Compiled for the beginner in the field of the history of reading, the list of resources presented in this paper may serve as a point of departure for someone interested in historical literature beyond Nila Banton Smith's "American Reading Instruction" and E.B. Huey's "Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading." Introductory information precedes the…

When outlining is used as a task to focus discussion of a reading selection in small collaborative learning groups, it helps students to map out a sequence of ideas on a trial basis, takes the pressure off students to come up with a "right answer," and gives them a feel for the process by which meaning gradually develops and unfolds.…

Enumerates eight skills necessary for reading difficult literature, especially poems, and illustrates how to teach each skill. (RB)

Describes the difficulties of Japanese script (for both the Japanese and foreigners) and argues for the teaching of the reading skill. (PMP)

Outlines and examines some techniques intended to improve reading and study skills of high school students. (RB)

Shows that an errorless discrimination training (EDT) group made significantly fewer errors during instruction in learning the letters of the alphabet than did a reinforcement-extinction group. (RB)

Argues that the best approach to teaching beginning and remedial reading is one that incorporates a variety of methods and techniques. (RB)

Author looks at criteria for selecting objectives, which involves questions of value and evaluation. (HB)

Proposes a diacritical marking system for occasional use in initial reading instruction. (RB)

Suggests specific techniques for helping students learn to identify and verbalize main ideas in what they read. (RB)

Provides a description of the Educational Resources Information System and explains how to use it as a source for instructional materials and information. (RB)

Argues that reading is more than the sum of its component skills and that it is an integral part of the language acquisition process which starts at birth and continues through life. (RB)

Documents the high degree of similarity between basic word lists derived from a variety of word lists and the Dolch list. (RB)

Provides a description of the materials and resources available in the Educational Resources Information System and explains how to gain access to the contents. (RB)

Contains the results of a survey into the formal and informal dissemination of information on reading tests by the Schools' Psychological Services and Remedial Education Services. (RB)