The authors describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of an instructional module designed to facilitate the acquisition by teachers of competencies required to work with mildly handicapped children who have reading problems. (SBH)

Describes the components of a reading program for deaf children that is characterized by systematic and carefully planned increments of instruction, intensive review and reinforcement, and the use of materials that control the semantic and syntactic features of language. (MAI)

Advocates oral reading in the classroom for diagnostic purposes, skill development, and recreation; presents seven specific situations children should not be required to read before a peer audience. (MAI)

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. Compared were the effects of three instructional strategies on the reading comprehension of six 9- to 11-year-old learning disabled students in a resource program. (BD)

Elementary education majors might be better able to guide children in self-directed learning if they are exposed to such an experience in their formal training. A reading methods course stressing self-directed learning is described and a bibliography is provided. (JMD)

Suggests thirteen diagnostic strategies by which teachers can examine students' abilities and implement appropriate learning activities. (RL)

Shows how principals can strengthen school reading programs through recognizing their role as instructional leaders, stressing reading as a priority goal, implementing change with sensitivity and skill, and developing an inservice program providing teachers with support, structure, and stimulation. (GW)

Describes community involvement projects around the world which supply children with reading materials and special instruction. (MKM)

A detailed description of the "Dictionnaire contextual de francais pour la geologie." This study is used as an example of such a dictionary serving as a basic tool in the study of functional French. Such dictionaries can be useful in conceptual approaches to language learning. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

The hypothesis that beginners in a foreign language can learn to read specialized texts before they are able to express themselves adequately is explored. Examples of texts such as ads and news articles dealing with various specialties are given. Pedagogical procedures accompany each text. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A Spanish course is described in which reading ability was gained as a preliminary to a conventional first-year language course. Through passive learning, recognition of vocabulary and grammatical structure was achieved, and correct pronunciation and writing drills reinforced learning. Good results were obtained in the subsequent conventional…

Reviews reports of the use of taped books and reading materials with students as a method of reading instruction. Also suggests related techniques such as choral reading, sustained silent reading, and the neurological impress method. (MKM)

Recommends that effective reading instruction be evaluated by comparing actual and expected reading growth, identifying effective teaching techniques, using research methodology that creates better understanding rather than design sophistication, and considering both the cognitive and affective dimensions of reading instruction. (RL)

Discusses a study that compared the use of interpretive dramatics activities to basal reader workbooks for developing the comprehension skills of recognition and recall of details, sequencing of events, and generalizing the main idea. (JM)

Lists objectives, activities, methods, and materials that use listening and speaking skills to develop reading/writing abilities. (RL)