Effective involvement in early reading instruction is predicated on the pupil's ability to scan, encode, and retrieve the appropriate visual/aural language information. This paper specifies these components for the purpose of providing input to a program that seeks to induce children to successfully and continuously participate in elementary-level…

Article proposes various ways to utilize parents as resources for teaching children to read. (GB)

Personalized account of the interactions among a retired teacher of reading, her daughter, and grandson, in regard to the grandson's reading development. (SS)

A series of tests measures the correct stage of mental maturity necessary for a child to learn to read and write. Purpose is to prevent children from being taught to read in nursery schools before they are ready. (JF)

Discusses the results of research on the effect of readiness training for preschool youngsters. (RB)

1,000 words were rated for imagery by adults. 63 first graders and kindergarteners were then taught to read 756 of these words. Results showed that this imagery rating was significantly related to the subjects' ability to read (learn) the words. The word list with imagery ratings is presented. (RC)

A CONFERENCE ON BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION WAS ATTENDED BY PROFESSIONAL AUTHORITIES AND LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF READING AND RELATED DISCIPLINE AREAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS TO REPORT ON RESEARCH IN CANADA AND ENGLAND, AS WELL AS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO REVIEW A VARIETY OF PRACTICES IN ELEMENTARY READING. THE BULLETIN WAS…

Reports and explains the results of a conference on how children learn to read and proposes some principles for teaching beginning reading. (RB)

A look at reading research and practices in Europe and Asia. (RB)

This experiment was designed to investigate the relative value of three sources of cue (graphic stimulus only, graphic stimulus plus a picture cue, and graphic stimulus plus a context cue) in combination with two list types (minimal and maximal contrast) as a means of facilitating the acquisition of initial reading vocabulary. The subjects, 137…

RESEARCH IS COMPILED ON THE TOPIC OF READING READINESS. NUMEROUS RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT CHILDREN VARY GREATLY IN THE DEGREE TO WHICH THEY POSSESS "READING READINESS" AND THAT CHILDREN ARE DEFINITELY AIDED BY A READING READINESS PROGRAM. DISAGREEMENT EXISTS AMONG READING AUTHORITIES ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF READINESS. AREAS…

SOME VOWEL DIGRAPH GENERALIZATIONS PRESENTLY TAUGHT WERE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE OVERALL UTILITY OF THE GENERALIZATIONS WHEN APPLIED TO A LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE WORDS MET BY CHILDREN IN READING INSTRUCTION IN GRADES 1 THROUGH 6, TO DETERMINE THE UTILITY OF ALL POSSIBLE SUBGROUPS OF ADJACENT VOWELS, AND TO EVOLVE NEW DIGRAPH GENERALIZATIONS…

This pamphlet suggests methods of teaching beginning reading using word cards, stories written by a parent, and phonics games. Activities using word cards include writing the name of a person or object on the card and helping the child associate that card directly with the person or object. Stories written by parents usually feature the children…