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Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English, 80th Annual Convention, November, 1990 Many of the presentations at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, held in Atlanta in November, str'9ssed the theme of teachers educating themselves, and one another, through reflective practice, shared theory - and ongoing exercise of perceptive imagination. Our own minds need cultivation; our own practices need change; our own professional lives need to grow.
Celebrate Poetry Through Creative Drama, Kathy Everts Danielson, Susan Crites Dauer
Celebrate Poetry Through Creative Drama, Kathy Everts Danielson, Susan Crites Dauer
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Creative drama and poetry are often neglected, yet they are important aspects of a holistic approach to the language arts. Drama encourages children to use language for meaningful purposes by actively involving them and motivating them to read, write, listen, and speak. Poetry exposes children to expressive and descriptive language used in many creative forms. Poetry also involves children and motivates them to read and write poetry of their own.
Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 2
Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 2
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 31, issue 2.
What Kids Taught Us About Reading Instruction: Two Professors Return To The Classroom, Robert C. Cooter Jr., D. Ray Reutzel
What Kids Taught Us About Reading Instruction: Two Professors Return To The Classroom, Robert C. Cooter Jr., D. Ray Reutzel
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Two years ago we left the insulated environment of the university setting to return to the chaos and excitement of full time teaching in two first-grade classrooms. Our colleagues wondered why we felt this need, and the teachers in the schools where we were going were pleased, but skeptical, about our abilities to cope with the tumult of classroom teaching again. We often asked ourselves why were we embarking upon this bold, new adventure. After some contemplation of the question, we decided there were at least four good reasons for returning. First, we believed that we, like many professors, would …
Professional Materials, Marti Wegner
Professional Materials, Marti Wegner
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Learning About Biographies: A Reading and Writing Approach for Children. Myra Zarnowski. 1990; Children's Books: Henry's Happy Birthday. Holly Keller. 1990; The New Illustrated Dinosaur Dictionary. Helen Roney Sattler. 1990; Mr. Hacker. James Stevenson. 1990; It Happens to Everyone. Bernice Myers. 1990. Children's Books Marketing. Reviewed by: Sherry Myers, Jeanne M. Jacobson, and Nancy Hood
The Role Of Modeling In Teacher Education Programs, Davida R. Schuman, Juliette Relihan
The Role Of Modeling In Teacher Education Programs, Davida R. Schuman, Juliette Relihan
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Teacher education has come under scrutiny in the recent past because teacher educators are recognizing a gap between what they have traditionally taught in their classrooms, and what new teachers are doing in theirs. Somehow the messages about the effective ways to teach have not been getting through. The solution to the problems seems fairly simple. If beginning teachers are to be effective, they must have a model of the various instructional techniques which can be implemented. Teacher educators, then, must model these techniques in their education courses. In this way, the message clearly comes through, that what is modeled …
Transitions In Reading Instruction: Handling Contradictions In Beliefs And Practice, Maureen Siera, Martha Combs
Transitions In Reading Instruction: Handling Contradictions In Beliefs And Practice, Maureen Siera, Martha Combs
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Reconciling whole language philosophy with traditional classroom reading instruction requires redefining beliefs about reading processes that, for most of us, are deeply embedded in years of basal reading instruction. Such re defining has the potential of creating conflicts between curricular beliefs and instructional practices. Whole language and basal skills instruction, according to Goodman (1989), are contradictory and incompatible practices. In contrast, Hemysfeld (1989) suggests that it is appropriate to combine the best aspects of skills instruction and whole language into one approach. While contradictions may exist initially, perhaps such contradictions will resolve themselves as educators redefine professional beliefs.
Aspects Of A Caring Reading Curriculum, Timothy V. Rasinski
Aspects Of A Caring Reading Curriculum, Timothy V. Rasinski
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Education in America has traditionally maintained two basic mandates: one academic, the other social (Commis sion on the Reorganization of Secondary Schools, 1918; Levine and Haselkorn, 1984; Wynne and Walberg, 1985). The first mandate is the education of the young in academic skills that will enable them to lead productive lives. Reading, obviously, is one academic area that schools teach in order to fulfill this responsibility.
Modeling An Expository Text Structure Strategy In Think Alouds, Christine J. Gordon
Modeling An Expository Text Structure Strategy In Think Alouds, Christine J. Gordon
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Several current notions used in combination can contribute to better teaching of comprehension of expository text. These include knowledge of text structure, strategic reading, and the think-aloud procedure. Knowledge of text structure is knowledge of the author's underlying organization of the ideas presented. The think-aloud procedure is suggested as the vehicle by which to demonstrate a strategic readers' use of text structure knowledge while reading. It's a "talk-as-you go" or "talk-as-you read" procedure. Strategies are defined as systematic plans that readers can use flexibly, adapting them to particular reading situations or contexts (Duffy and Roehler, 1987). Strategies are thus generalizable …
Adopting A Whole Language Program For Learning Disabled Students: A Case Study, Pamela J. Farris, Carol Anderson
Adopting A Whole Language Program For Learning Disabled Students: A Case Study, Pamela J. Farris, Carol Anderson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The study of how children learn has moved from examining the accumulation of isolated pieces of knowledge to the current research position that it is appropriate to study children's acquisition of complex subject matter and development of learning strategies. Resnick and Klopfer (1989) believe that "[k]nowledge is acquired not from information communicated and memorized but from information that students elaborate, question, and use." As researchers become concerned with how students develop and utilize learning strategies, Resnick (Brandt, 1989) warns that "strategies will not be effective unless there is also attention to self-monitoring and motivation."
