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Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 3.
Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 3.
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 24, issue 3.
Breaking The Emotioanl Barrier Through The Bibliotherapeutic Process, Dan T. Ouzts
Breaking The Emotioanl Barrier Through The Bibliotherapeutic Process, Dan T. Ouzts
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Bibliotherapy means therapy through books and is an effective technique which can be used to help children cope with their problems and thus promote mental health. And with this improved mental health children should be better able to achieve in the classroom.
Beginning Reading: More Than Talk Written Down, Janice A. Dole
Beginning Reading: More Than Talk Written Down, Janice A. Dole
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In this article I will discuss observations and ideas about spoke and written language, and present some teaching strategies for beginning readers based on the theories presented
Some Thoughts On Systematic Reading Readiness Instruction, J Michael Palardy
Some Thoughts On Systematic Reading Readiness Instruction, J Michael Palardy
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Of the many reading readiness factors, some are known to be immune to, or at least not easily impacted by, the effects of schoolilng. These include students' socioeconomic and backgrounds of experience, their mental age and IQ, and their basic motivation and achievement orientations. Other readiness factors are recognized as being amenable to training--in other words, as being teachable and learnable. Happly, these include four of the most significant ones; auditory discrimination, auditory comprehension, visual discrimination, and visual memory. In the remarks that follow, an attempt is made to review selected instructional procedures in each of these areas.
Enhancing Vocabulary Growth, Dixie Lee Spiegel
Enhancing Vocabulary Growth, Dixie Lee Spiegel
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In this paper the skills of independent vocabulary expansion--use of context clues, structural analysis, and the dictionary--will not be discussed. Rather, in this paper, the focus will be on understandings and attitudes can be grouped into three categories of concerns: intellectual, practical, and affective.
Reading Gains Of Students In A College Reading Laboratory, Charles E. Heerman
Reading Gains Of Students In A College Reading Laboratory, Charles E. Heerman
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In this study, non-content related reading instruction was provided in a laboratory setting through a semester-long course which met for three hours per week. Students receive grade points for the course, but the course does not count for graduation credit.
Professional Reading Development And The Evaluative Process: A Call To Action, Nicholas P. Criscuolo
Professional Reading Development And The Evaluative Process: A Call To Action, Nicholas P. Criscuolo
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The author selected two cities in each state (one small and one large) and sent a letter recently to the superintendents of schools in these cities, requesting information concerning their inservice offerings in reading and a copy of the evaluation document used in that city's school district.
The Effectiveness Of Ssr: An Overview Of The Research, Katherine D. Wiesendanger, Ellen D. Birlem
The Effectiveness Of Ssr: An Overview Of The Research, Katherine D. Wiesendanger, Ellen D. Birlem
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
When analyzing the results of long term studies, it is evident that the findings are skewed in favor of SSR.
The Application Of Culturally Relevant Factors To Literacy Programs In Appalachia, Marcia Baghban
The Application Of Culturally Relevant Factors To Literacy Programs In Appalachia, Marcia Baghban
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Appalachia is an American region characterized by a strong oral tradition. Ballads, ghotlore, minelore, herblore, riddles, and proverbs abound. It is not uncommon to have family members and neighbors visit for an entire day, filling the time talking. While the imposition of the mainstream technological society may be weakening the opportunities for the practice of such lore or the desire of the young people to learn the lore, the subculture continues to support a basically oral tradition.
A Simplified Miscue Analysis For Classroom And Clinic, James W. Cunningham
A Simplified Miscue Analysis For Classroom And Clinic, James W. Cunningham
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In light of the work of Goodmans, Burke, and Tortelli, the author has developed a miscue analysis system which attempts to maintain the strengths and completeness of the RMI while eliminating most of its weaknesses.
Writing For Reading, Robert Karlin, Andrea R. Karlin
Writing For Reading, Robert Karlin, Andrea R. Karlin
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
For some time concern about the writing ability of students has matched the attention given to their reading development. Teachers of all subjects are urged to require their students to write more, and suggestions for helping students improve their writing abound. At the same time we see additional justification for stressing writing; improvement in writing might well lead to improvement in reading.
