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The Teaching Of Poetry For Language Learning, Susan Jane O' Leary

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Projects Attempting To Provide Experimental Enrichment To Improve Improvement In Reading, Adell H. Thurman

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In this complex modern world, reading is a medium of communication and a tool of learning that is an indispensable function in society (Tinker and McCullough, 1962) .

For many years the issues of reading disability were argued in terms of genetic as compared to environmental factors . In the light of research it is now known that the home produces a powerful impact upon the child's ability to learn and that social and cultural disadvantages can depress academic ability.

Over the years educators have been aware of the importance that experience plays in the child's preparation for reading. Hilliard …

A Correlation Study Of The Sixth Grade Verbal School And College Ability Test With Eighth Grade Reading Achievement, Claude E. Yule

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to compare the test scores of one group of children who took the verbal ability section of the sixth grade School and College Ability Test (SCAT) with the test scores of the same group of children on the eighth grade reading Sequential Test of Educational Progress (STEP) and to determine the degree of relationship between the tests.

An Experimental Program To Determine The Effect Of Developed Enrichment Materials In Phonetic Reading Instruction At The Second Grade Level, Caroline Bargamin Clark

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom

All Master's Theses

One purpose of this study was to compare a reading program taught using a basic reading text, supplemental books, and teacher motivation to a reading program designed as an independent, developmental, multi-level program that utilizes graphic and ego motivation. Another purpose was to find out if pupils in the program will show a significantly greater gain in reading achievement than do pupils in the other.

A Comparative Study Of The Effect Of Teacher Stimulation On The Amount Of Reading Done By A Fifth Grade Class, Chesley Charles Packer

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to determine if a classroom teacher could effect an increase in interest in independent reading shown by an intermediate level class through an intensified program of stimulation as measured against the reading interests evidenced by a comparable class not receiving the extra stimulation, and (2) to determine to what extent if any this stimulation of reading interests affected reading ability as measured by a standardized reading achievement test.

A Survey Of Beginning Intermediate Grade Teacher Needs In Teaching Reading, Victor Royce Bolon

All Master's Theses

Much concern has been expressed over whether or not the schools are doing an adequate job of teaching reading. This problem can best be attacked in one of two ways. It can be approached through a study of the teacher or of the pupil. Since a multitude of studies have been made concerning student needs and inadequacies in reading this study will concern itself with the teacher, his needs and his inadequacies in teaching reading.

A History Of The Teaching Of Reading In The Elementary Grades In Albuquerque Public Schools, Esther Hossmann

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem of this study is to show how the present methods of teaching reading in the public elementary schools of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have developed. It is proposed to try to trace the changes in aims, methods, and materials in the teaching of reading in these schools from their establishment in 1891 to the present time, 1947. The result should give the reader a story of the historical development of the teaching of reading in this particular school system.