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O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Notari-Syverson, Angela – 1995
A study tested the effects of activity-based phonological instruction (rhyming, blending, segmenting) on the phonological skill development and reading and writing outcomes of kindergarten children, 31 with and 57 without disabilities, and 19 children repeating kindergarten in regular and self-contained classes in a large urban school district.…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Slegers, Brenda – 1996
In view of the importance of literacy learning, this paper defines emergent literacy and explores how researchers and teachers define it in the 1990s. The paper also attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What is the best way to teach literacy to young children? (2) Is there a correct way to teach it? (3) What does the research say…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
Connors, Lori J. – 1993
This report describes an evaluation of Project SELF HELP, a school-based family literacy program serving parents and other caretakers, elementary school age children, and preschool children 2 days per week during the school year. A summer reading program was also available to families. The evaluation was conducted in 1992-1993 to inform program…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Basic Skills
Ennis, Rex; Davison, Deborah – 1989
This publication provides materials on the Small Group Learning Methodology Project in Victoria, Australia. The first chapter concerns the purpose of small groups in adult literacy learning. Chapter 2 deals with types of adult literacy programs, interviews, student needs, student placement, and forming groups. Chapter 3 discusses group processes,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
Foley, Christy L. – 1987
To highlight the versatility of the Starter Approach to reading, a one-on-one beginning reading strategy for use with a nonreader of any age, this document describes the approach in detail and then briefly describes four longitudinal studies that used it. The introduction notes that the procedure combines successful components of popular,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
J. F. Ingram State Technical Coll., Deatsville, AL. – 1985
The "LNR" Program was established at J. F. Ingram State Technical College as an individualized reading program for low-level and nonreaders (LNRs) who are incarcerated at one of four prisons in central Alabama. The program combined the following instructional methods: individual work, group work, instructor/student interaction, lecture,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading
Clark, Margaret M., Ed. – 1985
Reflecting recent insights on the process of learning to read and its relationship to oral language development and writing, the articles in this book provide a range of perspectives, ideas for further empirical investigations in classrooms, extensive reference lists for further reading, and implications for practice throughout a child's…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1986
As part of the language arts curriculum framework developed in accordance with "Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards" of the Tennessee State Board of Education, this first grade reading curriculum guide of the Basic Skills First Program is designed to identify the minimum reading skills for first grade students. After brief…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Course Content, Course Objectives, Grade 1
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1986
As part of the language arts curriculum framework developed in accordance with "Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards" of the Tennessee State Board of Education, this reading curriculum guide of the Basic Skills First Program is designed to identify the minimum reading skills for second grade students. After brief explanations of the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Course Content, Course Objectives, Grade 2
Pearson, P. David, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Intended for reading educators and researchers, this handbook characterizes the current state of methodology and the cumulative research-based knowledge of reading. The book's three sections cover methodological issues, basic reading processes, and instructional practices. The 25 chapters discuss the following topics: (1) reading research history,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Educational Theories, Listening Skills
O'Brien, Roberta Luther, Comp. – 1984
This document is an annotated bibliography of recommended print materials for English-speaking adults reading at the seventh-grade level or below. (Sixty percent of the titles are at fifth-grade level or below.) More than 95 percent of the titles are paperbacks. The titles were selected for their broad appeal to the average adult new reader.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Pollock, John F.; Brown, Garth H. – 1980
A study investigated ways of establishing links between different methods of reading instruction, children's conceptualizations of the reading process, and children's actual reading behavior. Two instruments were used to assess the relationships between the three variables: a revised version of "The Reading Miscue Inventory" and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childhood Attitudes, Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: learning outcomes produced by single- and multi-grade primary classrooms; the effect of sex-role stereotyped picture books on children's behavior; word recognition…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Auditory Training, Beginning Reading, Doctoral Dissertations
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 47 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: a programed tutoring project in which older students tutored first grade students; oral reading miscues made by children in high, medium, and low reading groups;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Cloze Procedure, Doctoral Dissertations
Stauffer, Russell G., Ed. – 1967
Twenty-seven summaries of first-grade reading studies sponsored by the United States Office of Education are included. The studies, done in the 1964-65 school year, were made in different localities, and each was concerned with a different problem. More than one-half of the directors were full-time college professors; a few were senior authors of…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 1
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