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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Remediation of Perceptual Difficulties
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O'Bruba, William S. – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Primary Education, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction
Beyond Bibliotherapy: Tell-a-Therapy.
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O'Bruba, William S.; Camplese, Donald A. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests discussion or retelling of a story as a vital component in making bibliotherapy work. (MKM)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health
Bibliotherapy: Solving Problems Through Reading
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O'Bruba, William S. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Examines the dynamics, values, and limitations of bibliotherapy and discusses the use of bibliotherapy in the classroom. (GW)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving, Reading
First-Aid for Troubled Readers
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O'Bruba, William S. – Reading Horizons, 1975
Discusses a series of steps teachers can follow to provide help for students who are experiencing reading difficulty. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Difficulty, Reading Instruction, Remedial Reading
The Black Child, His Dialect, and His Reading.
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O'Bruba, William S. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Concludes that providing black children with the inspiration, correct environment, and materials can allow them to express themselves in the ways they know best. Offers suggestions for teachers working with dialect speakers and a list of reading materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Language
The Use of Teletherapy in the Mainstreaming Era.
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O'Bruba, William S.; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1984
Explains the use of teletherapy, a technique in which a teacher attempts to solve a child's problem by bringing the class a similar experience vicariously through stories retold from appropriate books. (FL)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Emotional Problems
Reading through the Creative Arts.
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O'Bruba, William S. – Reading Horizons, 1987
Describes four major areas of creative arts that can be used in the reading classroom to enrich and enhance the reading program: music, graphic arts, puppetry, and poetry. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Graphic Arts, Music Activities