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Direct linkMillett, Joseph; Atwill, Kim; Blanchard, Jay; Gorin, Joanna – Reading Psychology, 2008
Research examined construct meaning and validity for two new measures of receptive and expressive vocabulary for Spanish-speaking kindergarteners learning English. Substantive validity and generalizability of score meaning was assessed by examining correlations between an established measure (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-PPVT) and new measures…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Validity, Achievement Tests, Emergent Literacy
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Carey, John – Reading Psychology, 1987
Suggests that critical thinking (the ideological immune system) can prevent or inactivate virus-like ideas (ideas that can invade a host, damage the host, and cause the host to replicate and transmit the ideas--infecting other hosts and propagating the ideas). Proposes that critical thinking alleviates many mental health problems. (SKC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Johns, Jerry – Reading Psychology, 1986
Concludes that IRIs can be useful, flexible assessment and instruction tools in the hands of knowledgeable teachers. Offers suggestions for their use. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Logan, John – Reading Psychology, 1988
Tests the statement in "Becoming a Nation of Readers" that kindergartners can name an average of 14 letters. Finds that a more realistic distribution is bi-modal in that most kindergartners know 8 or fewer letters, and only a few can name more than 20 letters. (RS)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Family Environment, Kindergarten Children, Letters (Alphabet)
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay – Reading Psychology, 1988
Examines the content of the pamphlet "What Works: Research about Teaching and Learning." Asks (1) what it means to say it is "drawn from""Becoming a Nation of Readers"; and (2) whether the editors are guilty of political chicanery with reading research, as some have argued. (RS)
Descriptors: Editorials, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Parent Student Relationship
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Tullis, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1988
Discusses (1) literacy and the related concepts of functional literacy and illiteracy; (2) what is meant by computer technology for literacy instruction; (3) advantages and disadvantages of computer-based literacy instruction; and (4) today's efforts and tomorrow's expectations. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Traits
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; And Others – Reading Psychology, 1991
Examines a computer-based concordance of 5,760 references from 12 elementary reading methodology textbooks with copyrights ranging from 1985 to 1989. Suggests the existence of a shared example of pedagogical knowledge, which is composed of a complex amalgam of knowledge on philosophy, principles, and practices. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Methods Courses, Methods Research, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay – Reading Psychology, 1979
Reviews the procedures, findings, and implications of Kenneth Goodman's 1965 study of the role of context in the linguistic awareness of beginning readers; concludes that "a substantial number of those who support Goodman's findings and his implications do so for intuitive rather than empirical reasons." (GT)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Educational Theories, Primary Education
