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Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading Teacher, 1975
Reports on a study comparing the nouns in the Dolch word list with four recently published word lists to determine which nouns are most frequently used. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Nouns
Download full textJohns, Jerry L. – 1976
After a brief historical review of the development of basic reading materials and controlled vocabularies, a study to determine the percentage of Dolch words in four recently published basal reader programs is reported. The percentages provided help in determining whether the Dolch list is still viable. Results revealed that words on the Dolch…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading World, 1976
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Reading Research
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1982
Concludes that there may be some need for teachers to alter their language of instruction so as to eliminate specialized terms that create confusion among beginning readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Communication, Language Usage, Primary Education
Johns, Jerry L.; And Others – 1974
This study replicated and validated the Dolch basic sight vocabulary investigation. Dolch's method of compiling his list of 95 nouns was also replicated. Some discrepancies were found between the replication study and Dolch's investigations--a few words were left off the lists, although they apparently met all the criteria for inclusion, and a…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Readability, Reading
Johns, Jerry L. – Australian Journal of Reading, 1979
Presents findings on children's notions about reading, suggests using the language experience approach in teaching reading, and lists classroom activities to promote unity in the language arts. (AEA)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Experience Approach, Preschool Education, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1980
A study involving 65 children from 5.6 to 9.5 years of age suggested that the average child's ability to differentiate spoken words from other units of speech improves with age and that significant relationships exist between children's knowledge of spoken words and their reading achievement. (GT)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1971
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Elementary Schools, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1980
The scores of 60 first graders on the Concepts about Print Test (Sand) indicated that above-average readers were superior to below-average readers in print-direction concepts, letter-word concepts, and advanced concepts about print. (Author/MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Grade 1
Johns, Jerry L.; Lenski, Susan Davis – 1997
This book presents strategies for helping struggling readers, from those who simply need extra assistance to those needing more intensive help. The book is useful for classroom teachers and reading teachers as well as undergraduate and graduate students, and it offers a quick reference guide and full page resource materials ready for photocopying.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Family School Relationship
