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| Reading World | 9 |
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| Journal Articles | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 9 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 1 |
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| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKoskinen, Patricia S.; And Others – Reading World, 1985
Describes two programs that involved teachers using closed-captioned television materials to develop skills in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and oral reading fluency with hearing, remedial readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Oral Reading, Program Content, Program Development
Peer reviewedNoble, Eleanor; Terrell, Patricia – Reading World, 1981
Explains the diagnostic-remedial reading practicum, a program in teacher education for those who are completing an area of concentration in teaching reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Practicums, Reading Teachers
Peer reviewedWark, David M. – Reading World, 1981
Shows that the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) is a reliable and valid instrument for separating test anxious readers in a population of students. Offers suggestions for reducing reading anxiety. Includes the 16-item TAS measure. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedMartin, Charles E.; And Others – Reading World, 1984
Describes SPAWN, a technique for helping teachers make writing assignments in which students must first read, then integrate information from reading with their background experiences, to produce a piece of writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMcWilliams, Lana – Reading World, 1979
Describes a teacher education remedial reading program at Memphis State University, designed for preservice and in-service classroom teachers. (TJ)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Remedial Reading
Peer reviewedRodriguez, Joan H. – Reading World, 1978
Reviews research on trait interaction and suggests using this research as the basis of individualized instruction. Further suggests that teachers add to the literature by testing the interaction of traits in their own classrooms. (TJ)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedBlair, Charles W. – Reading World, 1979
Identifies essential aspects of administrative planning that must be considered when moving from a traditional reading preservice education program to a competency, field-based model of instruction. (TJ)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedBasile, Donald D. – Reading World, 1980
Discusses: (1) educational changes that have led to a national decline in literacy; (2) a college philosophy course in which students are trained to write philosophical essays; (3) ways to integrate reading and writing skills into the teaching of a discipline; and (4) college level mini-courses in reading and writing skills that supplement classes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Educational History, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedGambrell, Linda B.; Jarrell, Mary E. – Reading World, 1980
Describes a Title I summer program in which teachers and aides visited children's homes weekly with the objectives of (1) increasing the amount of reading done by the children during the summer and (2) involving parents in reading activities with their children. Evaluates the program, noting the benefits reported by children, parents, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
