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Brozo, William G.; Flynt, E. Sutton – Reading Teacher, 2009
Is content literacy exclusively a U.S. phenomenon? In this installment we report on the state of content literacy from four international perspectives. Descriptions of content literacy from Ireland, Sweden, Germany, and Bulgaria offer insights into (a) the value policymakers may be placing on reading practices for content learning, and (b) the…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Literacy
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Brugelmann, Hans J. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Describes some of the components of the West German approach to beginning reading and writing instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, German
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Raynor, Phyllis F. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Describes a program initiated in East Germany in l962 to identify and remediate specific reading disabilities in elementary school children. Compares aspects of the program with those of programs in other nations. (FL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Program Content
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Preston, Ralph C. – Reading Teacher, 1979
A study in German schools found that sex of teacher had no effect on either boys' or girls' reading achievement. (MKM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
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Klein, Howard A. – Reading Teacher, 1979
Reexamines Preston's 1962 study of reading achievement of American and German boys and girls in the light of implications the study has had on the literature and compares it with recent studies. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement
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Biglmaier, Franz – Reading Teacher, 1991
Shares the views of one professor of reading in Berlin on reading instruction in Germany both before and after the reunification of Germany. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Political Attitudes