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Brown, Don A. – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 1968
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adult Literacy, Correlation, Illiteracy
Sterritt, Graham M.; And Others – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 3, 1968
Descriptors: Ability, Auditory Perception, Grade 3, Individual Differences
De Hirsch, Katrina; Jansky, Jeanette – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 4, 1968
Descriptors: Failure, Grade 2, Kindergarten Children, Longitudinal Studies
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Ward, Byron J. – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Measurement
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Svedman, Shirley – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Context Clues, Correlation, Critical Reading
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Reed, James C. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Grade 1, Intelligence, Predictive Validity
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Gold, Patricia Cohen; Horn, Pamela L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Trained volunteers tutored youth and adults who were reading below fifth grade level. Pre- and posttest measures of reading, verbal language, listening comprehension, and locus of control were taken. Experimental subjects, but not controls, made significant gains in general reading and discrete reading subskills. Trained volunteers can ameliorate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Functional Literacy, Pretests Posttests
Coleman, Laurence J. – G/C/T, 1983
Questions that parents, students, and teachers have frequently asked about the meaning of grade equivalent scores are answered, and implications for gifted students are considered. Facts concerning achievement test scores, content, and the norm group are indicated. (SEW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Kutiper, Karen – English Journal, 1983
Cites research suggesting that extensive reading is as effective as intensive reading in developing general reading ability and is more effective in promoting good attitudes among elementary and secondary school students toward reading. (MM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Assignments
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Morine-Dershimer, Greta – Elementary School Journal, 1982
Examines elementary-school students' perceptions of teacher praise in relation to their classroom's social and academic status, participation in class discussions, and ethnicity. (MP)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnicity
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Langford, Judith C.; Allen, Elizabeth G. – Reading Horizons, 1983
Reports that regular participation by groups of fifth- and sixth- grade students in a program of uninterrupted sustained silent reading was accompanied by improved performance on a measure of reading achievement over groups who did not participate in the program. Whether the program affected reading attitudes is not clear. (FL)
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement
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De Soto, Janet L.; De Soto, Clinton B. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
The relationship between reading achievement and ability to process verbal information in achieving and nonachieving fourth-grade readers is examined. Evaluation of verbal processing abilities indicated that achieving readers performed better on all abilities measured except automatic word processing. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Intermediate Grades, Low Achievement, Memory
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Eurich, Alvin C.; Kraetsch, Gayla A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
This study compares college freshmen's reading test scores over 50 years. The 1978 freshmen at the University of Minnesota scored significantly lower than their 1928 counterparts on vocabulary, comprehension, and reading rate. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Reading Achievement
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Troutman, Denise E.; Falk, Julia S. – Journal of Negro Education, 1982
Presents research findings that demonstrate that Black English does not interfere with Black children's reading performance in standard English. Outlines the limitations of studies reviewed and raises questions for further research. (MJL)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
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Guthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Reviews research concerning the relationship between reading achievement and student leadership. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intermediate Grades, Peer Evaluation, Reading Achievement
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