Read First, Test Later: Meeting The Needs Of The 'Overskilled' Reader, Karen D. Wood
Read First, Test Later: Meeting The Needs Of The 'Overskilled' Reader, Karen D. Wood
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Is there really a problem with overskilled readers in our schools? Yes, but not necessarily with the kind of skill that suggests proficiency in reading. Instead, there is a problem when students are routinely subjected to a myriad of isolated, ordered skills all in the name of readin ginstruction. Workbooks and ditto sheets are common purveyors of "overskill." But the real culprit is an over-reliance on basal assessment tests for progress and placement; particluarly those which sacrifice comprehension in favor of decoding, structural analysis and reference skills to name a few. What actually occurs in the classroom to perpetuate "overskill?"
Using A Modified Smog In Primary And Intermediate Grades, Lawrence L. Smith
Using A Modified Smog In Primary And Intermediate Grades, Lawrence L. Smith
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Since educators tend not to use the SMOG Grade because of its variant scores from the Fry Graph, and since the SMOG is so easy and requires no word lists or charts, the author decided to attempt a modification of the SMOG so that it might correlate more closely with the Fry Graph.
Internal Motivation And Feelings Of College Students In The Developmental Program, Anne M. Ferguson, Joe Bitner
Internal Motivation And Feelings Of College Students In The Developmental Program, Anne M. Ferguson, Joe Bitner
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The purpose of the Developmental Education Program at Southeastern Louisiana University is to provide a program to meet the needs of students who enter the University with inadequate school preparation. One major problem facing the entering college student is a lack of basic reading skills which hampers the student's ability to follow classroom presentations, read required materials, organize and summarize content information, and interpret examination instructions and questions. Student deficiencies in the area of reading include low word recognition, poor meaning vocabulary, inadequate reading comprehension and slow rate of reading. The other pressing problem is the students' lack of confidence …
Readiness For Reading Readiness, Beverly B. Swanson
Readiness For Reading Readiness, Beverly B. Swanson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
A child entering school is confronted with the truly immense task of learning how to read. Though more research has been done in this area of education than most others, how a child goes about acquiring the skill of reading is still basically unknown.
Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 2
Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 2
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 24, issue 2.
Learning Phonics Naturally: A Model For Instruction, Barbara Johnson, Linda Lehnert
Learning Phonics Naturally: A Model For Instruction, Barbara Johnson, Linda Lehnert
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
While many teachers incorporate specific phonic methods, they often find the same recurring problem-children have difficulties applying phonics while reading text. The primary purpose of this article is to provide teachers an understanding of primary children's abilities, inabilities, and requirements to use phonics as a beginning reading strategy and to suggest a model that facilitates children's application of phonics while reading.
Promoting Language And Reading Development For Two Vietnamese Children, Brenda Weaver, Diane J. Sawyer
Promoting Language And Reading Development For Two Vietnamese Children, Brenda Weaver, Diane J. Sawyer
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The remainder of this paper is a case report of how the reading specialist in this district organized available information on ESL and the normal progress of language development in order to identify instructional goals, assess linguistic and cultural awareness, structure a program based on this information, and to evaluate pupil growth toward attainment of the instructional goals.
Ssr, Accountability And Effective Reading Instruction, Mark C. Sadoski
Ssr, Accountability And Effective Reading Instruction, Mark C. Sadoski
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Recently, SSR has amassed a research base which strongly suggests that it is of significant value in promoting reading achievement when combined with a regular program of reading instruction and that it has a positive effect on student reading attitudes and habits (Moore, Jones & Miller, 1980; Sadoski, 1980). SSR may also be a reading activity that has more points of contact with successful educational outcomes in reading than perhaps any other single reading activity.
Promote Identifying With Characters For Motivation In Reading Stories, Samuel A. Perez
Promote Identifying With Characters For Motivation In Reading Stories, Samuel A. Perez
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
This article provides teachers with generic questions that may be used to help children identify with story characters. The questions can be used with most stories and books, but should not be thought of as a substitute for preparing a variety of questions at various levels of understanding for specific selection
Wordless Books For All Ages, Karla Hawkins Wendelin
Wordless Books For All Ages, Karla Hawkins Wendelin
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Wordless books are plentiful and vary widely in their presentation of concepts and plot complexity. Below are some recent wordless books appropriate for a wide range of age/grade levels.