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Developing A Philosophy Of Reading: Piaget And Chomsky, Robert P. Craig

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As Piaget consistently acknowledges, all learning is an active process. Reading, then, is an activity, a proecess of confrontation between an individual and a text (3). For both Piaget and Chomsky, language is highly strcutured. In Chomsky's terms, there is a linguistic relationship between the surface structure and the phonological aspects of language.

Reading Horizons Vol. 25, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 25, issue 1.

Teaching Confused Words, Leo M. Schell

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

If a child confuses look-alike words, we can't remediate the situation by relying on "business as usual" methods. Methods used previously may have contributed to the problem in the first place. Therefore, even though confused words are a subset of common sight words, we can't use methodology typically used to teach children sight words; we need to use procedures especially appropriate for the situation. Fortunately, much recent attention has been paid indirectly to this problem.

Western News, August 30,1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Applications by new students continue to increase, 'Open Office Hours' sessions set, Chinese Fulbright Scholar to lecture here, State Department official to receive honorary degree, Baskerville-Robinson attends institute, Ho receives two academic appointments in China

The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 1, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Three faculty members receive Fulbright awards • Distinguished Alumni Award recipients announced • Statistician named to Love Canal panel • Library school to close by May 1985 • Michigan values its colleges • Alumna praised at Merze Tate Center dedication • Job-seekers helped • Bernhard-A self-reflection • Ramona Bernhard has played many roles • Thirty-eight faculty members retire in 1983-84 • Sports • We asked the deans how you can help: Private support is essential • Among Alumni • Alumnotes

Mental Health Status Of Malay Students At U.S. Colleges And Universities, Md. Shuaib Che Din

Dissertations

The basic premise of this study was that foreign students are faced with problems during much of their stay in the United States. It was the purpose of this study to determine the effects of everyday life strains on the mental health status of Malay students at U.S. colleges and universities. Specifically, this study looked at the relationships between the symptoms of psychiatric disorders of depression, psychological coping resources of self-esteem and self-mastery, and the background variables. Also this study attempted to determine the levels of depression, self-esteem, and self-mastery; the manifestation of the depressive symptoms according to the domains …

Is The Influence Of Psycholinguistic Research Evident In Preservice Teachers' Views Of The Reading Process?, Mary Jane Gray

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The overall aim of this investigation was to attempt to determine whether the psycholinguistic view of the reading process was being reflected in the views of preservice teachers.

Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 24, issue 4.

A Workshop To Incorporate Language Development In Teaching Reading, Dixie D. Sanger, Sheldon L. Stick

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

It is the purpose of this paper to describe a workshop designed to teach elementary school teachers how to incorporate language development activities during reading instruction, particularly with children who have language-based reading difficulties.

Article Index

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Index to articles in volume 24.

Competency Model For Preservice Teachers In A Basic Skills Course, Mary Sue Eckert, John Wollenberg

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This model was developed for counseling preservice teachers and altering foundation courses to meet the individual needs of a heterogeneous collegiate student body.

Western News, June 28, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Summer orientation sessions begin, Bernhard comments on tuition freeze, National Safety in the Workplace Week observed, Duncan named outstanding volunteer

Valued Traditions And New Directions: Faculty Recognition Dinner 1984, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Valued Traditions and New Directions

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 9, 1984

Honored Guests

• David W. Adams
• Donald Blasch
• Harold Boles
• Earl L. Borr
• Joan A. Boucher
• Donald H. Bouma
• William L. Burdick
• Arthur Christensen
• Stanley K. Derby
• Roscoe A. Douglas
• Robert Engstrom
• John L. Feirer
• June France
• Joseph A. Frattallone
• Beth Giedeman
• Clarence J. Goodnight
• Paul L. Griffeth
• William O. Haynes
• Imy V. Holt
• Charles O. Houston
• Don C. Iffland
• G. Stewart Johnson
• Dale D. King
• Neil Lamper
• Hung Peng Lee
• Charles E. Meyer
• Gilbert W. Morell
• Don W. Nantz
• Frank B. Olenchak
• Harvey W. Overton
• Maisie K. Pearson
• William …

The Assimilation Of Indochinese Refugees: Social Service Issues, Mark W. Lusk

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper summarizes the recent history of the Indochinese refugee experience in the United States and factors inhibiting their assimilation. Social service practice and policy issues which have arisen during their settlement are discussed.

America's experience during the past decade with the "boat people" and other refugees from Indochina has reignited longstanding controversies regarding immigration. The exodus of the Indochinese has stimulated national interest in the growing world refugee problem and has revived the discussion regarding this country's historic role as a haven for the dispossessed. Social welfare institutions have been challenged to respond to the practice and policy issues …

19th International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 19th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 10-13, 1984).

