The introductory section of the International Reading Association (IRA) annual report for 1981-82 briefly discusses recent developments concerning the organization, including its efforts to support education in the federal legislature. It also outlines various literacy projects in which the IRA participates, such as Literacy Support, Newspapers in…

Intended as a basis for the development of cooperation between school counselors and reading personnel, this paper discusses counselor involvement in secondary school reading programs. The various sections of the paper contain the following: (1) an overview of the role of the school counselor at the secondary school level, (2) an overview of…

The research methodology and findings of a statewide survey designed to determine the specific competencies deemed essential by reading professionals are detailed in this report. Specific information supplied in the report includes (1) a description of the model for developing competencies for reading teachers, (2) the limitations of the study,…

Results of the examination of teacher's manuals, grades one through four, that accompany a number of basal reading series used in schools in Staten Island, New York, indicated that although teacher's manuals included many phonic rules, none of the examined texts gave any utility or frequency data or cited any research studies to support the…

Reading teachers should teach the content of every reading lesson so that students can learn to synthesize and retain information from their reading. (JM)

Reports on a research project in which adults who were involved in an intergenerational literacy program made significant progress in literacy skills. Emphasizes the importance of well-trained, caring tutors to successful literacy programs. (ARH)

Outlines ideas used by two reading teachers to make their school aware of their services, help students lose their fear of the reading room, and enhance their overall image. (FL)

Investigates whether early childhood teachers could achieve consensus on three basic questions related to reading readiness: (1) What is reading readiness? (2) How do we know when a child is ready to read? (3) What should be included in an appropriate reading readiness curriculum for kindergartners? (FL)

Argues that good reading instruction is a marketable commodity. Tells reading teachers how to run a public relations campaign on behalf of themselves and the vital services they provide. (FL)

The role of the reading teacher is not disappearing but is as important as ever. (Author)

Concludes that the tutorial setting may have more positive consequences for students' adjustment to the larger academic setting than traditional learning environments. (Author)

Suggesting that too often initiatives have been placed in schools without attention to the implementation process, this paper discusses a model used in a professional development program for teachers of beginning reading and then describes and documents how each feature of the model was addressed through development and implementation work. The…

The reading teacher needs to choose students' reading goals carefully. This paper considers some of these possible goals, and states that, in the reading curriculum, the teacher needs to guide pupils to move upward on the cognitive level of objectives. The paper also states that pupils need to achieve well in the affective dimension of objectives,…

The practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) is based on the belief that motivation, interest, self-selection, modeling, and time spent reading contribute to student reading achievement. A study was designed to ascertain the prevalence of SSR in classrooms in a particular geographic area and the degree to which the program's original goals are…

Investigated how graduates of reading programs in various universities perceived their preparation for their current positions and how they regarded their educational experiences. Concludes that most programs were viewed favorably. (FL)