Students who received phonics and word recognition instruction directly from a teacher developed a more positive attitude toward reading than did students who received instruction through tape-recorded lessons. (MKM)

Suggests classroom activities based on William Steig's books for children. (MKM)

Rural Brazilian first graders who read stories about their local environment performed better than their counterparts who read stories with urban settings. (MKM)

Presents 21 ideas for teachers to consider in developing children's vocabulary. (MKM)

Learning music can help children with reading readiness and beginning reading skills. (MKM)

Gives suggestions for successful implementation of sustained silent reading. (MKM)

Discusses factors that must be considered before deciding on a reading skills management system. (MKM)

Differences between spelling-to-sound and sound-to-spelling correspondences can cause problems in the teaching of reading and writing. (MKM)

Analyzes possible reasons for decoding errors. (MKM)

In this study, mothers predicted their preschoolers' prereading skills beyond chance expectation. (MKM)

Describes a study in which poor readers gained more on a standardized reading test when they read books rather than comics, while good readers made similar gains using either comics or books. With comics, poor readers apparently spent more time looking at pictures and less time reading. (MKM)

Reviews research on mastery learning approaches to instruction. (MKM)

Argues that children can enjoy poetry if it is taught right and describes a number of writing activities to stimulate interest. (RB)