The instructional design elements used as the basis for the analysis and evaluation of instructional products are outlined to provide a framework for interrelating curriculum development, materials selection, and other contributing activities, including the training of personnel. (Author)

A checklist intended for use in clarifying personal views of the nature of reading and reading instruction within a context of four distinctive, yet overlapping, views. (Author)

Concerns the role of materials in reading instruction and learning to read. Introduces the concept of a-structional, as well as instructional materials. Includes a summary of a checklist, adapted to the specific characteristics of reading materials which EPIE uses in carrying out materials analysis. (Author)

Presents a personal account of ideas implemented in a social studies class to improve reading skills. (RB)

Second of a seven-part series recounting disatisfaction with traditional means of teaching literature to the disadvantaged. Also identifies three approaches which aim at reform. (RB)

Describes an inservice teacher education program designed to improve teaching techniques by utilizing videotape equipment in teacher workshops. (RB)

Author visited schools in three main sectors of the Capetown population and described and compared these schools in relation to some of J. Downing's variables, such as language and linguistics, culture and education. (Author/RK)

Reports on the results of a questionnaire to find out to what extent remedial readers were read to as small children, concluding tentatively that the amount was low and calling for further research. (RB)

Drawn from John Downing's original report, "What Can We Learn from Other Countries About Reading and the Use of Language?" Describes the three strengths of the British reading instruction as compared to similar programs in other countries: child-centered approach, the relative importance of learning to read in a child's total…

Emphasizes the importance of cultural factors in the broader environment in which learning to read takes place and suggests reading materials should reflect actual experiences. (RB)

Suggests an easy method to check phonic skills and learn what help the child needs to improve his reading ability. (TO)

The 1936 Dolch basic sight word list is still a useful tool for beginning readers, although it should be revised according to recent word-count studies. (CS)

Responding to John Bormuth's econometric argument for a more balanced program of support for reading and writing instruction, this paper considers some of the reasons that literacy policy has not been formulated in the economically most rational manner. These reasons include the fact that reading instruction has become politicized, the…

Article investigated the effectiveness of a procedure designed to accurately reflect a student's reading level. (Editor/RK)