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Direct linkHunter, Maxwell W.; Chick, Kay A. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2005
Nominal level gender and gender-related information in four, well-known basal reading series was gathered and analyzed. For each of 746 stories, the number of male and female main characters in text and illustrations was determined. Employment status, job title and estimated yearly salary were obtained for employed adult, human, main characters.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Employment Level, Salaries, Females
Maslin, Pamela – Reading Improvement, 2007
Teaching students how to read is one of the most important tasks in elementary schools. The majority of schools use published basal programs to teach students to read. Several published reviews have indicated that past editions of basal readers did not align with appropriate instruction for beginning level readers. In this study I reviewed five of…
Descriptors: Readability, Phonics, Beginning Reading, Basal Reading
Pamphlet, Lynette – 1994
Noting that existing research reveals considerable diversity among researchers' philosophical stances toward literature-based reading instruction versus traditional basal reading instruction, a study determined what effects literature-based instruction had on the reading achievement of fourth graders. Subjects, fourth-grade students of the John P.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textAndrews, Sharon Vincz – 1993
A study examined the reading values taught in reading textbooks over 200 years, including the top seven basals in use in U.S. public schools through 1995. A rare books collection at a university library was the major source of data. Value "labels" were determined for each selection. Results indicated that: (1) the average reader of 100…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Educational History
Mallak, Joan E. – 1991
A study critically reviews the practices and purposes of the new basal reading series and the whole language philosophy. The study explores the possibility of a comprehensive adoption of either program or a combination of both. Results of the review indicate the desirability of using the whole language philosophy and creating a classroom that is…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation
The Treatment of Black Americans in Primary Grade Textbooks Used in New York City Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedTuretsky, Fred – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1974
One-hundred and twenty-six of New York City's most frequently used elementary social studies and basal reader textbooks were evaluated to determine their treatment of black Americans in the 1950's and today. (Author)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Black Studies, Blacks, Elementary Education
Miller, J. Kenneth; Milligan, Jerry L. – 1989
A study examined whether children learn phonic decoding skills by reading without direct phonic instruction; compared the effects of a whole language first grade reading program with the effects of a traditional basal reading program; and determined whether there was a difference in decoding and comprehending abilities across levels of ability.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading)
Kragler, Sherry – 1989
A study compared the reading placement levels of Chapter 1 students as indicated by dynamic and static assessment models to determine whether these students could benefit from basal instruction at a higher level of difficulty than would normally be indicated by static assessment. Subjects, 21 third grade Chapter 1 students, received treatment…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance, Basal Reading, Grade 3
Brittain, Mary M. – 1985
A study examined basal readers and trade books in terms of reading ease as estimated by readability formulas and the incidence of figurative language. Based on an earlier study, the study had three major goals: to (1) assess and compare two reading series ("A" and "B") at each of two grade levels; (2) assess and compare…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Figurative Language
Mujica, Maria – 1989
A study involved a comparison of the "Miami Linguistic Readers" and the "Holt Basic Reading Series." It was hypothesized that there is no difference between the "Miami Linguistic Readers" and the "Holt Basic Reading Series" in vocabulary load, word recognition, and comprehension requirements. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Primary Education
Stallman, Anne C.; And Others – 1989
A study examined whether students already know the meanings of reading vocabulary presented as "new" vocabulary in their basal readers. Subjects, 142 second and fifth grade students from two midwestern school districts, were asked to complete a yes/no test and a multiple choice test of vocabulary in their basal readers at their grade level and at…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 2
MacGlashan, Ileene – 1989
Research indicates that the use of children's literature can have a positive effect on both reading achievement and reading attitudes. The overemphasis on skills and the exclusive use of the basal reader does not appear to motivate students to become readers. Educators should be exposing children to worthwhile literature in order to motivate them…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement
Osborn, Jean – 1981
This paper deals with the use of reading workbooks in elementary school classrooms. Sections of the paper discuss the purposes of workbooks, the function of workbooks (how workbooks serve both teachers and students), the implications of these observations about workbooks where developers of basal programs are concerned, and the sufficiency,…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Material Development
Heffernan, Barbara K. – 1980
Results of the examination of teacher's manuals, grades one through four, that accompany a number of basal reading series used in schools in Staten Island, New York, indicated that although teacher's manuals included many phonic rules, none of the examined texts gave any utility or frequency data or cited any research studies to support the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Higher Education, Phonics
FRY, EDWARD BERNARD – 1965
AN INVESTIGATION OF TWO INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR BEGINNING READERS WHICH OFFER PHONETIC REGULARITY WAS CONDUCTED AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH WAS THEN COMPARED TO A MORE TRADITIONAL READING APPROACH. THREE METHODS STUDIED AND COMPARED WERE (1) THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET (ITA), (2) THE DIACRITICAL MARKING SYSTEM (DMS), AND (3) A BASAL APPROACH…
Descriptors: Achievement, Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Diacritical Marking
