Reviews research findings concerning the recreational reading habits of students in colleges of further education. (FL)

Reports that children do employ semantic/syntactic linkages in comprehending text, but not so early as expected. (DD)

Reports that the reading comprehension of 14- and 18-year-old students and the volume of reading done by students and adults ranks higher in New Zealand than in the United States or Iran. Suggests that levels of reading achievement for students depend on the reading demands of society. (AEA)

Notes the relationship between constructive comprehension and schema theory research and decries the lack of progress in applying these theoretical phenomena to the classroom. (MKM)

English and Hebrew native speakers read texts mutilated by removing strips at the top or bottom of lines. Reading English texts was impaired more by mutilating the top, but the reverse was found for Hebrew texts, due to the different ways information is distributed along the vertical axis of Roman and Hebrew letters. (Author/GT)

Provides research findings that paint a bleak picture of the functional reading competence of aged persons. Supports previous research indicating that functional reading competence decreases with age. (JT)

Notes that guidelines for funding new secondary reading programs are needed and that research is needed to help prepare the guidelines. Cites and discusses pertinent research. (JT)

Fifty picture storybooks appearing on the "Children's Choices for 1979" list were analyzed to discover what story structures children preferred. Concludes that children prefer storybooks with episodic plots involving confrontation with a problem, and characters who have opposing points of view or who experience the same thing in contrasting ways.…

Describes two studies designed to determine if a sentence verification technique would detect differences in performance when subjects read material of varying difficulty. Concludes that the technique was sensitive to differences in text difficulty and suggests several possible uses and advantages of the technique. (HOD)

Reports the results of pilot testing the use of a scale of cognitive clarity for beginning readers based on the writings of John Downing. (AEA)

Concludes that providing first and second grade students with books to read over summer vacation may prevent a loss of reading skills. (Author/FL)

Reveals that preschool directors, teachers, and parents preferred the "supporter" type of parent involvement and least preferred the "decision maker" type of parent involvement. (FL)

A study was conducted to test a method of diagnosing and dealing with the learning needs of advanced-level college students in which the students take an active part. (MKM)

Explores the implications of attitudes toward reading of both good and poor readers in relation to their performance scores. (DD)

A reprint of chapter 28 from the authors' book, "K-6: Best Years of Their Lives?" published in 1979 by the (Australian) Primary English Teaching Association, which presents evidence that contradicts reports of a decline in Australian reading standards. (DD)