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Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan B. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Explores whether the skills management systems, based on the mastery learning theory, can be used to foster creative reading--the highest level of skill development. (FL)
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan B. – Reading World, 1980
Analyzes the procedures used in mastery learning to determine if they are consistent with those of the skills management approach to reading instruction. Concludes that they are not. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan B. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Describes a parent volunteer tutoring program, called "Reading Together," that is run by members of the community, and that provides opportunities for kindergarten and pre-first-grade children to read and write in a playful environment. (SR)
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathy – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes how play centers can be enriched in the functional uses of print. Details some of the effects observed on the frequency and quality of literacy activities in the spontaneous play of 37 preschoolers. (MG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Peer reviewedNeuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathy – Childhood Education, 1994
Notes that early childhood teachers need to encourage language and literacy development in a culturally responsive way, by acknowledging students' home culture, encouraging collaboration between students of different backgrounds, and setting the same standards of achievement for all students. Provides examples of culturally responsive learning…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedRoskos, Kathleen A.; Neuman, Susan B. – Young Children, 1994
Discusses the observation and assessment of literacy development of young children in child care settings, and describes literacy goals and performance indicators for three- to five-year-old children. Introduces the "literacy album" as a means of gathering, observing, and interpreting information about children's literacy behaviors; and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading
