Reports that children do employ semantic/syntactic linkages in comprehending text, but not so early as expected. (DD)

Discusses the concept of reading flexibility; suggests a two-step instructional procedure (termed ReFlex Action) for teaching children to be flexible in reading rate and purpose. (DD)

Details the findings of a survey of 301 first- through sixth-grade teachers to determine the topics they preferred for inservice training in reading. (DD)

An evaluation of a test developed by Richard W. Woodcock in 1973 to measure the reading mastery of students in kindergarten through grade 12. (DD)

Describes a "read-in" program in which community members read to classes of children, and a project that employs language activities to improve students' self-concepts. (DD)

Describes a study of classroom interaction by Jules Henry, a noted anthropologist. (DD)

Discusses 11 documents processed into the ERIC system that shed light on the selection of a beginning reading program. (DD)

Discusses the proper interpretation of the three scores commonly reported from norm-referenced standardized reading tests: grade equivalency, percentile, and stanine scores. (FL)

Presents a unit that uses folk and fairy tales to provide a literary background for creative writing in a fourth-grade classroom. (FL)

Notes that reading and writing can accelerate speech and language growth for nonvocal individuals. Proposes the language experience approach as an effective instructional technique for use with such individuals. (FL)

Argues that concepts of literacy develop gradually and that in a natural language environment, saturated with good stories, meaningful conversation, and abundant writing materials, the process can begin even before a child goes to school. (FL)

Provides a number of techniques that teachers can use to teach concepts, fluent reading skills, and analytical thinking through basal reading series. (FL)

Argues that peer-assisted learning is a good option for teachers concerned with providing as much individual help as possible to their students. Describes one such peer tutoring program. (FL)

Describes the methods of teaching reading in China and the problems children have in learning to read. (FL)

Concludes that children in Singapore who are learning to read English as their third language seem to read about as well as American children one-and-one-half years younger. (FL)