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A Study of the Effects of Out-of-Level Testing with Poor Readers in the Intermediate Grades.
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Smith, Lawrence L.; Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1984
Finds some evidence that out-of-level tests are more suitable and reliable for poor readers than are on-level tests. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Intermediate Grades, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Informal Reading Inventories; Reappraising the Criteria for the Instructional Reading Level.
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Lunn, Mary K.; Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Summarizes P. A. Killgallon's 1942 study that helped to establish the criteria for the instructional reading level, examines W. R. Powell's 1970 critique of that study, and presents concerns about Powell's study. (FL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Does Our Language of Instruction Confuse Beginning Readers?
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Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1982
Concludes that there may be some need for teachers to alter their language of instruction so as to eliminate specialized terms that create confusion among beginning readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Communication, Language Usage, Primary Education
Do Teachers Provide Reading Instruction?
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Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1980
Examines the implications of a recent research study on instruction in reading comprehension. Applies the seminal findings of the study to improving classroom reading instruction. (HTH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
The Growth of Children's Knowledge about Spoken Words.
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Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1980
A study involving 65 children from 5.6 to 9.5 years of age suggested that the average child's ability to differentiate spoken words from other units of speech improves with age and that significant relationships exist between children's knowledge of spoken words and their reading achievement. (GT)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation