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50 Years of ERIC
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 2007
This article describes ten of what the author considers to be the most important references in the field of literacy education based on their influence on teaching practices and educational theory.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Textbook Content
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 2005
William S. Gray is considered by many literacy authorities today to have been the premier reading educator of the last century. He was most noted for his extensive research and writing in many aspects of literacy. The following interview with Gray was originally published in "School and Community," a Missouri state teachers' journal, in 1949.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Interviews, Researchers
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1991
Interviews Dr. Thomas Good, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Research Associate, at the Center for Research in Social Behavior at University of Missouri-Columbia, concerning his interests in the study of teacher and student classroom behavior. (MG)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Interviews, Reading Research, Student Behavior
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1990
Interviews Dr. Ernest Balajthy on the current role of computer technology and artificial intelligence in reading education. (MG)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1993
Presents an interview with Donna Wiseman. Discusses current programs and activities of whole language, criticism of leaders in whole language for being above any question or criticism, the existing research base for whole language, and the future of the whole-language movement. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Interviews, Reading Research
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1993
Discusses the major emphases of the National Reading Research Center regarding future research and study; the types of input to the center from the reading community; the role of individual reading researchers at the center; and potential products of the center. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Program Descriptions, Reading Research
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1990
Details an interview with E. Jennifer Monaghan, who discusses her study of the history of reading, explains its importance, and notes that both the role of reading textbooks in society and the history of literacy are current topics of interest. Discusses Monaghan's support for more teacher training in the history of reading. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational History, Higher Education, Interviews, Literacy Education
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Robinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1990
Presents an interview with Jerry L. Johns. Discusses topics related to reading assessment, standardized tests and test-wiseness, the format and content of reading assessment measures, informal reading inventories, and portfolio assessment. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Measures (Individuals), Reading Achievement