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Peer reviewedHuffman, Gail M. – Reading Horizons, 1981
Presents an example of one five-year-old child's efforts to learn to read. Concludes that teachers can make learning to read easier by knowing the interests of their students and by providing them with books and other materials that stimulate those interests. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Download full textBruce, Bertram – 1981
Noting that viewing reading as a communicative act can heighten educators' awareness of the ways in which one story can be embedded within another, this report presents and discusses several examples of stories within stories. The report discusses the various participants communicating in a story within a story--the real and implied authors and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes
Layton, James R. – 1979
Providing information about the interrelationships among learning, teaching, and the act of reading, this book serves as a guide for gaining an understanding of the psychological bases of the reading process. The 11 chapters discuss the following topics: (1) language and intellectual development during the formative years; (2) the aspects of child…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition
Tinker, Miles A.; McCullough, Constance M. – 1968
The third edition of a text originally written by Tinker in 1952 and revised with McCullough in 1962 presents an overview of the nature and goals of reading, of the bases for and factors related to reading programs, and of the practices recommended for reading instruction. In this edition greater attention is given to cognitive and linguistic…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Critical Reading, Elementary Education
Farber, Frances D.; Putnam, Lillian R. – 1983
Since an author does not provide all critical information, a text is never fully explicit; it demands that the reader/listener supply missing elements in order to form a coherent and logical whole. A study was conducted to explore both the types of responses urban first grade students made when asked to predict a narrative ending and differences…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) inferential questions in four basal readers; (2) reading instruction in an effective school setting; (3) the social-emotional dimension of teacher-student…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 29 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) magnet schools and achievement in reading and mathematics; (2) a psycholinguistic analysis of the oral reading behavior of selected urban students; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Basal Reading, Beginning Reading
