Contents of this issue are as follows: "Audio-Visual Material Development for Suggestopedic Classes" by Charles Loch (16 pages), "Suggestopedia Applied to Elementary Reading Instruction" by Allyn Prichard and Jean Taylor (5 pages), "Suggestology or Hypnosis--It's All in the Label" by Harry E. Stanton (5 pages),…

The articles in this journal issue explore classroom methods for enhancing language acquisition. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) Forests and Trees: Conservation and Reforestation" (Joyce S. Steward); (2) "Using Literature to Teach Language" (Richard D. Cureton); (3) "Language Learning through…

Eight reports are presented that examine some of the applications of the suggestive approach to classroom instruction: (1) "Discovering the Lozanov Method," by W. Jane Bancroft; (2) "Introduction to the Lozanov Method," by Donald H. Schuster; (3) Lozanov-type Suggestion Techniques for Remedial Reading," by Allyn Prichard;…

This report discusses techniques for analyzing children's responses to questions about stories as a means of improving reading comprehension. Various sections of the report discuss what knowledge it takes for a child to answer a question; types of questions that can be asked, including explicit, those requiring prior knowledge, and implicit; how…

The purpose of this monograph is to review and synthesize the literature pertaining directly to the use of cloze as a teaching technique. The literature review is arranged into eight sections: (1) analysis of comparative studies, in which studies that have compared the cloze procedure are examined; (2) analysis of instructional goals, in which the…

Focusing on some of the techniques classroom teachers are using to help students with reading comprehension, this report also highlights some of the research dealing with that area. The various articles in the report contain the following: a discussion of ways to teach inferential and critical reading skills; a discussion of "Research within…

Addressing issues on developmental education, instructional and learning methods, learning assistance and academic support, and reading and research, this issue of the Journal of College Reading and Learning includes the following articles: "Moving the Mountain to Mohammed: Study Skills Tutoring in the Residence Halls" (J. L. Rogers); "Memory…

Contents of this issue are as follows: "Applied Suggestology in the United States: Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching" by Dean F. Held; "A Study of Suggestopedia Features that Can Be Omitted Once Students Learn How to Learn" by D.H. Schuster and P.J. Wardell; "Evaluation of the Suggestive-Accelerative Lozanov…

Mini-lessons (brief, informative explanations that demonstrate what readers do) are a key instructional practice in meaning centered reading programs. The content of the mini-lessons is determined by the needs of learners. In procedural mini-lessons, teachers explain the steps for successfully completing a task or performing a reading-related…

This article examines the conditions that will help teachers improve the reading comprehension of learning disabled students: (1) allow more time; (2) build a framework for comprehension; (3) intervene in the process; (4) engage the learner; (5) match student and material; and (6) expect students to succeed. Two figures are included. (RS)

This guide contains procedures that were devised for use by parents of primary and intermediate grade children who were several years behind in their reading. Topics discussed in the guide's eight chapters are: how to arrange a time and place for reading at home, how to select suitable books for the child to learn from, how to help the child be an…

The six articles in this issue concern aspects of suggestive teaching and learning and the application of the theory of suggestology in the classroom. The articles are as follows: (1) "Music, Pedagogy, Therapy: Suggestopaedia," by Gabriel Racle; (2) "Suggestopedia in Budapest: Around a Language in 50 Days," by Stanley Krippner;…

The six articles in the special features section of this journal issue focus on the use of children's literature in all areas of the curriculum. The first article concerns the use of mathematics trade books and offers ways of using new books in learning stations to foster independent learning. The second article discusses criteria for selecting…

The mission of the Association for Direct Instruction is to promote the improvement of effective educational methods. This journal, "Direct Instruction News," is their publication. The Spring 2002 issue (Volume 2, Number 1) contains the following articles: "Same? Different? Both Same and Different" (Sara G. Tarver);…

The mission of the Association for Direct Instruction is to promote the improvement of effective educational methods. This journal, "Direct Instruction News," is their publication. The Spring 2003 (Volume 3, Number 1) contains the following articles: "Implementing DI Successfully" (Sara G. Tarver); "Textbooks: What?"…