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Donaldson, Gregory; August, Bonne T. – 1979
A reading curriculum for adult learners is described, offering guidelines for instruction at three levels of reading equivalency (nonreader to third grade, third through sixth grade, and sixth through ninth grade). The curriculum is designed to help adults develop skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and studying in the content areas. After…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
Lapp, Diane, Ed. – 1980
Intended as a theoretical and practical step-by-step guide to the implementation of organized reading programs, the ten chapters in this book address issues that have hindered managed program implementation and suggest ways that classroom teachers can help students extend their basic skills through diagnostically planned learning tasks. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
Presson, Johnny E.; Baker, Wilbur L. – 1980
"Learning City" is the theme of a summer education project that provides a unique teaching atmosphere for migrant children. For 2 summers, 130 students have participated in this program that sustains and enforces reading and math skills, as well as helps develop self-concept. Industries in Learning City are the various branches of study: reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
Download full textHansen, Jane; Pearson, P. David – 1980
The effects of various questioning strategies on reading comprehension were tested. The subjects, 24 second grade students reading at or slightly above their grade level, were divided into three instructional groups. The strategy group focused on integrating textual material with prior knowledge. The question group got a steady diet of inferential…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1980
A widely replicated Title I reading-through-the-arts experiential program designed to provide remedial instruction in reading and to promote increased interest in reading and other academic areas is described in this report. Following an overview of the program and a statement of its philosophy, the report provides information about the various…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Compensatory Education, Cultural Education
Clements, R. O. – 1980
An ongoing research project, Dimensions of Classroom Instruction (DCI) is described. The primary data source is a study of reading in nine second-grade classrooms using such observation techniques as categorical observation, ethnographic observation, and videotaping. Three major objectives for the project are stated: 1) developing methods of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Content Analysis
Hoffman, James V.; Baker, Christopher – 1980
The purpose of this paper is to report progress on the development of an observation instrument useful in characterizing the communication between teacher and student during oral reading instruction. The paper is divided into five major sections: (1) an overview of oral reading instruction at primary levels, (2) a theoretical perspective for…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classification, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques
Johnson, Lory N. – 1980
The purpose of this checklist is to direct the attention of teachers, administrators, and supervisors to the essential features of reading programs. Questions are provided to direct attention to numerous features related to the following aspects of reading programs: (1) program authorship; (2) program philosophy; (3) readability of materials; (4)…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Check Lists, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1979
The articles in this collection approach the theme "Reading in the Year of the Child" in a variety of ways. The topics covered in the 23 articles include the following: the school as a center for human development; mainstreaming across nations; mainstreaming and the learning disabled child; a Jungian perspective on reading behavior; the arts and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
BIXLER, RAY H.; AND OTHERS – 1961
READING COMPREHENSION OF BLIND CHILDREN READING BRAILLE SELECTIONS WAS COMPARED WITH COMPREHENSION OF BLIND CHILDREN WHO HEARD THE SAME SELECTIONS AT VARIED RATES. CHANGES IN WORD RATES WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH SPEECH COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES. APPROXIMATELY 290 BRAILLE READERS OF BOTH SEXES FROM SIXTH-, SEVENTH-, AND EIGHTH-GRADE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Educational Technology, Grade 6
BROWN, DON; NEWMAN, ANNABEL – 1967
ADULT ILLITERATES OF WESTERN NEW YORK WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD READING MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE EXPERIENCE INVENTORY WAS USED TO INVESTIGATE EACH SUBJECT'S IDENTIFICATION AND BACKGROUND, THE EXTENT OF HIS FUNCTIONAL AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, AND HIS READING-ASSOCIATED INTERESTS. EIGHTEEN HIGH ACHIEVERS AND 22…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
DYKSTRA, ROBERT – 1967
THE RESULTS OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN FIRST GRADE READING INSTRUCTION AT THE END OF SECOND GRADE ARE REPORTED. THE SECOND-GRADE PHASE WAS CONCERNED WITH (1) THE EXTENT TO WHICH READINESS SKILLS ARE RELATED TO READING ACHIEVEMENT AT THE END OF SECOND GRADE, (2) HOW THE VARIOUS METHODS OF INSTRUCTION COMPARE IN…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Grade 2, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach
BEREITER, CARL – 1967
THE CHILD'S CAPACITY FOR SELF-ACTUATED INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SPEEDING UP INTELLECTUAL GROWTH THROUGH IMPROVED OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASED STIMULATION WERE STUDIED. SIX EXPLORATORY STUDIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THIS PROJECT WERE REPORTED. THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF LEARNING WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED WITH THE IDEA…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Intellectual Development
ENGELMANN, SIEGFRIED
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING READING TO CHILDREN WITH LOW MENTAL AGES, FOR EXAMPLE, OF FOUR TO FIVE, IS THAT MOST READING PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TO THE CHILDREN WITH A MENTAL AGE OF ABOUT SIX AND ONE-HALF. A CHILD WITH THIS HIGHER MENTAL DEVELOPMENT WILL OFTEN HAVE MANY OF THE BASIC READING SKILLS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED, OR HE CAN LEARN THEM QUICKLY…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Instructional Improvement, Learning Problems
FRIED, GLORIA E. – 1967
THE GOALS AND PATTERNS OF THE READING CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 IN TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ARE PRESENTED IN A RESOURCE BOOK WHICH INCLUDES DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENTS OF LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS AND CHARTS TO BE READ HORIZONTALLY FOR SKILLS AT EACH DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL AND VERTICALLY FOR SKILLS PROGRESSING FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Patterns, Content Area Reading, Curriculum
