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ERIC Number: ED388952
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 337
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ISBN: ISBN-1-883604-00-1
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Generations of Literacy. The Seventeenth Yearbook of the College Reading Association.
Linek, Wayne M., Ed.; Sturtevant, Elizabeth G., Ed.
Offering voices and perspectives from multiple generations of literacy educators, this yearbook includes articles which represent an assortment of literary styles and paradigms. Articles and their authors are: "Motivation Matters" (L. B. Gambrell, keynote address); "The Use of Cloze as a Measure of the Interactive Use of Prior Knowledge and Comprehension Strategies" (V. Ridgeway); "The Effects of Unfamiliar Words on the Processing of Propositions in Connected Discourse" (R. Reese); "Reading from the Rear View Mirror" (J. Veatch); "Reflection on Jeannette Veatch" (R. B. Cooter, Jr.); "My Experiences as a Literacy Education" (I. E. Aaron); "Reflection on Ira Aaron" (T. V. Rasinski); "The Freedom to Teach: A Glipmpse of Schooling and Reading Instruction in Today's Russia" (C. M. King and others); "Case Studies of Teacher Change from Conventional to Holistic Literacy Instruction" (M. A. Wuthrick); "Preservice Teacher's Perceptions of Portfolio Assessment in Reading/Language Arts Coursework" (M. T. Craig and A. G. Leavell); "Terminology: An Issue in Literacy Assessment" (C. Gillespie and others); "Writing Workshop: Is It a Reality in the Classroom?" (B. A. Illig and others); "Encouraging College Students to Meet the Adult Literacy Challenge" (J. S. Richardson); "Workplace Literacy Participants: What Impact Has GED Completion Had on Their Lives?" (S. B. Merlin); "The Effects of Perceptions of Failure and Test Instructions on Test Performance of Community College Students" (L. Maimon); "College Students' Perception of Effective and Ineffective Literature Instruction" (E. V. Newton); "Using Videodisc-Based Cases to Promote Preservice Teachers' Problem Solving and Mental Model Building" (V. J. Risko); "Field Experience Components in Secondary Content Reading Courses: A National Survey" (R. S. Johnson and S. D. Rinehart); "Literature Infusion: A Shot in the Arm for Elementary Methods Courses" (C. Briggs and T. K. Stiefer); "Using Portfolios to Enable Undergraduate Pre-Service Teachers to Construct Personal Theories of Literacy" (J. M. Wile); "Explorers of the Universe: A Pilot Case Study" (M. C. Alvarez and W. J. Rodriguez); "Children as Literacy Researchers" (L. C. Burkey and others); "Eighth-Grade Students' Use of Concept Circle Diagrams for Meaningful Learning from Science Text" (C. H. Nobles and B. C. Konopak); "How Parents Perceive Literacy Acquisition: A Cross-Cultural Study" (J. Anderson); "Parents' Perceptions of Young Children's Awareness of Environmental Print" (G. L. Shaffer and G. H. McNinch); "Home Literacy Environment and Young Children's Literacy Knowledge and Behavior" (J. Shapiro); "Fast Start: A Parental Involvement Reading Program for Primary Grade Students" (T. V. Rasinski); and "Listening to Learners: Dialogue Journals in a Family Literacy Program" (P. E. Linder and L. Elish-Piper). Most papers contain references. (NKA)
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: College Reading Association.
Identifiers - Location: Russia
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