Defines a school-based reading policy and explores the issues involved in setting up a program, including awareness and use of school resources, recording student progress, evaluation, parental involvement, and classroom organization and teaching methods. (FL)

This paper discusses how to group students for reading instruction. The paper first considers the reasons for heterogeneous grouping, where there are mixed levels of reading achievement among the students in the classroom. It then discusses some weaknesses in advocating heterogeneous grouping. There are individualized plans for reading instruction…

Assists teachers in utilizing microcomputer instruction to maximize the effectiveness of classroom reading programs. Asserts that, when microcomputers are used with the appropriate software, they can be successfully integrated with the reading curriculum. Discusses the role of the teacher, selection of software, classroom organization, and current…

Describes a child-centered reading program for a group of 10- to 11-year-old reluctant readers. (JL)

Focusing on class organization, this publication reports on ideas that might improve reading skills by providing better opportunities for all children. The various articles deal with the use of reading consultants in classrooms as an alternative to "pull-out" reading programs, flexible grouping for individualized instruction, and reading…

The purpose of this publication is to define the program of kindergarten through grade 12 reading instruction in Montgomery County, Maryland, schools. It lists the reading objectives and minimum performance levels and identifies, by grade level, those which are to receive the highest teaching/learning priority. It also contains instructions for…

The premises of this article are that the teacher should be the prime developer of curriculum and that total staff involvement in curriculum development must be a reality if instructional improvement in reading is to be effected. With this in mind, eight musts for teachers are set forth and expounded upon. (1) The teacher must set the scope of the…

This guide provides specific information on designing and implementing a reading program. The guide is divided into the following six parts: (1) "Planning for Instruction," including sections on setting ideal goals, establishing a "reality base," and organizing a work flow; (2) "Content Organization," including sections on the structure of…

Data on beginning reading practices in 23 countries are presented in this report. Each entry provides information about the age at which children are introduced to reading; the methods, materials, and classroom organization used in the primary reading classes; and the involvement of parents and family in beginning reading activities. Selected…

One of the major objectives of all schools is to help each student become an independent reader. By necessity then, the teacher, the materials utilized in the teaching process, and the classroom organization used must help students learn and gain proficiency in applying basic reading skills to the reading of all types of materials. To achieve the…

Developed and coordinated by the Bureau of Reading Education of the New York State Education Department, Project Alert is a statewide inservice program to facilitate instituting or improving the diagnostic-prescriptive approach to reading instruction. As part of this program, a reading resource kit was prepared by the bureau to give structure and…

Techniques and suggestions for establishing a junior high level individualized reading program stress efficiency, economy, and development of teacher and student morale. Over 20 tips, presented in alphabetical order, are illustrated. Examples of ideas discussed are: an answer key book, a book exchange, instruction notebooks and signs, evaluation…

This book is the first and largest volume of a three-part work that constitutes the proceedings of the 1966 International Reading Association conference. The papers in this book represent broad viewpoints of reading at all instructional levels and are presented in the following sections: the presidential address and other major addresses, ten…