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50 Years of ERIC
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"Am I a Good Reader?" a Friendly Way to Evaluate Students' Perceptions of Themselves as a Reader
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Wangsgard, Nichole – Reading Improvement, 2014
Current reading assessments put emphasis in the five components of reading competency, neglecting the self-efficacy needs of students. When students struggle with one of or all five components of reading competency, they could have negative feelings about themselves as a reader. This article offers teachers an effective user friendly assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement, Self Efficacy, Self Concept
Negation Errors in English by University of Jordan Students
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Eisouh, Zuhair S. – Reading Improvement, 2011
This cross-sectional study attempted to determine whether the English negation errors made by the University of Jordan's students were similar to the English negation errors proposed by Klima and Bellugi (1966), or influenced by the Arabic syntactic structures of negative sentences. Data of negative structures were gathered, and error counts were…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Sentences, Syntax, Morphemes
The Effects of Narrow Reading of Authentic Texts on Interest and Reading Ability in English as a Foreign Language
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Cho, Kyung-Sook; Ahn, Kyoung-Ok; Krashen, Stephen – Reading Improvement, 2005
Narrow reading means reading in only one genre, one subject matter, or the work of one author. The case for narrow reading was first presented over twenty years ago (Krashen, 1981). Narrow reading, it was argued, has the advantage of providing the developing reader with a familiar context, that is, familiar background knowledge that helps make…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Ability
A Check List for the Reading Teacher.
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Gemake, Josephine S. – Reading Improvement, 1979
Presents a check list created by teachers to be used as an evaluation instrument in observations of reading laboratories in the New York City area. Reflects their ideas about the essential components of a remedial reading program. (FL)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Assessing Values in Children's Books.
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Knafle, June D.; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1988
Reports the development of a scale to assess values in children's books. Applies the scale to Caldecott winners from 1938 to 1986. Concludes that the scale could be useful for research purposes or teacher training classroom exercises. (MM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Reading Material Selection
Reading Attitudes of College Students: Progress toward Adequate Assessment.
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Anderson, Mary Jo; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1983
Reports progress made toward developing a scale for measuring the reading attitudes of college students. Presents the scale, along with an answer key and a worksheet for scoring and interpreting results. (FL)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Attitudes
Identifying Educational Barriers for the Handicapped.
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Dunlap, William P. – Reading Improvement, 1989
Provides a survey instrument designed to gather data that assists in identifying educational barriers to handicapped persons. Notes that the survey identifies perceptions of educational services provided to handicapped persons by various educational agencies. (RS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination
A New Brief Dyslexia Test.
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Shapiro, Alvin H. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Provides a description and a rationale for the Shapiro Dyslexia Test, designed to measure poor and nonreaders' alphabet knowledge, letter-sound abilities, letter sound/sequence memory, blending/syllabication prowess, and position-in-space skills. (FL)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Forum for Reading: The Journal for College Reading Improvement. Volume 12, No. 2.
Pinette, Clayton, Ed.; Smith, Kent, Ed. – Forum For Reading: The Journal for College Reading Improvement, 1980
This issue of "Forum for Reading" contains four essays of interest to reading instructors at two-year colleges. Joan Gregg, Beth Pacheco, and Serena Nanda discuss the benefits for students of providing thematic unity in reading courses. The essay considers the selection of a theme, such as rebellion, identity, or family, that will lend itself to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Questioning Techniques