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Williams, Joanna P. – 1991
This final report details the results of a federally funded project designed to investigate reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities and their ability to identify themes. The first part of the report discusses reading instruction and students with learning disabilities, and provides an overview of the research. The second…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Lyons, Carol A. – 1988
A study compared two groups of failing first grade readers in the Reading Recovery program to determine what effect this type of instruction had over time on their reading patterns. Subjects, 60 failing first grade readers, 30 learning disabled (LD) children and 30 non-LD children, were randomly selected from urban, suburban, and rural elementary…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cues, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Fisher, Dennis F. – 1976
Some basic pattern-analyzing functions that occur during the reading process are described in this paper. The functions deal mainly with the analysis of typographical factors such as word shape, spacing, and orientation, but they also interact with contextual variables. The research interpreted in the paper proposes an attentional model of reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Eye Movements
Pflaum-Connor, Susanna, Ed. – 1978
The 11 authors contributing to this volume present a multidisciplinary approach to current issues involved in the study and teaching of reading. The topics discussed include the following: psycholinguistics and the study and teaching of reading; controversial issues in beginning reading instruction meaning versus subskill emphasis; models of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Beginning Reading, Bilingualism, Educational Assessment
Chard, David J.; And Others – 1995
Evidence regarding the centrality of word recognition to the reading process is considered, based on a review of research on beginning reading from 15 secondary sources. The research includes diverse learners who are low performers, learning or reading disabled, remedial readers, high achievers, culturally disadvantaged, language delayed, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Clay, Marie M. – 1982
The reports of research in this monograph reflect 18 years of observation of the behaviors of children learning to read in New Zealand schools. The first section of the monograph urges teachers to look more closely at language behaviors in their classrooms to see how children go about the tasks set before them. The second section reports on…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis


