A "Personalized Contract Book Program," modeled on the way that competent readers learn to read at home, provided a nonpressured environment that fostered students' reading development. (DD)

Describes a proven program of structured, sustained silent reading (SSR) for middle school students that helps students successfully develop academically and socially. Notes the learning climate attends to the cognitive, personal, and social needs of the learner. Discusses student-teacher conferences and SSR, and negotiating individual reading…

This teacher's manual is intended for use in individualized reading instruction in the Waukegan (Illinois) Behavior Analysis Follow Through Program, which is based on a model emphasizing the basic skills of reading, math, spelling, and handwriting to meet the educational needs of low-income students in kindergarten through third grade. The first…

This guide provides a description of a mastery learning reading program based on a language approach to teaching reading. All suggested activities stress the use of skills to obtain meaning from reading as the main goal of instruction. Sections include a discussion of the elements of this mastery learning instructional program that notes the need…

A junior high level individualized instruction program designed to assist students in developing their reading skills through materials which also build career awareness is presented. Program materials are adaptable to other formats such as mini-courses or supplemental units within existing courses. Because reading levels of materials used range…

The management system for a reading program designed to provide individualized instruction for junior high school students on all reading levels is described. The following components are outlined: diagnosis of student reading strengths and weaknesses, student profile compilation, program planning, student contracts and contract evaluation, and…