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50 Years of ERIC
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Lopez, Sarah Hudelson – Reading Teacher, 1977
This study confirmed that young Spanish-speaking readers use contextual clues when they read in Spanish. (HOD)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Error Patterns, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Feeley, Joan T. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Compares bilingual reading instruction in Puerto Rico with that on the mainland, commending the emphasis given in Puerto Rico on comprehension as opposed to the emphasis given to decoding on the mainland. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Comparative Education, English (Second Language)
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Rigg, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1977
Examines the difference in reading skills between two children whose first language was Chaldean (Iraq) by consulting with each child's school to determine whether their reading difficulty stemmed from speaking English as a second language. (HOD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
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Venezky, Richard L. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Compares and discusses the findings of the nationwide reading surveys done by the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 1971 and 1975. (HOD) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Change).
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, National Surveys, Reading Ability
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Tierney, Robert J.; Lapp, Diane – Reading Teacher, 1977
Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress suggest that at the nine-year-old level certain groups, especially blacks, have shown a significant improvement in their reading scores. (HOD) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Overview).
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grade 4, National Surveys, Reading Achievement
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Povenmire, E. Kingsley – Reading Teacher, 1977
Using verse choir increases students' confidence and helps them appreciate the joy of literature. (HOD)
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Elementary Education, Group Behavior, Interpretive Reading
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Pikulski, John J.; Pikulski, Edna C. – Reading Teacher, 1977
When cloze and maze scores are compared with teacher judgment in establishing the independent, instructional, and fustration levels of students, both techniques tend to overestimate a child's ability. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Readability
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Staiger, Ralph C. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Discusses the "Fair Use" section of the recent United States Copyright Law and its implications for the reading teacher. (HOD)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Federal Legislation, Laws, Reading Instruction
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Kender, Joseph P.; Rubenstein, Herbert – Reading Teacher, 1977
This study indicated that a reader should be allowed to reread or reinspect the passage before answering comprehension questions, suggesting that testing children with informal reading inventories seems to be more a test of memory than of reading comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Informal Reading Inventories, Memory
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Guthrie, John T. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Advocates communicating the conventional wisdom about teaching to researchers so we can reduce the amount of trivial research that is conducted. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Problem Solving
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Monteith, Mary K. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Summarizes major features of the Project Information Packages and describes the eight steps to follow in order for a school district to obtain one. (HOD)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Literature Reviews
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Marturano, Arlene – Reading Teacher, 1977
Provides a sample debate which sets forth some major assumptions of two reading programs--a prescriptive reading inventory approach and an environmental reading approach. (HOD)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Reading Programs
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Billig, Edith – Reading Teacher, 1977
Illustrates how the use of children's trade books in the social studies and science curriculum can enhance and enrich children's understanding and reading achievement. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
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Frasher, Ramona S. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Children in third grade were queried for their reactions following the teacher's reading of "Pippi Longstocking." (HOD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Grade 3
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Flood, James E. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation, Prereading Experience, Preschool Children
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