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Kuhn, Melanie – Reading Teacher, 2004
Effective approaches to fluency instruction should facilitate automatic and accurate word recognition as well as the ability to read with expression. The study reported in this article focused on instructional approaches that can be used with small groups of learners within a broader literacy curriculum, one that is suitable for flexible grouping.…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Teaching Methods, Word Recognition, Reading Ability
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Schwartz, Robert M.; Raphael, Taffy E. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Offers a set of lesson plans that use simple semantic word maps to help students improve their vocabulary knowledge and comprehension in all subject areas. (FL)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Voorhees, Susan – Reading Teacher, 2011
Homework is an instructional staple for most classroom teachers; however, considerable debate over the effectiveness of homework has been at the center of discussions among researchers, administrators, educators, parents, and students. Rather than continuing the battle as to whether or not homework enriches learning, it appears the more…
Descriptors: Homework, Reading Strategies, Reading Ability, Teaching Methods
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Fredericks, Anthony D. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Argues that teaching students to use pictures in their minds improves their thinking skills. Offers a four step procedure for helping students formulate their own techniques for creating mind pictures. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Metacognition
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Howell, Helen – Reading Teacher, 1987
Outlines diverse strategies (contextual clues, palindromes, figurative language/idioms, etc.) for increasing vocabulary skills of gifted readers in the lower primary grades, using children's literature to supplement good tradebooks. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Associative Learning, Childrens Literature, Context Clues