A study was conducted to determine the effect of using a space test (marking word boundaries, a task involving setting aside words from the context of a sentence) as a measure of reading ability. Subjects in the study were 138 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. The students were randomly divided into two groups so that one group completed…

This study was designed to investigate further the validity of using a space test (marking word boundaries, a task involving setting aside words from the context of a sentence) as a measure of reading comprehension. Specifically, the purposes of this investigation were to compare student performance on a space test to their performance on a cloze…

This is a report on a research project which developed an evaluative model for a Kindergarten through Grade 2 bilingual education program in the Prosser School District in the state of Washington, a program that had been in operation for three years. The report is divided as follows: (1) background information on the program; (2) a summary of the…

This study investigates the relationship between reading comprehension and eleven measures of syntactic writing maturity. The subjects were 144 third, fourth, and fifth grade students of the Travis Elementary School in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The two instruments used to collect data were an in-class composition, which provided a writing sample,…

In August 1973, the Alabama State legislature resolved that from 1973 through 1978, the top priority goal for education in Alabama should be proficiency in reading. This report to the legislature summarizes the status of reading instruction in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 academic years, including special reading-related programs and both city and…

A discriminant analysis of the relationships between 335 Florida students' first and second grade scores on the reading subtests of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and their third grade scores on the Florida Statewide Assessment Test (FSAT) was undertaken, using race, sex, and intelligence as independent variables. Three null hypotheses…

The impact of specialized reading instruction or personal interaction upon reading efficiency ratios and self-concept scores was studied. Eighty-five fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade boys of average intelligence who were underachieving readers were placed in one of three different groups--Reading Instruction, Personal Interaction, or Control. The…

Research conducted over the past 80 years is examined to answer three questions on sensory modality as it relates to reading. In the 18 studies reviewed which relate to the superiority of one modality over another, there was no consensus regarding the relative effectiveness of modalities among adults. The evidence leans toward greater…

This study examined the relationship between students' reading achievement and their achievement in other school subjects one year after graduating from a diagnostic and remedial reading program. Gain scores indicated by pretesting and posttesting with the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills were compared with the difference between grades in other…

Eight teachers and 169 second-grade students participated in a study of the relationship of social interaction to reading achievement. Teachers rated each student on a behavior checklist in order to categorize each as high, average, or low, socially interactive. The SRA Achievement Series reading test and the California Short Form Test of Mental…

This paper illustrates how the Kelly repertory grid and the Thomas focusing technique can be used to help teachers and learners become aware of learners' purposes for reading, and how these purposes can be used in a program for improving competencies in reading for learning. The grid elicitation and focusing techniques are briefly described. Four…

Statistically significant differences were not found between the treatment and non-treatment groups in a study designed to investigate the effectiveness of the Auditory Discrimination in Depth (A.D.D.) Program. The treatment group involved thirty-nine normally achieving and educationally handicapped students who were given the A.D.D. Program…

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a program based on the utilization of a synthetic multisensory modality of teaching spelling emphasizing dactylology and to test its effect on reading and spelling achievement. One hundred forty-eight second graders and 16 teachers from Bladen County, North Carolina, participated in the study.…

This report provides a description of the steps in planning the assessment of reading on a statewide basis. Work on the 1974 Oregon Statewide Assessment Program began in September 1973 and culminated in a set of reports and related informational packets in November 1974. The assessment plan involved the following procedures: selection of 25…

The problems stated for this investigation were as follows: (1) to determine if there is an increase in critical reading ability for students from grades thirteen to fourteen; (2) to determine if there is a difference in the critical reading ability of males and females in grades thirteen and fourteen; (3) to determine the relationship between…