THIRTY-FOUR TEACHERS OF GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX WERE ASKED TO REPORT THE CHANGES IN READING GROUP COMPOSITION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS OVER A PERIOD OF 17 WEEKS. TWENTY-SIX TEACHERS HAD AT LEAST 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND WERE SUPERVISING STUDENT TEACHERS. THE OTHER EIGHT HAD 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND HAD COMPLETED A GRADUATE COURSE IN READING. THEY WERE…

THE READING PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF PRE-READING EXPERIENCES AND OTHER ADVANTAGES THAT CHILDREN FROM MORE PRIVILEGED HOMES ENJOY ARE DISCUSSED. TECHNIQUES TO COMBAT APATHY AND TO USE WITH INFORMAL READING MATERIAL FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES ARE SUGGESTED. TEN PROCEDURES FOLLOW WHICH COULD BE ADAPTED TO VARIOUS SITUATIONS--(1)…

A series of three videotapes were prepared to provide inservice training for teachers in the area of instructional objectives in the teaching of reading. This booklet is designed to accompany the tapes. It describes the background of the television teacher, Dr. John McNeil, and gives an introduction to the series, the program's goals, an outline…

This study sought to determine the extent to which Canadian universities and colleges provided courses for the professional preparation of reading teachers and specialists. A questionnaire sent to all relevant institutions revealed that most elementary education programs included reading within language arts courses. Developmental reading was…

The New England Consortium criteria of excellence are 26 statements of conditions which describe a quality reading program and which must exist if all children are to learn to read. These statements are grouped under five goal areas, the fourth of which, selecting and utilizing materials, is treated in this position paper. The paper supports…

Describes the development of the Revised Dolch List and the advantages of the newer list over the older one. The Revised Dolch List is included in the article. (TJ)

A study of the use of closed-captioned television as a medium for reading instruction with 41 intermediate aged deaf students indicated improvement in sight vocabulary retention, student motivation, and reading comprehension. Teachers indicated overall student satisfaction with the use of closed-captioned television compared to regular reading…

Alternative ways of linking Piagetian theory to the teaching of reading are proposed, including a constructivist approach to reading and a fresh look at the capabilities of the preoperational child. (SK)

This textbook is part of a series of school readers to help children acquire the art and the habit of reading well enough to give pleasure not only to themselves, but also to those who listen to them. The selections to be memorized are such as have been recommended and required by the departments of education in New York state and elsewhere. They…

This textbook is part of a series of school readers to help children acquire the art and the habit of reading well enough to give pleasure not only to themselves, but also to those who listen to them. The selections to be memorized are such as have been recommended and required by the departments of education in New York state and elsewhere. They…

This textbook is a second-year reader. Bearing in mind the fact that only those children who like to read ever become good readers, the author has endeavored so to construct and arrange the several lessons as to make each reading exercise a source of pleasure to all. Illustrations are intended to be valuable aids towards making the reading…

This textbook is a seventh-year reader. The book provides daily systematic practice in readings not too difficult for comprehension and yet embracing various styles of literary workmanship and illustrating all the different forms of English composition. Many of the selections are introduced or followed by historical or bibliographical notes.…

This textbook is a sixth-year reader. The pupil who is in his sixth year at school should be able to read quite well. He is now prepared to devote more and more attention to literary criticism. The selections in this book are of a highly interesting character and illustrate almost every variety of English composition. To assist in their…

This textbook is a third-year reader. Bearing in mind the fact that only those children who like to read ever become good readers, the author has endeavored so to construct and arrange the several lessons as to make each reading exercise a source of pleasure to all. Illustrations are intended to be valuable aids towards making the reading exercise…

The process of teaching the child to read has gone through many stages of progress. Word, sentence, and phonic methods may each contribute to the process, and that undue emphasis on any one of these methods demands too great a sacrifice in quality and interest. The "Merrill Primer" is built on the familiar rhymes of Mother Goose and…