The president of the Danish Association of Reading Teachers discusses the positive effects of international cooperation on reading education, the influence of society's demands on curriculum, and the instinctive features and benefits of Danish Reading instruction. (FL)

Points out that overcoming illiteracy among females in Nepal requires overcoming cultural bias as well. Describes a program designed especially for young girls with no schooling. (FL)

A practical and simple approach to developing reading and spelling skills in learning disabled students combines writing of stories with illustrations, and reading and reviewing the typed stories each day. The modified multisensory approach can be used in small group formats. (CL)

Reviews the research on the relationship of metacognition to fluent reading and offers techniques for developing knowledge of and fluency in reading. (AEA)

Discusses a teaching technique that requires students to retell stories in reading classes for hearing impaired high school students as a way to provide maximum student involvement in classes, while developing reading, organization, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. (EKN)

Describes the Writing to Read demonstration project, a computer-based system designed to develop students' reading skills through their own writing. Focuses on the participation of two Washington Catholic schools in the project, reviewing problems and positive outcomes. (DMM)

Uses the works of J. Piaget and N. Chomsky to develop a holistic theory of reading. (FL)

Discusses the understandings and attitudes needed for successful vocabulary development. Groups these into three categories--intellectual, practical, and affective. (FL)

Defines reading as a psycholinguistic process. Discusses research into the application of models of native language reading to the processes of second language reading which suggests that there are positive correlations between reading ability in native and target languages. Presents practical applications of this research to teaching reading in a…

It is suggested that detective novels, although generally easy to read, can be more fully enjoyed through more attentive, active, and intelligent reading. Classroom techniques are suggested, including introduction of textual grammar, special attention to what the characters say, comparisons between novels, and exploration of alternate storylines.…

Critically examines the commonly used scoring criteria for cloze tests and presents a new semantically consistent scoring system. (FL)

Discusses the Miscue Reading Inventory and offers an alternative system that keeps its strengths and completeness while eliminating most of its weak points. (FL)

Reports on a study that investigated the effect of readers' abilities to be creative on their abilities to make inferences in reading prose passages. (FL)

Argues that computer software designed for use in content areas also can be useful for reading instruction. (FL)

Notes that the Soviet Union has seen its own great debate about reading methods and that, in its most recent stage, linguistics and research have played a role. Reviews the development of reading instruction in that nation. (FL)