This article discusses how to implement paired reading with developing readers to foster students' fluency and reading comprehension. The teacher first helps students comprehend the story with focused discussion questions and the completion of a beginning, middle, and end (B-M-E) chart. Then, the teacher scaffolds students to do the oral reading…

Discusses 11 documents processed into the ERIC system that shed light on the selection of a beginning reading program. (DD)

Provides suggestions for ways that teachers can capitalize on the popularity of movable--or pop up--books. Contains a list of such books. (FL)

Suggestions are presented for parents who wish to build reading habits in their young children. Several books for beginning readers, first-grade readers, and second-grade readers are suggested. (CB)

Presents annotations of 24 books for children and young adults that are about bears, events at school, and learning respect. Lists some books for younger children, books anchored in history, and books that address family. (SG)

Provides 11 annotations from the ERIC database of recent reports and conference papers that address the relationship of phonics to beginning reading. (MG)

Presents 10 annotations of reports, conference papers, and research summaries published in 1988 and 1989 concerning the many roles parents play in the acquisition and development of language and literacy of their children. (RS)

This booklet summarizes forty-two Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.)research reports, highlighting the major features of each study. With minor variation, usually resulting from an absence of complete information, each abstract indicates the number and type of students involved, their grade level, and how they were assigned to experimental or…

This bibliography, developed by Project RIMES 2000 (Reading Instructional Methods of Efficacy with Students), lists approximately 225 materials for teaching early reading and spelling to students at risk for reading and spelling failure. Materials are presented alphabetically by title. Entries usually include a grade level indicator, a brief…

Discusses the characteristics of predictable books and ways to use them with first grade students. Offers a bibliography of such books. (FL)

Suggests guidelines for selecting African American children's literature of high literary and artistic qualities for grades K-3. Presents guidelines for all teachers, whether they have African American children in their classrooms or not. Provides a list of 27 selected recent books with an African American context that meet the same criteria for…

This annotated bibliography and resource guide lists 29 references concerning reading instruction of young children with learning disabilities. Items include articles, books, and research reports, dating from 1988 through 1994. Items are listed alphabetically by author. Each listing includes bibliographic information and a brief abstract…

The purpose of this bibliography is to identify reading materials which meet the needs of the culturally disadvantaged student, especially during the beginnning stages of reading. The criteria used in the selection of books included: ideas and symbols with which the culturally disadvantaged child could identify, concepts which include a basic…

Summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles relating to topics examined in this issue of the Early Childhood Research Quarterly. (BG)

Reflects on how miscue analysis empowers teachers and empowers students. Discusses how it changes teachers' understanding of readers who are experiencing difficulty. Discusses Retrospective Miscue Analysis, which involves students in analyzing their own miscues. Offers teachers advice for getting started in miscue analysis, and appends a 38-item…