Reports on the development of a group self-reporting diagnostic reading attitude measure designed to assess instructional and recreational reading attitudes of elementary school children within a classroom setting. Concludes that the instrument is valid, reliable, and easy to administer and score. (FL)

Reveals that the reading skills of Black fourth-grade students improved after they had received training in listening. (FL)

Argues that putting children in the questioning role in a discussion leads them to higher levels of thinking. Describes several methods designed to stimulate question creation. (FL)

Concludes that a combination of two techniques--cloze and study guides--was a better instructional treatment than cloze instruction alone to improve inferential reading comprehension of content area materials, regardless of teacher or student achievement level. (FL)

Discusses the importance of the study and practice of inference to help students develop independent reading ability. Presents classroom techniques which assist them in discerning inferences of location through transportation, landmarks, elements, actions, smells, and shapes. (Author/MES)

Reasons that Mexican American children have difficulty learning to read include: (1) Learning to read and learning a new language simultaneously is difficult; (2) Mexican American students experience alienation in the school culture; (3) Low self-esteem contributes to the inability to read; and (4) Certain minority groups do not expect as much of…

Presents a list of topics, reading assignments, and an outline for a survey course on reading and literacy. (RL)

The development of a voice synthesizer gives a microcomputer the ability to speak and thus to give a student drill in reading. A computer program is included. (MK)

Since 1942, New York's Children's Art Carnival has provided free creative art experiences to the city's children. Sensitive to the needs of some of its underpriviliged clients, it has developed remedial reading, youth employment, and outreach programs. This article is part of a theme issue on multicultural art programs. (SJL)

Presents a unit that uses folk and fairy tales to provide a literary background for creative writing in a fourth-grade classroom. (FL)

Argues that English reading should not be introduced to a primary school student with a limited command of English until that child can comprehend the syntactic and semantic structures in the text. Discusses ways of assessing a child's level of English competence and the structural level of the reading material. (FL)

Discusses a number of children's books that can be used in conjunction with basal readers to enhance students' reading skills. Presents ideas under the following categories: multiple meanings, skills reinforcement, repetition of sounds, patterned language, and interest in words. Includes an extensive bibliography. (FL)

Reports that teachers were willing to change their beliefs about the reading process when alternate views of that process were presented to them in a weekend miniconference that focused on psycholinguistic concepts. (FL)

Describes a method to improve student comprehension of content area materials that involves three distinct readings, each followed by a progressively more detailed graphic overview of the content. (HTH)

This paper focuses on one aspect of preactive teaching by introducing a model of teachers' decision making in planning and by reviewing research on teachers' decisions about grouping students for reading instruction. Includes information teachers seek and use in grouping decisions and effects of these decisions on instruction and learning. (SJL)