Relationships between spelling and reading have been found such that poor readers are often poor spellers, but good readers may or may not be poor spellers. Part of the reason for the seeming contradition may be that spelling requires precise knowledge of individual letter combinations whereas often as much meaning in reading can be obtained from…

This brief annotated bibliography is a revision of an earlier bibliography which concentrated on specific secondary reading programs. The present bibliography is more concerned with the underlying philosophy, evaluation and status, and administration and organization of secondary reading programs. The emphasis is on documents identifying trends…

A selection of papers originally presented at six annual United Kindgom Reading Association reading conferences, 1964 to 1969, are collected in this volume. The papers selected are of topical or perennial interest and favor practice rather than theory. They are broadly grouped under four headings: theory and practice, media and materials, remedial…

This manual presents the Spanish decoding skills. Used prior to basic Spanish language primers, it teaches the basic skills necessary for reading Spanish. It is composed of basic listening and sounding activities and work pages used to develop audio-readiness essential to mastery of basic decoding patterns. The sounds of the letters and of letter…

This guide is an aid to trainers of tutors who will work with primary grade children in reading tasks. There are 12 units contained in this program: the tutor's role, human relations, giving an interest inventory, setting instructional objectives, assessing reading difficulty, the lesson plan, evaluation of student success, reading instruction…

This monograph includes a selected group of papers which were presented at IRA's Atlantic City convention (1971). The collection has been subdivided into three groupings. The first, "Writers, Teachers, and Children," discusses the intrinsic value of literature and its effect upon the reader. The second, "Teachers, Programs, and Children," deals…

This manual has been prepared to provide teachers of developmental reading classes with a quick reference to significant ideas and resources. The introductory chapter is an historical critique of reading efficiency programs. Chapter Two includes a resume of some significant research which has influenced the author in his changing attitude toward…

Data from the pilot School Staffing Survey conducted by the United States Office of Education are reported. The report outlines what the public schools did in the fall of 1968 to provide specialized instruction to pupils with reading problems. Data came from a subsample of 456 elementary and secondary schools in a national survey of 700 public…

POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED FROM PLANNED PURPOSEFUL READING INSTRUCTION WERE STUDIED. TWELVE PURPOSES WERE THEN SELECTED FOR PURPOSEFUL READING AT THE NINTH-GRADE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. STUDENTS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND CONTROL GROUP WERE THEN SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF NEED FOR PURPOSEFUL READING INSTRUCTION. INDIVIDUALS IN THE CONTROL AND…

A READER IN MODERN URDU PROSE IS PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE A BASIC COMMAND OF PAKISTANI URDU GRAMMAR, SPEECH, AND ALPHABET. FIVE SHORT STORIES ARE INCLUDED. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION DEALING WITH EACH AUTHOR PRECEDES EACH SHORT STORY. TO FACILITATE TRANSLATION, EACH STORY IS PROVIDED WITH A GLOSSARY AND A SET OF NOTES EXPLAINING DIFFICULT…

This document reports (in French) the results of an evaluation of reading methods used in the second year of primary school in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel. The data show that, in mastering reading skills, pupils are helped by a "wide" teaching method--flexible teaching aimed at high-level objectives such as reasoning, understanding,…

This document reports (in French) the results of a study assessing the teaching of reading in three Swiss cantons--Geneva, Valais, and Vaud. This study followed a similar study carried out in the canton of Neuchatel. Data show that the reading context (teacher and pupil population, teaching organization, and teacher training) had a favorable…

Three studies assessed the effects of behavioral objectives on the performance of remedial readers. Subjects were three groups of 16 pupils who were participating in a reading-center tutorial program. During the two-month instructional period, half of the students were given behavioral objectives and half were not. For the post-instruction…

The theories and practices of Jean Piaget and Maria Montessori are outlined in relation to the teaching of beginning reading. Parallels are drawn between the two authors' views of the nature of intelligence and of motivation, leading to the conclusion that there may be danger of overemphasizing reading at the expense of other areas of the…

Describes the elements of a directed reading plan (DRP) and outlines the procedures for developing such a plan. (RB)