In this study, written compositions were obtained from each of the elementary students during the four years of testing. The students were shown silent movies--thereby eliminating any possibility of providing spelling clues--and were then asked to write their compositions explaining how the movie made them feel or what they say in the movie. The…

This paper describes a set of sentence meaning skills which has been identified to help teachers better focus their instruction in reading comprehension. The specific skills in the sentence meaning strand are developed through two sets of objectives: an analysis aspect, where the focus is on identification and understanding of details, and a…

The primary purpose of this study was to experimentally evaluate the Guided Reading Procedure (GRP) as a teaching strategy designed to improve reading comprehension. The chief experimental strategy was compared with a current instructional strategy, the Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DRTA) described by Stauffer (1969). The effects on reading…

The purpose of this project was to provide trained, indigenous, paraprofessional instructors who deliver prescribed reading instruction in homes to those disadvantaged adults who would not or could not participate in other adult education programs. This report is divided into two major sections: program summary and Appalachian Adult Education…

Two processes involved in reading mathematics are discussed in this document: eye movements and relating the mathematical idea to the appropriate word or symbol. Many kinds of eye movements are used in mathematics--around, top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top, diagonal, backward and forward, and follow the arrow. Examples of each kind are presented. The…

This paper presents a model for classifying initial approaches to the teaching of reading. The model consists of three dimensions: the degree of structuring of the program, the sequence of gradation of reading units, and the kind of symbol system used in the initial stages of reading instruction. The degrees of structuring refers to programs such…

This book, intended for use by inservice teachers, preservice teachers, and parents interested in open classrooms, contains three chapters. "Beginning Reading in an Open Classroom" discusses language development, sight vocabulary, visual discrimination, auditory discrimination, directional concepts, small muscle control, and measurement of…

This book of readings selected from the Claremont Reading Conference proceedings of 1963-1971 reflect a broad view of reading and communication. Many of the papers are psycholinguistic or sociolinguistic in scope, centering on the language user, his society, and the immediacy of teaching or learning to read. A number of papers are concerned with…

Designed for primary teachers, this guide is divided into four parts. Part one provides background information related to understanding specific language disability, the need for early identification, phonics, the use of manuscript instead of cursive, and group therapy. Part two discusses the preparations that are to be made by the teacher,…

This paper first presents the rationale for an eclectic approach to remedial teaching and then considers a teacher training program designed to encourage eclecticism. The wide range of pupil characteristics, teacher attributes, and instructional approaches and the lack of any universal cure for reading problems necessitates an eclectic approach in…

This booklet is intended for the volunteer reading teacher who may not be familiar with methods for teaching reading, the materials available, or the unique needs of the disadvantaged child. Chapter 1, "Children, Reading, and You," clarifies the goals of the volunteer and explains some of the students' needs. Chapter 2, "The First Meeting,"…

One of the programs included in "Effective Reading Programs...," this program is designed for those students who are reading below grade level. The program serves 500 ninth-grade students from a residential area of a large city. The students are predominantly white and from middle-income families. The objective of the course is to…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," involves all 200 black and white pupils in kindergarten through grade 6 in this small city school. The program has several components: a free-reading period held for 20 minutes each day, a library program, and a reading plan which combines three programs into one. The three…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 1,221 inmates of nine prison units of the Texas Department of Corrections. Students in the program are black, Spanish-speaking, or non-Spanish-speaking white adults. Students are released from their assigned industrial jobs for three hours each week to attend the…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 485 white and Spanish-speaking students in K-6. In the program, begun in 1970, state-mandated basal reading series are supplemented by four locally developed programs: Levels Design Letter Readiness, Rebus Reading, Project Read, and Great Studies. The Levels Design Letter…