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Social Readiness: The Neglected Area in Reading.
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Briggs, L. D.; Skelton, Sherri – Reading Horizons, 1979
Social development is an important and integral part of reading readiness; the reading teacher must be aware of the social skills needed for productive growth in reading and the techniques involved in developing them. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Reading Readiness
Oral Reading: Considerations Before Utilization
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Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Advocates oral reading in the classroom for diagnostic purposes, skill development, and recreation; presents seven specific situations children should not be required to read before a peer audience. (MAI)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement
Reading and the Withdrawn Child.
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Briggs, L. D.; Skelton, Sherri – Reading Horizons, 1980
Discusses characteristics of withdrawn children and describes actions the teacher can take to help such children progress in reading. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education
A Poor Attitude: A Deterrent to Reading Improvement.
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Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1987
Discusses attitude development, symptoms of poor reading attitudes, and ways to remediate poor attitudes. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Linguistic Development of Children and the Syntax of Basals.
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Brown, David L.; Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Argues that while many publishers may simplify the sentence structure in the basal reader to facilitate the process of learning to read, this practice may result in texts with stylistic features and text formats that are unnatural and uncharacteristic of written English or the language development level of the children. (FL)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Child Development, Child Language, Early Reading
Success in Reading: Four Characteristics of Strategic Readers.
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Brown, David L.; Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1989
Lists four characteristics of strategic readers: establishing goals, selecting appropriate strategies, monitoring comprehension, and displaying a positive attitude toward reading. Discusses how these characteristics provide readers with the necessary skills to profit fully from the reading process. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Ability, Reading Attitudes
What Does Research Say about Beginning Reading?
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Sampson, Michael R.; Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1981
Reviews the literature concerning beginning reading instruction. Concludes that educators have differing opinions concerning the optimum time to begin reading instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews, Reading Instruction
Children's Knowledge of Environmental Print.
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Briggs, L. D.; Richardson, W. D. – Reading Horizons, 1993
Determines the type and number of words that are in the environmental vocabularies of a selected group of second-grade students. Discusses the importance of parents and teachers assisting children to develop their environmental vocabularies. (RS)
Descriptors: Grade 2, Parent Participation, Primary Education, Reading Research
Becoming Literate: The Acquisition of Story Discourse.
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Brown, David L.; Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1991
Shows 16 kindergarten children's literacy development as indicated by the use of 6 specific story elements (classic story version, connected events, fantasy experiences, goal-directed experiences, personal experiences, and social interactions) in the children's original stories. Finds support for the belief that learning to read and learning to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten Children
The Composing Process: A Springboard for Literacy Development.
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Brown, David L.; Briggs, L. D. – Reading Horizons, 1991
Reviews the research related to composing and describes the composing process used by young children as they develop into mature writers. (MG)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Literature Reviews, Reading Writing Relationship