Even though small group instruction is a research-based intervention and has many benefits, researchers have shown that many students are reading below grade level and struggle with mastering reading skills, and this may be due to the ineffectiveness of small-group reading instruction. The problem that was addressed in this study was teachers'…

When he entered the building, the buzz of speculations quickly traveled throughout the halls. Where did he come from? What is wrong with him? What grade is he in? Who is has the lowest number? As everyone secretly hopes the new student deemed a "challenge" won't be placed in their classroom, the tall, thin shadow shuffles past your room…

Many children experience summer learning loss during the summer as measured by grade-level equivalents on standardized tests. Camp-based reading programs are a promising strategy to reduce summer learning loss. Situated within a positive youth development (PYD) theoretical approach, this study explored the efficacy of a U.S. camp-based reading…

College and university adoption and use of books as common reads has increased over the last several years. The growing popularity has also brought to light significant variations in how colleges and universities select and use common read texts. In some higher educational institutions, one tome is selected for all freshmen to read and discuss…

Despite the continued growth of common book reading programs on college and university campuses, little is known about the benefits of such programs on first-year students' development. Using a multi-institutional survey of undergraduates attending six large, public universities (n = 1,237), the present study examined relationships between…

The suggestions here are only illustrative of how teachers can use the close procedure to aid in developing reading comprehension. (Author)

Intermediate grade students learn to critically evaluate travel brochures--to see through the glowing remarks to the hard facts. In addition to reinforcing their reading skills, students also learn letter writing, research and analysis skills, and to respect each other's viewpoints. (RK)

Teacher described a program in which students were stimulated to use their creativity in learning language and reading skills. (RK)

Article provided a short, series of steps teachers can follow when examining reading in secondary subject matter. These steps were intended to aid the secondary teacher (especially those with no formal training in reading instruction) to improve effective reading in the classroom. (Author/RK)

Are your best readers bored? This plan offers choice within structure and a real challenge. (Editor)

Discusses individualized reading instruction in the United States in its historical context. States that effective, child-centered, individualized reading programs are guided by three principles: the desires, needs, and motives of each child; individual abilities, interests, and instructional needs; and opportunities for social interaction. Points…

Article provided a monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources for educating elementary school students. (Editor/RK)

How to restart failed readers and get them on the reading track is the theme of the authors. The problem is a major one; the solution may change many lives. (Editor)

Discusses a reading program in which the student learns to become the judge of his own progress. (RK)

Believes that there can be a useful transfer of teaching techniques from the field of language education to music education. Her article on developing music reading readiness with young children suggests the use of note cards (similar to word cards) to develop visual as well as aural identity of notational patterns. (Editor)