Materials listed in this annotated bibliography include selections chosen from all major subject areas, restricted largely to publications of the past 10 years, relating to each of the major school levels, and having practical significance to teachers and administrators as well as to school practice. Entries are listed under the following…

The main intentions of the two-day teachers' conference on language disabilities held at East Carolina University were to provide background information on how children acquire linguistic habits, to identify and suggest remedies for certain socioemotional problems which interfere with learning, to isolate problems arising from diversity in…

This is a highly illustrated text designed to teach vocabulary of Akwesasne Mohawk at the elementary level in a bilingual/bicultural setting. Each word is accompanied by its English equivalent. Vocabulary includes numbers 6-10, colors, animals, substances, and people in everyday life. The Mohawk spelling and pronunciation are those used by the…

This is a highly illustrated text designed to teach vocabulary of Akwesasne Mohawk at the elementary level in a bilingual/bicultural setting. Each word is accompanied by its English equivalent. Vocabulary includes numbers 1-5, common animals and substances, and every day expressions such as "hello""goodbye," and "thank…

Approximately 80 books and articles published between 1940 and 1975 are listed in this annotated bibliography. The majority were published between 1960 and 1975. Though emphasis is on teaching reading to the Spanish speaking pupil, the materials also cover such topics as: Chicano oppression, cultural diversity, language learning, library services…

This study investigates the effectiveness of remedial reading courses for nontraditional students in San Antonio College, a large, urban, and public community college in Texas. The subjects were students who enrolled the fall semester of 1972 and persisted through the fall semester of 1973. The remedial reading courses were described in terms of…

This dissertation discusses specific aspects of reading programs in thirteen selected countries: England, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Iran, India, Nepal, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Chapters examine such topics as present educational policies, teacher training, native language, reading methods, research in…

This bulletin is published annually in the interest of children with specific language disabilities, learning disabilities or dyslexia. Articles in this issue deal with "Some Problems of the Ex-Dyslexic,""Hemispheric Specialization and Stages in the Learning-to-Read Process,""The International Scene,""Diagnosis…

The contents of this issue consist of articles concerning various facets of the teaching of reading. A guest article by Patrick Groff is entitled "Phonics Teachers: Join the Consumer Movement." Other articles focus on volunteers in public schools, the high risk child, the importance of good vision, the testing of tests, the…

This study compared (1) the mean reading instructional emphases reported by teachers associated with high achieving students of reading with the mean reading instructional emphases reported by teachers associated with low achieving students of reading, and (2) the mean reading instructional emphases reported by third grade teachers with the mean…

Nineteen of the papers presented on the theme "Learning to Read, Reading to Learn," are included in this report. Articles on basic considerations in reading instruction are "Children's View of Language,""Early Reading from a Biological Perspective,""Pygmalion in the Reading Circle,""Dealing with…

A strategy for decision making in the design of reading instruction is suggested in this paper. Decision categories, or "junctures," are anticipated, and a set of principles is developed as a guide to selection and sequencing of program tactics. Included in the discussion is an analysis of the problems inherent in decision making, an examination…

Based upon the assumption that the teacher is the single most important factor in the development of reading skills, this volume provides information concerning different aspects of why citizens need to read and how teachers can aid in this process. Included in "why to read" are insights into the multifaceted aspects of communication, the…

Reading difficulties in mathematics may stem more from the abstract and highly symbolic nature of the subject than from inability to recognize or comprehend the words. A review of Piaget's model of cognitive development suggests that many seemingly simple mathematical terms assume cognitive processes which may not be available to many secondary…

This administrator's guide is designed to provide a systematic and objective means of evaluating an ongoing reading program. The procedures outlined recognize the important role of the administrator as the change-agent who initiates, encourages, supports, observes, and evaluates programs. The systems approach simplifies the Generic Planning…