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Among the presentations at the annual convention of the International Reading Association, held in Atlanta in May, was a session titled "Teachers, Students, and Literacy Instruction: Profiles in Learning." The two session leaders, Robert B. Ruddell, from the University of California at Berkeley, and Martha Rapp-Haggard Ruddell, from Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California, discussed their research, which has focused on two aspects of instruction: the characteristics of influential teachers, and the manner in which skillful and less skilled teachers employ ambiguity in their teaching.
Teaching Reading In A Multicultural Framework, Arlene L. Barry
Teaching Reading In A Multicultural Framework, Arlene L. Barry
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
People in the United States have not melted into one homogeneous group. Ethnic groups have retained customs, language, and beliefs. Some have referred to this special diversity as the "tossed salad" effect. Diversity in our population is likely to remain. In 1987, immigrants from 48 different countries arrived on U.S. shores. Our country's Hispanic population increased 30 percent in the last decade. More than 37 million Americans have disabilities and the majority of disabled children spend a good part of their day in regular classes. As educators, we find many representatives of this diverse population in our classrooms. We have …
Professional Materials
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Learning to read: The quest for meaning. Malcolm P. Douglass. 1989. Children's Books: Galimoto. Karen Lynn Williams. 1990; Holiday Series: Hanukkah, Passover, Halloween, Christmas, Easter. Miriam Nerlove. 1990. Reviewed by Eloise Van Heest and Dvorah Heckelman
The Reading Teacher As A Workplace Literacy Consultant, Patrick P. Mccabe
The Reading Teacher As A Workplace Literacy Consultant, Patrick P. Mccabe
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
A number of leaders in industry and government have asserted that many workers in this country lack the basic skills to perform adequately on the job; they claim that a wave of workplace illiteracy is sweeping this nation as never before. Whether the cause of this problem is perceived to be a deficit in the educational delivery system or a lag in skills due to the sudden technological explosion, it seems that there are many adults who need training in basic workplace skills in order to obtain and keep employment.
The Development And Validation Of A Comprehensive List Of Primary Sources In College Reading Instruction, Norman A. Stahl, Cynthia R. Hynd, William G. Brozo
The Development And Validation Of A Comprehensive List Of Primary Sources In College Reading Instruction, Norman A. Stahl, Cynthia R. Hynd, William G. Brozo
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
It may be argued that a field only comes of age when its professional membership is able to gain insight into the present and begin to predict the future through the organized studying and the collective valuing of the field's past. As we enter the 1990's, it is time for the field of college reading and learning assistance to achieve a broader perspective that more fully incorporates the field's rich and varied past. To achieve this end, collectively we should endeavor to understand our professional roots through chronicling, interpreting, and evaluating the fundamental ideas, the pedagogical achievements, and the research …
Using Predictable Songs In Beginning Reading Activities, Sandra L. Renegar
Using Predictable Songs In Beginning Reading Activities, Sandra L. Renegar
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
One of the universal languages of humankind is music, a source of rhythms for toe-tapping, melodies for humming, and lyrics for remembering. Like nursery rhymes, many simple songs contain repetitive and/or predictable language which can serve as a means for teaching sight vocabulary to beginning readers (Bridge, Winograd, and Haley, 1983). Predictable text is characterized by the repetitive pattern of the author and concepts familiar to children (Rhodes, 1981). This repetition may be evident in the rhyme and rhythm of the language and/or the cumulative pattern in stories or songs. By introducing beginning reading vocabulary through music, the children's psychological …
Lessons From A French Class On Becoming Literate: A Personal Reflection, Beth Weir
Lessons From A French Class On Becoming Literate: A Personal Reflection, Beth Weir
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Recently I set myself the task of learning the French language. I knew the undertaking would be fraught with frustration. I did not know it would provide me with insights into the demands made upon the child who is learning to read and write. Neither did I know it would so soundly reaffirm my belief in the whole language approach to literacy instruction.
Closing The Gap Between Theory And Practice: Teacher Beliefs, Instructional Decisions And Critical Thinking, Jon Shapiro, Donna Kilbey
Closing The Gap Between Theory And Practice: Teacher Beliefs, Instructional Decisions And Critical Thinking, Jon Shapiro, Donna Kilbey
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Before beginning first grade, Matthew was a child who just loved books. He could already read some familiar books and composed his own stories and poems. He read his compositions to anyone willing to listen, which included the family dog.
Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 1
Reading Horizons Vol. 31, No. 1
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 31, issue 1.
