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Scott, Norval C., Comp. – 1968
Behavioral objectives of the Zip Pak are to have the migrant child indicate 10 percent happier faces on the posttest; to have an equal number of blame-self, blame-others on the posttest; and to have 25 percent more praise-self on the posttest. The workbook for girls consists of an interest survey to help in creating stories related to the child's…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Females, Learning Activities, Migrant Education
Scott, Norval C., Comp. – 1968
Aim of the Zip Pak is to improve the migrant child's interest in reading. Behavioral objectives are to have the migrant child indicate 10 percent happier faces on the posttest; to have an equal number of blame-self, blame-others on the posttest; and to have 25 percent more praise-self on the posttest. The workbook for boys includes a story about…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Learning Activities, Males, Migrant Education
Garty, Roberta H. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the study of organizers, directed reading activity (DRA) and SQ3R, on the immediate and delayed recall of social studies materials. Eighty-four seventh-grade students from an intermediate school participated in this study. The results of the study indicated that the DRA technique was an…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Directed Reading Activity, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Marksheffel, Ned D. – 1971
Educational preparation of remedial reading teachers is often inadequate and confusing to the student due to the limited acquaintance with a variety of methods and techniques, failure of teachers to define their terms, and the limited number of actual reading courses offered students. In order to remedy this situation, the Remedial Reading Program…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Education Courses, Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories
Piercey, Dorothy – 1976
This book suggests reading activities and teaching strategies to encourage students' success in the following middle school and secondary school content areas: business; driver education; English, speech, and journalism; art, music, and theater; foreign languages (French, Spanish, and German); health; home economics end industrial and vocational…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Learning Activities, Middle Schools
Polito, Theodora – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1975
A reading program was conducted with four students (grades 5-6) whose reading abilities were at the grade 2 level. The students evaluated children's reading materials to determine positive and negative features. Aspects of the program discussed are: approaching the group, design, process, bilingual aspects, rating system, and findings. (EC)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Meyer, Linda A. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Reviews research on elementary school teachers' feedback to students' miscues in basal and content area reading. Describes the sustained feedback paradigm that developed from the Direct Instruction Programs. (Author/HOD)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Feedback

Herron, Carol – French Review, 1985
Discusses ways of introducing literature into elementary and intermediate courses and gives some examples of classroom exercises. Collaboration between literature specialists and language textbook authors in preparing instructional materials will make it possible to introduce authentic samples of literature and to combine reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, Directed Reading Activity, Educational Objectives

Langer, Judith A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1984
Using sixth-grade students, a study examines (1) relationships between background knowledge and passage comprehension, (2) relative usefulness of certain variations in measuring available knowledge, (3) value of a background measure as applied to a teacher-directed small group prereading language and concept organizer activity, and (4) effect of a…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 6, Intermediate Grades

Bear, Donald R.; Invernizzi, Marcia – Journal of Reading, 1984
Discusses details for establishing and evaluating student directed reading groups. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading

Burron, Arni – Social Studies Review, 1976
Steps for teachers to follow in improving reading comprehension among students are presented. Three main levels of reading are identified and basic reading skills necessary for a mature reader are outlined. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Assignments
Shuman, R. Baird – Elementary English, 1973
Children are often turned into deficient readers as a result of their never progressing beyond the first stage of reading--articulation of words from printed page; if provided with an enriched classroom environment, the child will learn to read with little formal instruction. (MM)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Language Acquisition, Phonics
Dudley, Dean – Grade Teacher, 1972
Describes ways in which to develop reading skills such as story sequence, oral reading and listening. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Directed Reading Activity, Early Childhood Education, Group Reading

Yamada, Yoko – Reading Teacher, 1983
Describes the directed group reading technique used by a middle grades teacher in Japan to help her students get the most from a book. Explains how the technique not only allowed the students to acquire more knowledge, but also taught them how to study and think. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Directed Reading Activity, Fiction, Foreign Countries

Reading Teacher, 1983
Contributors offer suggestions concerning (1) reading aloud with children, (2) community involvement in the reading program, (3) a method for combining the neurological impress method with the directed reading activity, and (4) a technique for structuring instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Learning Activities