Reviews the primary characteristics of eye movements during reading and summarizes four areas: (1) the span of effective vision; (2) integration of information across eye movements; (3) the decision of where to fixate next; and (4) the decision of when to move the eyes. Discusses some current controversies about eye movements and reading. (RS)

Assesses students' detection of lexical problems, falsehoods, and inconsistent textual information. Relates students' academic ranking to their evaluation performance for lexical and external consistency standards--not for internal consistency standards. Finds that alerting students to the necessity of using three standards to detect errors…

Examines whether the spatial configuration of two adjunct pictures influences processing of accompanying text as has already been found in other types of graphic displays. Reveals, through analysis of variance of performance, no effect for configuration. Notes significant differences in achievement for questions derived from paraphrased parts of…

Two studies examined whether the unusual accessibility of phonological information from written Korean affected the word recognition processes of second, third, and sixth graders. Semantic priming was found for sixth but not second graders, the opposite of the pattern seen in children reading English, whereas younger children tended to show…

Examines the key role that memory plays in the meaning-making process that children enact as they read and view images in a classroom that respects and encourages their own views and reflections. Discusses the six major categories of children's visual responses, and presents representative examples of children's illustrations. (TB)

This investigation explored the relationship between short-term memory (STM), working memory (WM), and reading proficiency among adolescents (n=30) with learning disabilities. Results suggest that reading models which focus on STM or WM in isolation do not adequately capture the reading performance of the students. Models that coordinate STM and…

Looks at reading as a transaction between the reader, the text, and the reading situation that leads to the construction of meaning that is particular to that reading. Describes L. Rosenblatt's ideas about reading stances, efferent and aesthetic. Discusses instructional implications of aiding children in their creation of individual meanings in…

Discusses technology and literacy, in particular the characteristics and qualities of hypertext. Seeks to communicate some of the experience of reading hypertext. Argues that the computer is much more than a new device for displaying textual information or for teaching children how to read and write. (SR)

Presents a rationale for systematic notemaking (annotating directly onto the pages of textbooks) to reorganize content, a model of the notemaking continuum, an example of a journal assignment, a six-step coding system for notemaking with literature, two formats for coding--one for themes and one for character analysis, and conclusions on the…

Reports on a study of e-readers, or electronic book readers, that investigated strategies adult users applied to reading in the new medium, kinds of texts users read, and text characteristics for e-reading. Discusses the process of reading, purposes of reading, and whether e-readers are viable instructional delivery systems. (Contains 63…

Tests the point of convergence of linguistic information from auditory and visual channels. Compares reaction times for auditory and visual stimuli consisting of sentences, syntactic nonsense strings, random words, and nonwords. Finds that listening and reading processing converge at the word level and that words processed aurally and visually…

Describes some of the ways in which students can be organized for reading and writing instruction. Suggests that educators must first identify the key components of literacy, then clarify a view of instruction and learning. Argues that recent literacy research has analyzed processes and texts but has overlooked the larger literacy contexts. (SG)

Examines intertextual relationships in "The Wedding Ghost," a children's book written by Leon Garfield and illustrated by Charles Keeping. Concludes that, as a top-down component in reading, intertextuality has significant implications for how texts are approached and can be seen as an element which promotes the development of high-level…

Presents a visual aid for "Charlotte's Web" to teach the self-monitoring skills of understanding, remembering, and comprehending involved in reading. (MG)

Examines the application of reading process and writing process research in content area instruction. Provides a chart of characteristics and purposes for various writing formats, including outlining, notetaking, captions, news reports, scripts, and books of facts. (MM)