Reviews ERIC materials dealing with effective tutoring programs. (FL)

Examines the progress libraries have made in establishing literacy programs and looks at the efforts of several specific library systems. (FL)

Describes activities and courses designed to help gifted secondary school students develop their skills in critical analysis and verbal expression. (FL)

Focuses on keys to managing a mastery learning model of instruction. (AEA)

Reviews materials from the ERIC database describing the variety of functions a high school reading lab can perform and suggesting ways to evaluate student improvement in the reading lab situation. (MKM)

Summarizes some of the conclusions of certain chapters in the recently published "Handbook of Reading Research" in which research on instructional practice was synthesized and critiqued. (HOD)

Presents a variety of parent programs, projects, and activities that have been successful in involving parents in their adolescents' reading and reading achievement. (HOD)

Intended for classroom teachers and administrators who want their schools to reflect commitment to the idea that reading for pleasure is an essential part of every successful reading program, this book provides suggestions by which educators can coordinate their efforts with librarians and parents to get children to read voluntarily. The book is…

This digest about issues currently being debated in the adult literacy field examines the appropriate goals and objectives for adult literacy education, professionalization of the field, and literacy program evaluation. The first section reflects the disagreement between those who believe the purpose of literacy education should be to support…

Designed to supplement the day-to-day planning, teaching, and evaluation activities of reading teachers at all educational levels, this compilation contains 689 citations of documents that appeared in "Resources in Education" from 1966 to 1980. The classification scheme reflected in the table of contents, developed from staff recommendations and…

Addressing many aspects of the use of computers in elementary reading instruction, this annotated bibliography in six sections contains 27 items from the ERIC database from 1987 to April 1989. The first section contains items discussing the pros and cons of such use; the second section deals with organizational aspects of computer use in the…

Presents a brief introduction to literature-based reading instruction. Presents annotations of 15 conference papers, books, and journal articles in the ERIC database and published between 1990 and 1992 on the topic. (RS)

This paper presents six chapters that describe how statewide reading assessment is currently being performed and how the data are being used. The validity of statewide reading assessment instruments and the appropriate uses of statewide reading assessment data are explored. Several chapters discuss new ways in which some states conduct reading…

Indiana's Early Intervention Grant Program (EIGP) provides funding for Reading Recovery and other early interventions focused on improvement in early reading programs (Grades 1-5). This resource guide provides information that schools in Indiana can use to plan for proposals for EIGP and other grant programs, such as comprehensive school reform…

Presents annotations of nine conference papers, ERIC documents, and other material published in 1990 concerned with using literature in the reading program. (MG)