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Austin, Mary C.; Donovan, Margaret A. – 1978
The inconclusive results of research comparing beginning reading methodologies in the 1960s led many schools to change their approaches to beginning reading instruction. In the 1970s the focus has shifted from the belief in a single method as superior for all children to the attempt to match methodology to the needs of individual children. A…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dimensional Preference, Elementary Education, Learning
Donovan, Margaret A.; Austin, Mary C. – 1978
A study of the effects of modality preferences and teacher competencies on reading achievement was undertaken using three different programs for initial reading instruction. The major purposes of the study were to determine differences in reading achievement when first grade children are placed in programs congruent or noncongruent with their…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dimensional Preference, Learning, Learning Modalities
Carbo, Marie; And Others – 1986
Designed to assist parents, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and special educators, this book describes effective reading programs that promote reading success and achievement for children at all reading levels. The 10 chapters of the book are as follows: (1) "Preventing Reading Failure and Increasing Reading Achievement through Learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes