The authors outline the basic structure of akshara, the basic unit of writing in Indic writing systems used widely in South and Southeast Asia; present preliminary studies relating to reading, assessment, and instruction of akshara; and outline recommendations for future studies.

All public schools in the United States have been caught up in educational reform. This has especially been true since the 1980's. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was a major component in how schools have changed the process of educating students. In response to reform efforts, many schools have relied on their own knowledge to achieve higher…

THE DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 WAS PRESENTED, GIVING PROCEDURE AND TECHNIQUES, READING MATERIALS, BASIC SKILLS, ENRICHMENT, LESSON PLANS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED READING. BASIC SKILLS CITED WERE--PHONETIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, COMPREHENSION, LOCATION, SKILLS, VOCABULARY, AND ENRICHMENT. EVALUATION, ORGANIZING, AND…

Summarizes participants' responses to skills taught, availability-desirability of experiences, and changes desired in an undergraduate reading methods course for elementary teachers at Western Michigan University. (MB)

Argues that successful content area reading lessons are well-structured lessons. Explains organizing concepts and how to use them. (FL)

A study examined an initial effort to restructure the content, format, and instruction of a preservice literacy methods course and the effect it had on 13 preservice teachers relative to their movement toward reflective inquiry and practice in literacy teaching. Data were collected from the preservice teachers using questionnaires, journals,…

COURSE OUTLINES FOR BASIC READING, READING IMPROVEMENT, AND POWER READING FOR BOTH JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED IN EACH OUTLINE IS A COURSE DESCRIPTION, AN INTRODUCTION, A DESCRIPTION OF THE PUPIL, COURSE OBJECTIVES, AND A LIST OF THE FUNDAMENTAL READING SKILLS. EACH OUTLINE PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING THE…

The outline for a reading course based on both intensive and extensive reading of short stories is presented. The 11-week course focuses on five stories, three selected by the teacher and two selected by the students as a class. A course overview details the sequence of reading and classroom activities, and the procedures for a typical four-week…

Describes how a college developmental reading program was changed from three to five semester hours of credit. Addresses changes in staffing, number of course offerings, scheduling, support services, curriculum, teaching methods, and motivational needs.(MG)

A discussion of the transfer of first language (L1) skills to second language (L2) learning focuses on the development of this transfer in second language reading instruction. A program integrating L1 and L2 study skills is outlined. First, the common components of the L1 syllabus are examined, including reading strategies, language-universal…

Presents a list of topics, reading assignments, and an outline for a survey course on reading and literacy. (RL)

AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM FOR GRADES 2, 4, AND 5 WAS INITIATED AT PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL IN COLLBRAN, COLORADO, IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE THE ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS. THE PROGRAM AT EACH GRADE LEVEL IS DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE METHODS USED TO GATHER PRELIMINARY DATA, IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF…

A strategy for teaching reading in college preparation courses of English as a second language that attempts to help students achieve reading independence, is presented. Skills of independent, flexible reading are outlined and a taxonomy of skill types (passive, active, and synthetic) and levels (mechanical, knowledge, transfer, response, and…

The product of a course at the University of Pittsburgh, this book offers educators the opportunity to see how the acts of reading, writing, and thinking that characterize work in academia appear to those students who lack adequate preparation for such work--namely, basic writers. The introduction to the book presents an overview of the course and…

Curriculum planning and course organization of the Edison High School (California) reading program are described. Curriculum planning begins with identification of the reading needs of all incoming students. Group testing of all eighth grade students in local feeder schools in the spring is followed by diagnostic testing of individual strengths…