Test management systems are suggested for individualizing the teaching of reading in the elementary classroom. Test management systems start with a list of objectives or specific goals which cover all or some major areas of the learning to read process. They then develop a large number of criterion referenced tests which match the skill areas at…

An efficient reading skills course may be considered one of the most important reading courses a college student takes since it may be the last reading course taken; it may be a last chance to develop high-level reading proficiency. The instructor of such a course should keep in mind both the immediate scholastic improvement goals of the the…

The focus of this book is on improving reading instruction among disadvantaged minority groups through the language experience approach. Four chapters contain discussions of self-concept, the growth of self-concept, reading instruction and the disadvantaged, and adult literacy. The other 16 chapters consist of bibliographies on the heritage of…

A new kind of reading-language processing system, which has been in use at the Patterson Road School (Orcutt, California) since December 1972, is described in this document. The program consists of two ungraded reading chains of twelve groups each (determined by reading comprehension) which meet for 45 minutes daily, read material above the…

A simple step-by-step procedure for making individual tapes for primary-school children is outlined. Sample scripts of "Teaching the Letter 'A'", "The Five Little Pigs,""Ears To Hear" and "A Tongue To Taste" are included. Behavioral objectives and materials needed for each tape also are given. Pitfalls in tape construction and methods for making…

This reader is intended to accompany the Basic Course in Spoken Hindi. Following an outline of the Devanagari script, 20 lessons are presented. Each consists of a reading selection, several illustrative sentences in English and Hindi, and a series of questions. Most of the reading selections were adapted from the magazine "Bal-Bharati."…

This booklet outlines the details of a training workshop to provide Right to Read directors with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop comprehensive reading programs for their districts. In the first section, 26 criteria for the development of successful reading programs are listed under the three categories of organization and…

The material included in this annotated bibliography has been arranged in several categories: general references to cloze procedure; methodology and rationale of cloze; cloze as a measure of readability, including cloze as a criterion to establish readability levels and as a predictor of achievement; cloze as a teaching technique; cloze in English…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. This seventh packet is designed to enable the teacher to utilize a sequential procedure in content reading. The objective of this is to provide…

Consisting of nine individualized inservice packets, the Teaching Teen Reading Series describes reading procedures applicable to instruction in all subjects in the elementary, middle, and secondary school. This ninth packet is designed to enable the teacher to help students read for information and pleasure and includes sections discussing ways to…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," was begun in 1971 and serves 1,826 children of varying socioeconomic levels in K-4. Project ALOHA is a mainland demonstration of the Hawaii English Program, a total instructional system that provides goals, materials, a management system, and inservice training. The program is…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 800 students and the faculty of a junior high school. The purpose of the program is to increase students' reading proficiency. Efforts are concentrated on three approaches. The first approach is designed to help faculty members and volunteers promote reading skills.…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 1,674 students in grades 9-12, about 70 percent of whom are black. The program began in 1971 and consists of communication classes, one-semester courses that provide self-pacing, success-oriented instruction in reading for 50 minutes each day. The content is organized into…

The fourteen Title II reading projects described in this report use resources ranging from reading readiness materials for first- and second-grade pupils identified as potential reading failures, to nineteenth century newspapers on microfilm in secondary social studies. General descriptions of techniques for using the materials in the reading…

Reports of Title II reading projects dealing with American studies themes indicate that the approaching celebration of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution is both generating new interest in the study of American history, literature, and culture and stimulating changes in the way such courses are taught. Teachers and subject specialists…