Western News, April 19, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 40 Presidential Scholars honored last Thursday, In an address last week; President Bernhard urged this year's Presidential Scholars to be 'the vanguard defending the Vital Balance' between passion and intellect

Western News, April 12, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Phillips to receive Distinguished Service Award, More than 1,850 to receive degrees in commencement exercises April 21, Freshman attrition 250,70; close to national norm, Starcher to be named 'Woman of the Year', Summer flextime work schedule to begin May 1, Libraries announce hours for coming weeks

Western News, April 5, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: MAGB to honor students, faculty members April 11, Hispanic Awareness Day activities set for April 13, Bernhard to be featured speaker at luncheon for community leaders Tuesday in Muskegon, Ziring named visiting fellow at Oxford, Display to feature black women's achievements, Costume design book commemorates Kerr

Dispelling The Mystery About Comprehension: Kintsch's Model And Implications For Instruction, Donald J. Richgels

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Reading comprehension can be described as the result of a successful interaction of a reader with a text. Schema theory and linguistic theory are valuable for what they have to say about the parties to that interaction. Both bodies of theory have influenced cognitive psychologists' descriptions of the mental processes involved in comprehension (cf. Richgels, 1982). A brief description of each will provide some "prior knowledge" to make understanding of Kintsch's model of comprehension easier.

Children's Linguistic Insight: What We Think We Know, Camille Blachowicz

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Our first goal in this paper is to deal with the title. A second goal will be to highlight some of the research in this area which speaks to the teacher of reading.

Reading Horizons Vol. 24, No. 3.

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 24, issue 3.

Rhythmicity, Rate, And Perceived Effort Level Of Fluent And Disfluent Children And Their Parents, Lorraine Destefano Proctor

Masters Theses

Finger tapping and CVC syllable repetition measures of 7 four to eight year old fluent and disfluent children and their mothers were evaluated. Perceptual ratings of speech rate and effort level were also completed by the children, their mothers, and nine graduate students. These procedures were used to test hypotheses that mean interval durations for tapping and for speech, and perceptual ratings of speech rate and effort level are individual in nature.

Results indicated that the subjects1 measures of mean interval durations for tapping and for speech as estimates of rhythmicity, and perceptual ratings of speech rate and effort level …

The Problem Of Reductionism In Theories Of Hemispheric Specialization And Recovery Of Functions, Grant Jackson Butterbaugh

Masters Theses

A selective review of functional and anatomical hemispheric asymmetries in humans confirms the doctrine of hemispheric specialization. However, the post-insult phenomenon of recovery of functions challenges theories that posit too strict a correspondence between anatomical structures and functions. Follow-up studies on hemispherectomized and hemidecorticated patients, who later recovered language, support a hypothesis of hemispheric redundancy, rather than "invariant" hemispheric specialization for language. Thus, through an evolutionary selection process, the brain may have developed as two potentially similar organs. Neuropsychological research on recovery phenomena is criticized as neglecting environmental contributions to recovery. Several models of hemispheric specialization are compared with recovery …

A Program To Teach Multiple Verbal Relations Involving A Small Number Of Response Forms, Kimberly Lou Richter

Masters Theses

As a consequence of reviewing the results of non-behavioral and behavioral approaches to language training for the language deficient, further development of an alternative approach seemed warranted. This study attempted to develop a procedure for training a functional verbal repertoire involving a new language system which consisted of originally meaningless words and symbols. Young "normal" children participated as a first step in developing this procedure. Two preschoolers were taught a few verbal responses, each controlled by several different variables. A new verbal response was then taught under the control of a few variables. Transfer of the new verbal responses under …

Perceptual Accuracy Of Affect Identification And The Relationship To Representational System And Personality Type, Richard Andrew O'Leary

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate accuracy of response to affectively laden stimuli across visual, auditory, and kinesthetic representational systems. This research was undertaken to assess subjects' individual response patterns and to distinguish possible differences in accuracy of response which subjects reported across representational systems. Subjects' response accuracy was correlated with their response frequency in subjects' representational systems. Subjects most accurate representational system was, in turn, compared to subjects' personality type. Subjects were assessed by two instruments, a modified version of the Affective Sensitivity Scale and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Relevant literature was reviewed related to human information …

The Training Of A Few Response Forms Under Multiple Controlling Variables, Mary-Ann Wiermanski

Masters Theses

This study investigated the acquisition of a few response forms under different controlling variables using both a topography based language (TB) (i.e., signing) and a stimulus selection based language (SSB) (i.e., touching symbols) with three language deficient developmentally disabled individuals. The subjects were taught to name, to ask for, and to touch keys that opened boxes that contained some form of reinforcement. Most of the keys' names were trained across more than one set of controlling variables per session. Before training began for a given key under a new condition, a transfer test was conducted, investigating the possibility of stimulus …

Western News, March 22, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Institutional advancement reorganization approved, Day appointed first to hold Upjohn Chair, Issues of changing student population to be discussed at conference for faculty; staff, Form committee on science; mathematics education, Geology department sponsors talks

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting March 16, 1984, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Resolution re Establishment of The Upjohn Chair of Business Administration
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Presidential Salary
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Student Board and Room Rates for 1984/85
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Board Committee Reports
• Ombudsman Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, March 1, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: HPER, Religion sponsor Visiting Scholars this month, Broncos go to CCHA playoffs this weekend, President of Grambling State to visit here, Western ranks 9th in state in undergrad ed in controversial Gourman Report findings, Musical to be given Chicago premiere, Energy Learning Center to train displaced workers

Western News, February 23, 1984, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Adams honored by colleagues for 20 years on Board, Goldfarb named associate dean of arts and sciences, Free Press associate editor to speak, Tevis to give keynote address, Board approves realignment of assignments in alumni-development