Describes a program for potentially gifted learning-disabled (LD) college students that is designed to provide strategies for LD students to become autonomous learners and to supply graduate education students in-depth training in tutoring LD students. Provides case studies highlighting the individualized approach required to meet students' needs.…

Describes a textbook study system designed for math or applied math courses in which students focus on solving problems, consulting the textbook and reading for well-considered purposes. (AEA)

Describes Brigham Young University's reading and study skills course for law students, which is designed to increase reading speed and comprehension. Explains the use of the FAIR (Facts, Action, Issues, and Reasoning) system for analyzing law cases. Covers student reactions and modifications implemented in course design. (AYC)

Suggests using principles of instruction grounded in prose learning research to develop successful college developmental skills programs. (AEA)

A computer program written for the Apple II was designed to teach college students how to map expository information. The program consists of five lessons, the first beginning with a definition and illustration of mapping. In this introductory lesson, students are asked to answer three basic questions when reading expository text: identify the…

Whereas an earlier report summarized six phases of the Learning from Text Project, including expansion and organization, this final report consists of five parts: (1) explanation of a model for learning from text in a classroom situation, (2) application of the learning from text model to analysis of data for eight California campuses, (3)…

A computer lesson entitled "Aux Jeux Olympiques" (To the Olympic Games) simulates an ongoing situational dialog between the French student and the PLATO computer system. It offers an international setting for functional learning exercises focusing on students' understanding and use of comparative constructions, selected verbs, and other linguistic…

These conference proceedings report on and review the Learning from Text Project activities that started in the fall of 1980, and by the end of the second year had expanded to three University of California (UC) and six California State University (CSU) campuses. Following a summary of the conference proceedings, an introduction describes the…

Explains how education majors try to learn to recognize thought unit sentences (ThUS's) and to gauge their difficulty. Shows examples of simple writing and discusses the task of writing ThUS's to match style and level of author. Gives a rationale for doing a readability analysis in this way. (FL)

Computer assisted instruction (CAI) modules were developed to improve the reading comprehension skills of college students at Alabama A and M University. These modules were designed and tested to provide individualized instruction in a remedial reading program that was already operating at full capacity. Based on an informal assessment, it appears…

Three techniques for teaching effective reading--using students' textbooks, reading modules, and individual instructional packets--have proven successful in reducing reading time while improving comprehension skills for students in a reading and study skills course at a Texas university. Students assigned to the course use their content area…

The reading improvement program developed at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) was designed with a whole language base, one that considered reading, writing, speaking, and listening as inseparable components of language. Specifically, it was designed to meet the needs of 27 freshman students who were determined to be academically capable but…

The Intellectual Framework Analysis (IFA) is a structured approach to reading expository prose. Suitable for use with high school students and college freshmen, the IFA consists of a number of questions concerning the author's subject matter, classifications, value judgments, motivation, and form/content. The IFA incorporates a number of study…

Describes a summer program for prefreshman science students entering Xavier University, designed to develop their problem-solving and academic abilities by emphasizing the connection between reading comprehension and analytical skills. (MKM)

Describes the services in reading, evaluation, and counseling offered at the Lane Reading and Counseling Center, including preparation programs for standardized tests, remedial instruction, and enrichment programs. Emphasizes that reading is a skill and that skills can be learned. (RS)