Because research data indicate a positive correlation between verbal disabilities and reading retardation, a study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an integrative approach to language development through the reading curriculum over more traditional therapy approaches. Students from three third grade elementary school classrooms were…

Research on the effectiveness of literacy instruction of bilingual children is reviewed. Most research on reading in a bilingual setting involves college students in the United States or younger students in other countries, while research on writing in a bilingual setting is only beginning to emerge. The review focuses on the nature of literacy,…

Intended to provide a publication outlet for systematic and substantive reviews and syntheses, both empirical and theoretical, and for integrative reports of programatic research, this volume focuses on current theory and research on word identification and comprehension and explores the implication of this work for the teaching of reading. The…

A three-year project carried out by the Microcomputers and Reading Committee of the New Jersey Reading Association involved the collection, improvement, and distribution of free microcomputer software (public domain programs) designed to deal with reading and writing skills. Acknowledging that this free software is not without limitations (poor…

Intended for use by Title I teachers, this handbook is designed to aid in the selection and use of commercially prepared reading games and game-like teaching materials that teach or reinforce (1) basic sight vocabulary, (2) spelling, (3) word meaning, (4) comprehension, (5) reading readiness, (6) perception, (7) study, (8) listening, (9) fluency,…

Intended for use as a standard textbook or a student handbook, this book serves as a reference tool for reading and writing activities. In addition to guidelines concerning reading and writing and library use, the book contains lists, tables and information usually found in an almanac. The sections are divided as follows: (1) grammatical terms,…

Findings are reported from two descriptive studies of preservice teacher education students' conceptual change in response to reading methods instruction. The first study, involving 14 preservice teachers, focused on how students applied what was taught in the reading methods course; the second study (14 participants) examined students' conceptual…

E. Boder and S. Jarrico have developed a test designed to measure the cognitive deficits underlying reading disabilities, which they claim will identify two basic reader subtypes: those with deficits in auditory-linguistic processing skills (dysphonetic) and those with the inability to process visual-spatial information (dyseidetic). To examine…

The articles in this publication cover a variety of topics related to college reading instruction. The topics of the twenty-two papers include the following: (1) innovation in audio-visual vocabulary programs, (2) a survey of learning centers/laboratories in Hawaii, (3) a summer program for high risk readers, (4) oral reading tests and black…

To examine the interactions between particular reading materials used most frequently with students in grades one through six and beginning reading instructional levels, evaluation system data collection forms were submitted in July 1983 by 1,575 regular classroom teachers representing 125 District of Columbia elementary schools. A total of 18,157…

"Managing Reading By Objectives" (MRBO), the Beaverton (Oregon) School District's reading instruction system--based on learning objectives shared among parents, students, teachers, and administrators--is described through summaries, articles, diagrams, and policy statements. This compilation includes (1) an information sheet; (2) a flow…

A survey was conducted of junior and senior high school area teachers in the Rahway (New Jersey) public school system to determine what effect, if any, the two reading courses required by the state for all prospective teachers have had on the reading skills they teach. The questionnaire was composed of 80 multiple-choice statements and…

The efforts to develop and study the effects of a microcomputer program to enhance children's decoding and word recognition skills are described in this paper. The first section of the paper discusses theory and research in the area of cognitive psychology upon which the program, "Construct a Word," is based. The second section describes…

A study designed to provide insights into reading programs and materials, specifically those in the 21 elementary schools in one California school district, is described in this report. Following a brief presentation of the background of the study, the report states the 15 questions investigated and describes the variables, population, and…

"Writing to Read" is a computer based program designed to teach students with learning handicaps to "write to read." The philosophy of the program is that students will learn to read more effectively and efficiently if they are taught to write--to encode their normal language as the initial process in learning to read. Through…