This paper analyzes data from three administrations (spring and fall 1977 and spring 1978) of reading and mathematics achievement tests across grades three through eight. The study asks two major questions: (1) how accurately are students identified for Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I services based upon the first test administration?;…

The ten reading research studies published since 1955 and deemed by the author "most important" in terms of quality, originality, and applicability to elementary reading instruction are described in this report. Discussed are studies on reading approaches by Russell Stauffer and by Neville Bennett; a study on reading readiness by Audrey…

The research analyzed the effects of peer tutoring and teacher presentations about handicaps on the social acceptance of 16 mainstreamed educable mentally retarded (EMR) children (10 from primary and 6 from intermediate level classes). In addition, the effect of peer tutoring on reading achievement of EMR students was examined. Results showed that…

For a group of 165 fourth- and fifth-grade students, four achievement test scores were correlated with success on nine tests designed to measure three cognitive functions: sustained attention, successive processing, and simultaneous processing. This experiment was designed in accordance with Luria's model of the three functional units of the…

To determine how comprehension of the Kuder General Interest Survey (KGIS) was affected by alternate modes of inventory administration and reading levels of eighth grade students (as determined by the California Tests of Basic Skills vocabulary scores), 153 students were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups--standard administration,…

A teaching technique that leads to auditory conceptualization--the ability to determine the number and order of sounds embedded within syllables--shows promise of measurably improving the reading proficiency of children of all ability levels. Based on C. and P. Lindamood's published technique, "Auditory Discrimination in Depth," the…

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE EDUCATION OF ALL YOUNGSTERS ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS' INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. FOUR DIFFERENT PLANS COMPRISE A SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS. THE FIRST THREE GRADES ARE INVOLVED IN THE PRIMARY CYCLE WHICH REPLACES THE TRADITIONAL FIRST, SECOND,…

LINGUISTIC INSIGHTS AND METHODS WERE APPLIED TO READING. SIX HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED--(1) THAT EARLY READERS RECOGNIZE WORDS IN CONTEXT WHICH THEY CANNOT RECOGNIZE IN LISTS, (2) THAT THE ABILITY TO READ WITH NATURAL INTONATION IS RELATED TO COMPREHENSION, (3) THAT REGRESSIONS IN READING ARE LARGELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING COMPREHENSION, (4)…

THE STAATS MOTIVATED LEARNING READING PROCEDURE IS AN APPLICATION OF AN INTEGRATED-FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO LEARNING IN THE AREA OF READING. THE METHOD INVOLVES A SYSTEM OF EXTRINSIC REINFORCEMENT WHICH EMPLOYS TOKENS BACKED UP BY A MONETARY REWARD. THE STUDENT REPORTS TO THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR SOME ITEM FOR WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO WORK, SUCH AS A…

THE EFFECT OF CLASSROOM GROUPING ON CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WAS STUDIED. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION, METHODS OF SELECTION, AND TEACHING TECHNIQUES. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM SCHOOL RECORDS AND FROM GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TESTS. FIFTEEN PUPILS WERE PLACED IN A "SPECIAL" CLASS, AND 15 WERE DISTRIBUTED AMONG REGULAR…

A DEVELOPMENTAL STUDY OF PERCEPTION AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS TO READING AS MEASURED BY THE CALIFORNIA READING TEST, THE GATES- MCKILLOP DIAGNOSTIC READING TEST, A WORD REVERSAL TEST, AND A REVERSED WORDS IN CONTEXT TEST IS REPORTED. THE PERCEPTUAL TASK OF MATCH ADJUSTMENT WAS USED AS THE SPATIAL ORIENTATION MEASURE AND FOR BOTH SHAPE AND SIZE…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT BISHOP COLLEGE, DALLAS, TEXAS, TO EXAMINE THE READING NEEDS OF PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS. SCORES ON THE NELSON DENNY READING TESTS, ADVANCED FORM A, ON THE OTIS QUICK SCORING TESTS OF MENTAL ABILITY, GAMMA FORM BM, AND GRADE POINT AVERAGES COVERING 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE WORK WERE ANALYZED FOR 29 NEGRO ELEMENTARY STUDENT…

CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED LOW-ACHIEVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS WERE TUTORED BY 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO HELP THESE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, ESPECIALLY READING ABILITY. TWO GROUPS WERE USED, A CONTROL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, ONE GROUP MET ONCE A…

THE NONGRADED PRIMARY SCHOOL ALLOWS EACH CHILD TO PROGRESS AT HIS OWN RATE. LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT ARE SET UP FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SCIENCE. THE BASIC LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE DIVIDED INTO EIGHT LEVELS, BY THE TIME THE CHILD HAS COMPLETED THE EIGHTH LEVEL, HE HAS DEVELOPED MOST OF HIS NECESSARY READING SKILLS. A NINTH LEVEL IS INCLUDED…

THE READING AND SPELLING PERFORMANCES OF PUPILS ATTENDING A PROGRAM IN READING WERE STUDIED TO DISCOVER WHICH READING METHODS OR COMBINATIONS OF METHODS WERE SUPERIOR FOR DYSLEXICS IN CLINICAL AND CLASSROOM SITUATIONS AND WHICH METHODS WERE APPROPRIATE FOR DYSLEXIC AND NORMAL PUPILS WITH MINOR READING DISABILITIES. THE SUBJECTS WERE 722 PUPILS IN…