Using The Media To Stimulate Writing, Honre Frank Gitelman
Using The Media To Stimulate Writing, Honre Frank Gitelman
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
How do magazines and newspapers inspire students to write? They are timely, familiar, readily available, imaginative, and touch their lives in personal ways. Advertising in particular fires students' imaginations. Students can be encouraged to write by responding to a wide variety of familiar images having high visual and verbal impact and appeal. In addition to the advertisements, illustrations and photographs enhance comprehension and help students formulate mental imagery for written descriptions.
Comparing Recreational Reading Levels With Reading Levels From An Informal Reading Inventory, Lawrence L. Smith, C. Rosanne Joyner
Comparing Recreational Reading Levels With Reading Levels From An Informal Reading Inventory, Lawrence L. Smith, C. Rosanne Joyner
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
When children pull a book off the library shelf for recreational reading, what are they considering -length? ... jacket appeal? ... difficulty level? ... relation to their experiential background? All of these probably enter into consideration when the selection is made. The determining factor, however, for a freely chosen book, is quite likely to be the interest level of that selection for a particular child (Breen, 1967). Teachers acknowledge the importance of a motivating interest when they teach a directed reading lesson or prepare a child for an Informal Reading Inventory selection. Advocates of individualized reading programs have long stressed …
Testing: We Need A New Perspective, W. John Harker
Testing: We Need A New Perspective, W. John Harker
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
In their recent study of reading assessment, Farr and Carey (1986) observe that over the past several years "testing programs ... have exploded on the educational scene" (p. 6). Those familiar with reading instruction and the assessment of children's reading development must agree. Testing programs at the district, state, and national levels have proliferated recently as more and more pressure is brought to bear on teachers to demonstrate in some quantifiable fashion their success (or lack of it) in teaching children to read.
Reading Fluency And The Novice Reader, Beverly B. Swanson
Reading Fluency And The Novice Reader, Beverly B. Swanson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Recent research into the reading process has identified factors other than efficiency in word recognition which account for reading fluency. The automatization of decoding skills exhibited by better readers has been attributed to, among other things, opportunities. Olshavsky (1977), for example, found that poor readers used the same range of strategies as good readers, but had less opportunity to practice and develop them.
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The importance of addressing the needs of at-risk readers in demonstrably sound ways was the theme of a number of presentations at AERA's annual meeting. In one session, Rita M. Bean, of the University of Pittsburgh, presented the report of a study in which she and her colleagues investigated in-class and pullout settings for remedial instruction.
Assessment: Stopping The Revolving Door At Rock Valley Community College, Richard L. Bernardi, K. Sue Castleberry
Assessment: Stopping The Revolving Door At Rock Valley Community College, Richard L. Bernardi, K. Sue Castleberry
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The concept of an open door for anyone who wants to attend a community college regardless of that person's educational background is an admirable one. The reality, however, is that the open door too often becomes a revolving door. Students from ages eighteen to eighty choose to attend community colleges for a multitude of reasons. These students often have the proper motivation, but they frequently face failure because they lack the requisite basic skills to succeed. At Rock Valley College, the decision was made to stop the revolving door.
Order Of Processing And Attention Allotment Between Comprehending And Using Text Ideas, Gary A. Steinley
Order Of Processing And Attention Allotment Between Comprehending And Using Text Ideas, Gary A. Steinley
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Several years ago Bertram Bruce, in a response to P. David Pearson's description of the "Comprehension Revolution," suggested that future studies will go beyond a focus on reading comprehension to a concern for the relationships between comprehension and more general thinking skills (1985). Bruce's comments were written early in what might be called a "Thinking Skills Revolution," and - given the manner in which this revolution has matured in recent years - they seem even more relevant today.
Effects Of A Secondary Reading Methods Course On Students' Attitudes Toward Teaching Content Reading, Bruce A. Lloyd
Effects Of A Secondary Reading Methods Course On Students' Attitudes Toward Teaching Content Reading, Bruce A. Lloyd
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
It takes a lifetime for individuals to master the reading process, and high school teachers play an important role. Moreover, high school teachers, who are subject matter specialists, are the best persons to teach students the reading skills unique to the various content areas (Shepherd, 1984). Many secondary teachers are aware of this opportunity and responsibility; others are not, so efforts are underway to help them believe in the need for teaching reading skills in their special subjects (Lloyd, 1986; Roe, Stoodt and Burns, 1987).
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, Kathy Seeley, Sue Coker, Cindy Overly
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, Kathy Seeley, Sue Coker, Cindy Overly
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
The Child and the English Language Arts. (Fifth edition) (1990). Mildred Donoghue; The Talking Eggs. (1989) Robert D. San Souci; I'm Calling Molly. (1990) Jane Kurtz; How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse Got Together. 1990. Beatrice Schenk De Regniers; National Worm Day. (1990) James Stevenson
Article Index
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Index to articles in volume 30.
Reading Horizons Vol. 30, No. 4
Reading Horizons Vol. 30, No. 4
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 30, issue 4.