A study examined the effect of a read aloud testing accommodation on 260 middle school students with and without learning disabilities in reading. Students with learning disabilities in reading, as well as those without, exhibited statistically significant gains with the read aloud test administration. Interaction effects were not significant.…

Argues that it is possible for stories to both entertain the reader and teach reading techniques. Suggests that the apprentice approach to reading instruction, using good stories and with judicious intervention by teachers, can be rigorous. (MG)

Argues that social studies teachers must share a role in promoting long-term literacy. Suggests that teachers include literature as part of the instructional program; use a wide variety of materials during class time; read aloud to students regularly; and avoid conditions that dissuade students from reading. (RS)

Discusses three ways to improve the remedial classroom environment: (1) provide a stress-free environment; (2) have students work towards fluency in a variety of materials; and (3) show students the advantages of cooperative learning and how to do it. (RS)

Describes Readers Theatre, a presentation of prose or poetry that is expressively and emotionally read aloud by several readers. Describes how students work collaboratively to adapt their favorite books, poems, or stories to a Readers Theatre script. (RS)

Techniques for using the whole language approach include read-aloud sessions, student story dictation, practice in using decoding skills, word banks, and exercises that stress the connection between reading and writing. The method considers individual needs and interests, offers relevance, and builds on adults' experiences. (SK)

Argues that children's literature has a place in the remedial secondary school reading class. Relates the positive reaction of eleventh grade students having "Jack and the Beantree" read to them. (RS)

Reader Pals is a cross-age, whole language, independent, daily reading program designed to supplement existing reading curricula and to enrich daily lessons. A younger child is paired with an older child for a year. Program planning and implementation are discussed, and activities based on a dinosaur theme are suggested. (IAH)

Discusses the importance of reading aloud to young children. Suggests several books for reading aloud at the elementary level. (MM)

Discusses the importance and benefits of reading aloud to young children. Presents methods and follow-up strategies using a variety of literature to further develop children's early skills in reading and writing. (RS)

Outlines several ways to teach children to want to read, including surrounding them with books, becoming a role model, reading aloud to students, providing time for pleasure reading, and reading during reading time. (SR)

Finds that children's word recall was best predicted by responsive maternal strategies, such as encouraging children to talk about the text, and children's modeling maternal strategies; also, word recall and vocabulary was significantly correlated with children's language generated around traditional format texts (trade books), not familiar format…

Investigates whether the psychological type of 23 female primary caregivers related to the amount of reading they will do with their children. Finds a significant correlation between the personality-temperament type of mothers and the number of books they read to their children during an eight-week period. (RS)

Describes how reading aloud, journal writing, and bibliotherapy were used with college students in a content area reading course, providing opportunities for future teachers to experience the values of literacy and to promote social, intellectual, and emotional growth. (SR)

Describes how English teachers can help students to "read" their world and become responsible and responsive citizens through community service projects which structure opportunities for students to engage in literacy struggles in the real world. (PRA)