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A Nonthreatening Assessment to Determine Preservice Teachers' Ability to Teach Reading.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Roberts, Elaine; Putney, Dawn; Ogletree, Tami; McNinch, George – Reading Improvement, 1999
Assesses preservice teachers, student teachers, and cooperating teachers on their understanding of the foundations and applications of reading instruction. Concludes that extended, interactive periods of reading interventions and discussions combined with authentic reading experiences with children from diverse cultural backgrounds may increase…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication
Language Experience: Reading in the Basic Education Program
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McNinch, George; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1974
Reviews the philosophy of the language experience approach to reading instruction and presents a condensation of a lesson that was developed in a basic reading class. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach
Word Analysis Assessment Inventory
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McNinch, George; Carmichael, Mary Ann – Reading Improvement, 1973
Suggests that informal word analysis inventories be used to determine a pupil's skill mastery level and, because of the flexibility of informal tests, that they are perhaps superior to standardized measures. (TO)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Skills
Defining the Principals' Roles in Reading Instruction.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McNinch, George; Richmond, Mark – Reading Improvement, 1981
Reports that elementary school principals want to become more involved with reading programs in their schools. Shows also that they see their professional roles as more administrative than supervisory. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Principals
DIRP: A Theory Based Instructional Strategy for Reading Teachers.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McNinch, George – Reading Improvement, 1981
Offers an instructional strategy that could be adopted by teachers and modified to fit a variety of classroom reading situations: DIRP--demonstration, interaction, reclarification, and practice. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Student Teacher Relationship