This project investigated whether teachers, committed and trained to teach reading in the content areas at the junior high school level, could improve the reading performance of all their students, particularly Mexican-Americans and blacks. The chapters are organized to reflect the accomplishments in all the objectives of the program. The first…

This paper discusses criterion referenced tests' characteristics and their use in clinical evaluation. The distinction between diagnostic tests and criterion referenced measures is largely a matter of emphasis. Some authorities believe that in diagnostic testing the emphasis is upon an evaluation of an individual's strengths and weaknesses in…

To this time, language arts-reading programs established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) totally immerse the young Indian student in a complete English environment. The real problem is not so much the type of program used, but the feelings of the teachers working with the students. Until very recently, few of the teachers in BIA schools were…

The articles in this issue focus upon the implications of new research and trends in the psychology of the reading process, reading interests of children, the developmental values of reading, content analysis of children's books, adult reading studies, the adult new reader, and the implications of research for the publishing world. The articles…

The reading programs described in the first ten bulletins of reports on ESEA Title II are indexed in this bulletin by subject and by state. The projects have generally been directed toward regular elementary and secondary school programs; however, some have also been coordinated with reading instruction in special types of institutions, such as…

This book, which is intended as a source book for classroom teachers and reading clinicians, focuses on: (1) recommended guidelines and patterns for teaching reading skills based upon the findings of current research in teaching and learning; (2) descriptions and evaluations of new approaches and materials for reading instruction; (3) descriptions…

Computer specialists developed a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) literacy development program for career oriented youths, the goals of which were: 1) to enable illiterate and semiliterate youths (ages 14-21) to read at the 8th grade level in the area of their vocational choice; 2) to offer them job-oriented reading materials to assist in…

Based on its use with first graders in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for an eleven year period, the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) appears to have a number of advantages for reading instruction. These years of research have indicated that the advantages of i.t.a. are that it permits the child to: advance more rapidly in reading and writing…

A descriptive picture of the students in the Minneapolis Public Schools' Special Learning and Behavior Problems (SLBP) Title I ESEA program is presented. Eighteen Title I teachers trained in special learning and behavior problems work in Target Area elementary schools. SLBP teachers provide individual instruction for children with severe learning…

This yearbook is a collection of articles on the topic of motivating interest in reading. The articles are: "An Introduction to Recreational Reading in the Classroom" by Floyd Sucher, which discusses objectives, materials, setting, scheduling, and sharing activities; "New Words and New Meaning for Old Words" by Vermont Harward, Dan Bird, and Edith…

The seven years since the enactment of Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act provided a unique opportunity for social scientists, educators, and others to attempt to find answers to unanswered questions about the teaching-learning process, especially in relation to minority group children and youth and to students from low…

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)