendale Community College in Arizona, a…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Television, Experimental Programs, Multimedia Instruction
