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Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1974
As in kits one through eight, the Spanish Language Arts teacher's guide for kits 9-12 presents activities in oral language development, language-experience reading, structured reading, and comprehension and interpretation skills. The school is the basic theme of this third unit. Four small picture books for students (brief Spanish…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Tim; Mraz, Maryann – 2002
The National Reading Panel (NRP) reviewed quantitative reading research focusing on grades K-3 to identify methods leading to reading success. The following areas were identified as key areas in the process of beginning to read: (1) phonemic awareness; (2) phonics; (3) fluency; (4) vocabulary; and (5) comprehension. The research findings were…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading
Koralek, Derry; Collins, Ray – 1997
The goal of the U.S. Department of Education's America Reads Challenge is that all children read well and independently by the end of third grade. This guide details the knowledge and skills needed to support the America Reads Challenge or to implement a literacy development program for children from preschool through grade 3. The guide was…
Descriptors: After School Education, Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Brain
Allington, Richard L.; Cunningham, Patricia M. – 2002
This book presents practical information for those wanting to create elementary schools in which all children become readers and writers. It describes critical factors that can advance or impede the development of more effective educational settings, noting exemplary efforts in real schools and offering a variety of activities for taking stock of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Curriculum
Lane, Martha A.; And Others – 1991
The books in this family literacy guide are listed alphabetically by title in each of three sections. The author, publisher, copyright date, reading level, type of book, number of pages, International Standard Book Number, price, and annotation comprise each entry. The topic of the family contains 11 titles: "Angry Feelings"; "Beginning with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Basic Education, Battered Women, Beginning Reading
Fraatz, Jo Michelle Beld – 1987
The result of case study interviews with teachers, administrators, and reading specialists, this book argues that the relationships of power and influence between people in schools affect dramatically the kinds of opportunities available to low-income children learning to read. In addition, this book offers suggestions for reforms based on an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Beginning Reading, Educational Opportunities
Honig, Alice Sterling; Brophy, Holly Elisabeth – 1996
Noting that children s first words are exciting for parents to hear, this book describes how babies can "talk" before they learn to say actual words and shows ways parents can help babies learn language. The book addresses a neglected area in child development--how to help low literacy parents and parents for whom English is a Second…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Beginning Reading, Child Development, Child Rearing
Creighton, James L., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1987
Consisting of material designed for practical application in the English classroom and representing all educational levels, this collection of articles contains a selection of the best presentations given at the fall 1986 meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Council of Teachers of English. Following an introduction by guest editor James L. Creighton,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Career Planning, Community Problems, Creative Writing
Ruddell, Robert B., Ed.; Unrau, Norman J., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
For years this landmark book has helped educators, graduate students, and researchers shape their curriculum and stay informed about the latest developments in literacy research and instruction. This fifth edition continues the book's tradition of exemplary scholarship and remains a resource for the most innovative thinking in the field. Although…
Descriptors: Reading, Models, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – Focus on Basics, 2002
This volume of newsletters focuses on connecting research and practice in adult literacy programs. Issue A of August 2001 includes: "Techniques for Teaching Beginning-Level Reading to Adults" (Ashley Hager); "Beginning ESOL Learners' Advice to Their Teachers" (MaryAnn Cunningham Florez); "The Neurobiology of Reading and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Educators
Gunderson, Doris V. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
This bulletin is the first in a series of summaries of research conducted in reading from 1955 to 1960. The publication includes both published and unpublished research during the 5-year period. The published research has been compiled largely from studies reported in educational periodicals. The unpublished research was made available through a…
Descriptors: Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary School Students, Reading Research
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center. – 1999
These five guidebooks are designed for literacy programs to enhance the quality of services provided to adults with learning disabilities. Each guidebook answers specific questions such as handling legal issues, screening for learning disabilities, selecting curriculum options, using effective instructional methods, and creating professional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Center for School Improvement and Performance. – 1988
This series of 22 pamphlets, on a range of reading topics, presents instructional techniques for teaching reading in elementary schools. Each pamphlet provides a brief summary of the topic presented, as well as classroom activities. The following topics are covered: (1) Early Literacy; (2) Writing in the Reading Program; (3) Reading and the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Content Area Reading, Creative Activities, Critical Reading
1999
This document contains the 11 publications constituting the first stage of the Voyager program, which is a four-stage program that utilizes contemporary content and instructional approaches to teach the reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication skills that adults need in today's world and to take adult learners from the beginning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading
Focus on Basics, 1997
Together, these four newsletters contain 36 articles devoted to adult literacy research and practice and the relationship between them. The following articles are included: "A Productive Partnership" (Richard J. Murnane, Bob Bickerton); "Welcome to 'Focus on Basics'" (Barbara Garner); "Applying Research on the Last Frontier" (Karen Backlund, Kathy…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
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