Noting that there is more to grouping readers than the traditional grouping by ability, this book describes a variety of grouping patterns and ways to implement them throughout the elementary grades. It notes that flexible grouping allows teachers to address diverse classrooms with diverse needs and examines research on grouping practices in…

Describes a multi-media individualized approach to reading instruction for non-English-speaking children of Filipino descent in an Hawaii elementary school. (TO)

The use of a wide variety of reading materials instead of standard textbooks for social studies instruction is advocated along with the pursuit of individual interests according to ability emphasizing concepts rather than facts. (MB)

This article investigates the impact of assigning poor-prognosis first-grade students to separate transition rooms, and contrasts it with giving similar children (transition eligible) regular instructional settings and under an individualized program, the New Reading System. (Author/CP)

Language teachers are only now beginning to realize that reading can help improve students' skills in listening and speaking. Three methods of teaching reading which can be combined and are particularly suited for foreign students are the Linguistic method, the Language Experience method and the Individualized Reading Approach. (CFM)

After analyzing the leading theories on reading instruction and noting their advantages and limitations, this updated book presents a specific combined approach to reading instruction which draws on the proved strengths of older methods while avoiding their failures. This approach centers around training in effective use of the teacher-pupil…

In order to determine whether lessons addressed to the expressed personal interest of functionally illiterate adult students would improve their reading skills, 40 such students attending an urban adult education center were divided into two reading classes. All were tested on a silent reading subtest of the Adult Basic Learning Examination and…

A reading program for the intellectually gifted high school student must have an individualized, challenging approach that will enlarge the students range of interests, knowledge, and ideas. It should supplement his assigned classes, yet provide freedom of personal choice. It should offer an opportunity for group discussion among peers. The…

The beginning reading method explained in this book combines a phonics approach with a sight word/basal reader approach, a method which the author used during her many years in the classroom. The author has found that children can become independent readers in two to four months and may read from 10 to 200 books independently in the first year.…