Contains a review of the reading tests for use in diagnosis at the secondary level. (RB)

Incentive programs in the form of token economies (the granting of points or counters which can later be exchanged for tangible rewards such as free time, listening to records, or candy) are widely used in schools today. The Pizza Hut restaurant chain promotes a motivation plan called "Book It" with free pizza as the reward for increased…

To determine whether or not a statistically significant relationship existed between the learning styles and reading achievement of sixth-grade students in the State of Alabama a battery of four learning style inventories (Gregorc Style Delineator, Hunt Paragraph Completion Method, Renzulli-Smith Learning Style Inventory, and Carbo Reading Style…

This document discusses an academic achievement study of selected Garvey School District students (N=179) as reflected on the CTBS (Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills) scores of first-grade students at elementary school sites and covering a period of 6 school years starting with 1980-81. Findings compare (1) achievement in reading scale scores…

A study examined: (1) whether a relationship exists between self-concept relating to reading and reading performance of school children in grades three and four; and (2) whether it is possible to identify the four types of self-concept proposed by M. Levesque and derived from Staats Paradigmatic Behaviorism (positive-realistic,…

Noting that the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) has been involved in research on reading assessment in the Army from both practical and theoretical perspectives, this paper addresses practical Army problems in reading assessment from a theory base that reflects the most recent and most sound…

To ensure that the essential job-related reading materials for nonrated United States Navy personnel were not beyond their reading capabilities, a study was undertaken to determine the readability levels of a representative sample of essential Navy job-related materials. The criteria for selecting material were that it be narrative text and that…

The potential for school improvement in schools and districts that score well above state and national averages was explored. Based on elementary reading and mathematics data from a collaborating district, it appears that a three-step school improvement logic can effect improvements in "good" schools. The first step is to collect…

Explores the ability to decode phrases and clauses, using children at three developmental levels to determine the effects of syntactic structure on the eye-voice span. (RB)

In a study of 1073 black fourth graders from a low income area in a large metropolitan area, those from father present homes achieved a significantly higher reading achievement score than those coming from father absent homes. Limitations of the research and implications for future research are discussed. (EH)

The present study sought to investigate the influence different or mixed allographic presentations would have on sight word reading achievement of fourth grade pupils. As well it considered whether word identification is based on a process reaction to letter cues or word form cues. (Author/RK)

Presents and discusses findings from exploratory research on the effect of grouping and pace on reading acquisition. (RB)

Describes an instructional program which applied the incentive theories of performance contracting--but with individualized, diagnostic-based instruction both designed and conducted by the teachers. (RB)

In this article an attempt was made to summarize those points of the national report which are found to be most important for curriculum development in Hungary. (Author/RK)

A 9-week program examined the effectiveness of newspaper use on reading achievement among 107 secondary special education students. Ss were assigned to a control group which did not use newspapers, or to two experimental groups, one of which used incidental and one, teacher-directed newspaper reading. Results of pre- and posttests on the Peabody…