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Reading Aloud To Preschoolers Age 3-6: A Review Of The Research, Sandra Mccormick

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In the February, 1977 issue of Language Arts, an article was published which reviewed research on the effects of reading aloud to school-age children (McCormick, 1977). The purpose of the present article is to supplement that review by presenting research related to the preschooler.

Reading Program Evaluation: A Plan For Effective Implementation, Richard D. Robinson, Joycelin Hulett

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In recent years schools have increasingly been faced with the question of accountability. Parents, as well as the general public, are concerned about the quality of instruction which is currently being provided, often noting the decrease in standardized test scores nationally as a primary indicator of fundamental problems in education. Nowhere has this concern been more evident than in the area of reading instruction. Current reading practices and procedures are frequently cited as being ineffective and unworkable. The slogan "return to the basics" is a rallying cry heard throughout the land. In response to these criticisms, schools have found themselves …

Ssr-What To Do When The Interest Is Gone, Patricia K. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Recently, teachers have expressed concern because, despite the adherence to the established rules of SSR, the interest in silent reading has begun to diminish after several months.

A Look At The Future: Teachers In Non-Traditional Adult Reading Programs, Richard W. Burnett, Thomas R. Schnell

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Currently, the job market for those equipped to teach reading and reading related skills to older adolescents and adults in non-school settings is clearly changing and possibly expanding while the demand for teachers to teach only in traditional school-based settings is declining.

Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 24, issue 1.

Readiness For Reading Comprehension, Dixie Lee Spiegel

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The comprehension lessons which follow are designed both to enhance teachers' awareness of the processes that lead to comprehension and to provide a framework within which they may develop their own lessons for comprehension awareness.

Reading Interests Of Gifted Children, Sue Hawkins

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

If gifted children have learning styles that differ from the normal, are their reading interests also different? The purpose of this study was to assess the expressed reading interests of a group of gifted children and to determine if their reading interests differ from the interests of other children in their age group.

A Comparison Of Children's Ability To Define And Apply Phonics Terms, Lynn J. Moore, John H. Litcher

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purposes of the present study are: 1) to investigate whether or not children can use phonics as a tool in reading without knowing abstract terms; 2) to compare high and low level readers on their abilities to define phonics terms; 3) to compare high and low level readers on their abilities to apply phonics terms; and 4) to determine the relationship between the determination and application of phonics terms.

Vocabulary Scavenger Hunts: A Scheme For Schema Development, Patricia Cunningham, Sharon Crawley, Lee Mountain

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

There's only one difficulty that teachers express with providing objects and pictures of objects to help children develop general information and word meanings for a topic under study. This difficulty relates to the vast investment of time teachers must spend in rounding up these objects and pictures. Vocabulary scavenger hunts are ways of gathering objects and pictures related to a topic under study in which the students, NOT the teacher do the hunting and gathering.

Using A Thematic Pre-Organizer And Guided Instruction As Aids To Concept Learning, Marino C. Alvarez

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This study investigated whether the use of a thematic pre-organizer with statements related to an implied thematic concept and guided instruction exercise on the same concept would lead to increased reading comprehension.

Helping Children Develop Reading Competency For The Twenty-First Century, Donald C. Cushenbery

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

There are three major aspects discussed in this article. First, some of the social conditions which necessitate improved reading programs is outlined. Second, the important skills which we should emphasize in an effective reading program. Third, some principles for building a meaningful philosophy about reading instruction are explained. At the end of the article some thoughts are expressed relative to the importance of building lifetime reading habits.

A Comparative Study Of Educators' Perceptions And Use Of Mandated Reading Assessments, Charles K. Kinzer, Ruth J. Stone

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

With the increasing emphasis on minimum competency testing has come a corresponding increase in mandated, district-wide testing programs. Results of such testing are oftn highly publicized, though perhaps not always completely understood. Yet, even though mandated tests have become an integral part of schooling in many areas of this country, we know little about specific testing practices.

District-Based, Criterion-Referenced Tests: A Major Tool For Curriculum Evaluation, Gerald D. Bailey

Educational Considerations

District-based, criterion-referenced tests possess the potential to allow school districts to control and guide their own destiny.

Explanation In Instructional Communication, Sandra E. Moriarty

Educational Considerations

Exploration is one of the most common forms of both communication and instruction and yet it is seldom planned or analyzed.

Educational Organization And Administration; Educational Administration: Theory, Research, And Practice; Contemporary Educational Administration, William E. Sparkman

Educational Considerations

Book reviews of:

1. Educational Organization and Administration, by Edgar L. Morphet, Roe L. Johns and Theodore L. Reller
2. Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice, by Wayne K. Hoy and Cecil G. Miskel
3. Contemporary Educational Administration, by William G. Monahan and Herbert R. Hengst.

Twa Internship Leads To New Curriculum At Cloud County Community College, Patricia A. Altwegg, Floyd H. Price

Educational Considerations

Internships can stimulate curriculum changes.

Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 10, No. 3, Fall 1983, Charles E. Litz, Gerald D. Bailey, Eddy J. Van Meter, Susan J. Scollay

Educational Considerations

Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 10, no. 3, Fall 1983

Legislated Learning: The Bureaucratization Of The American Classroom, Linda L. Davenport

Educational Considerations

A book review of Legislated Learning, by Arthur D. Wise.

Piaget: Experience And Cognitive Development, Robert P. Craig

Educational Considerations

Piaget and his ideas on cognitive growth have direct relevance to the American educational situation.

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วารสารวิทยบริการ Academic Resources Journal

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Stages Of Intellectual Development: A Scheme, Gloria Goris Stronks

Pro Rege

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Natural Science Seminar, Charles C. Adams

Pro Rege

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Lawrence Kohlberg: Pursuing John Dewey's Vision, Larry Reynolds

Pro Rege

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Editorial, John Zinkand

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พลังห้องสมุด (ต่อจากฉบับที่ 4) : ห้องสมุดและสังคม, อัมพร ทีขะระ

วารสารวิทยบริการ Academic Resources Journal

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วารสารวิทยบริการ Academic Resources Journal

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Faith Development: A View Of James W. Fowler's Theory, Wayne A. Kobes

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The Ten Most Critical Dimensions Of Cross-Racial, Cross-Ethnic Teaching And Learning, James Boyer

Educational Considerations

There is a current need to identify dimensions other than those associated with federal financial support and traditional institutional contours.

Taking The Mystery Out Of Mastery, John R. Champlin

Educational Considerations

Whether mastery learning can continue as a viable approach despite a hostile surrounding remains to be determined.

Give Johnny Some Practice, Robert Gassen

Educational Considerations

Good writing is more than merely a means of clearly stating concepts in a written form.