THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION IN READING FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS THE GOAL. TEACHERS OF INTERMEDIATE AS WELL AS PRIMARY LEVEL PUPILS WERE CONFRONTED WITH SEVERAL QUESTIONS--(1) HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH PUPIL TO EXPRESS HIS IDEAS IN A DIGNIFIED FRAMEWORK TO ONE OR TWO OF HIS PEERS, TO HIS CLASS,…

A LINGUISTIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT FOR DESCRIBING SPELLING-TO-SOUND CORRESPONDENCES WAS UNDERTAKEN AND A NUMBER OF SPELLING-TO-SOUND PATTERNS ANALYZED, CONTINUING AN EARLIER STUDY PERFORMED UNDER PROJECT NO. S-039 (ED 003 445). RESEARCH EMPHASIZED VOWEL SPELLINGS AND THE INFLUENCE OF VARIOUS CONSONANTS UPON THE PRONUNCIATIONS OF THESE SPELLINGS. IT…

The cloze test has been used to measure reading comprehension, but it is equally appropriate for use as a teaching tool to improve comprehension skills. Teachers may adapt passages to specific students, purposes, content areas, vocabulary or concepts, as long as the words in the passage are part of the child's spoken vocabulary. The pattern of…

The use of increasingly more informative evaluations of a single innovation are documented. The innovation, The New Primary Grades Reading System (NRS), was implemented in a variety of settings, and the evaluations track the implementation from the early stages of pilot testing through large-scale adoption of the program. NRS is characterized as…

This report addresses the state of the art of research on teaching reading comprehension by (1) describing the nature and distribution of research in teaching reading comprehension in the context of stated or implied instructional goals; (2) considering issues of methodological significance as they emerge; and (3) suggesting some reasonable…

This report provides a summary of the results of a three-year evaluation study of the Right to Read Special Emphasis Project, which was undertaken to determine if intensive programs of reading instruction introduced at an early age could change patterns of reading achievement in schools where large numbers of students read one or more grades below…

This booklet is intended to help secondary school teachers with content area reading instruction. Sections of the book contain step-by-step guidelines for successful reading experiences in business education, driver education, English, home economics, mathematics, music, science, and social studies. The booklet also contains a glossary of reading…

Various aspects of beginning reading programs in six countries are discussed in the five articles in this booklet. In the first article, the principles and methods of instruction used in Sweden are described and trends in beginning reading instruction are noted. The importance of a verbal environment, teacher competence, and early diagnosis in…

More than 40 publications and materials useful for remedial reading programs in the intermediate grades are listed in this annotated bibliography. The materials are coded according to reading level and interest level and are listed under the following topics: phonetic and structural analysis skills, developing comprehension, games, inexpensive…

In an effort to increase student achievement in reading, increase teacher competency in reading instruction, and increase parental involvement in the school, a project (Improved Reading Instruction Schoolwide) was developed to provide an intensive college-level, two-year inservice training program for the teachers and principal in one elementary…

The State of Florida and local mandates require that a diagnostic/prescriptive systems approach to reading and mathematics instruction be available to all students at grade levels K-6. It has been demonstrated that the Dade County Systems approaches are viable alternatives to non-systems approaches to reading and/or mathematics instruction.…

Creative reading can develop creative thinking as it inspires readers to change their behavior to produce a new or different product or process. Some characteristics of a creative reading program are that it develops creative thought, develops creative behavior, avoids rigid conformity, provides satisfying reading experiences, gives the child…

Eight articles are included in the journal of the National Association for Remedial Education, Malaysia (NAREM). Chua Tee Tee describes the history and objectives of NAREM. Alec Williams reviews philosophical issues in remedial education. Khoo Phon Sai discusses cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of slow learners and considers…

Models of reading have been proposed to guide researchers and educators in their theoretical research and instructional planning. The models specify important properties of the material to be read and processes the learner uses while reading. Two separate models of reading by K.S. Goodman and D. Rumelhart are similar in that they describe reading…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS AN EVALUATION OF THE 8-WEEK NDEA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY IN READING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, SUMMER OF 1967, BY THE 27 PARTICIPANTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE. READING SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION SERVED AS CONSULTANTS. ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL READING WHO HAD NOT…