Reviews the literature on the native language approach and the direct method of reading instruction for bilingual children in several countries. (MKM)

Describes language experience activities which tie concepts, vocabulary, sentence structure, and beginning reading skills together and which are appropriate for the bilingual child. (MKM)

Describes an experience based reading program developed in Melbourne, Australia, for low-income and immigrant children and a series of books to be published which are based on this program. (MKM)

Describes how to help children comprehend what they read using an experience-text-relationship method of discussing and reading class material. (MKM)

Presents practical strategies for helping bilingual students understand idioms and figurative expressions in their second language. (MKM)

Describes a modification of the cloze procedure which was used to assess the reading achievement of selected students in the Mariana Islands. (MKM)

Analyzes the oral reading performance of four Navajo children and notes that they believed the purpose of reading was to produce acceptable English grammar. (MKM)

Analyzes the order in which selected structures of English are acquired by young speakers of English vs speakers of Cantonese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Ilokano and draws implications for instruction. (MKM)

Discusses responses to surveys about reasons for reading and notes that, when asked for reasons why they read, most people say they read for knowledge or pleasure, but when answers are explored in depth people show considerable variation in their purposes for reading. (MKM)

Discusses documents found in the ERIC system that deal specifically with research, curriculum guides, and model programs related to reading instruction and mainstreaming. (MKM)

Contains suggestions for improving the quality of writing and research methodology in articles submitted to the Reading Teacher. (MKM)

Suggests methods for teaching gifted children to read that will not bore them or make them repeat skills they have already mastered. (MKM)

Describes how Dr. Seuss's word play in his children's books can increase childrens' enjoyment of reading. (MKM)

Describes an action approach to teaching reading to black children which matches a black learning style. (MKM)

Describes successful black schools where students do read at grade level. (MKM)