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An Advance Organizer Is…All Or None Of The Above, Evelyn F. Searls

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this article is to review the guidelines for the construction of an advance organizer as proposed by Ausubel and to examine why the choice in the title "all or none of the above" could be literally true.

Reading Horizons Vol. 23, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 23, issue 4.

Reconciling Differences In Test Results: Comprehension, Barbara A. Hutson, Jerome A. Niles

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In planning an instructional program for Brenda you have discovered that one of her tests indicates an instructional level of fourth grade for comprehension and another test shows comprehension at the high second grade level. How can both results be accurate? How do you decide about their accuracy? If both are true what does that indicate about her profile of abilities? How can you turn what appears to be a testing anomaly into useful diagnostic information?

Current Reading Research: What Does It Tell The Classroom Teacher?, Ellen R. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Teachers often consider research as an entity separate from classroom practices. However, if one looks carefully at research results, implications that have a direct bearing on classroom practices can be found.

In the field of reading, there is a growing abundance of research results which can affect what is done in the classroom. It is the purpose of this article to present an brief overview of current research done in reading and point out some implications for classroom reading teachers. Standal (1978) descriptive model of reading is used as a framework in which to present the research. Standal' s components …

Modeling: An Effective Tool For Teaching Reading, Patricia J. Anderson, Judith Reiff

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Because children are more apt to model when they encounter an unfamiliar concept or different situation, modeling will probably be strongest at the beginning of the school year. However, there are principles of modeling that need to be considered daily.

The Reading Specialist As An Agent Of Change, Steven Grubaugh, Carol Ann Moore

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The reading specialist and/ or the administrator-responsive to the concerns of content area teachers can alleviate, possibly eliminate, negative teacher reactions and, concomitantly, attain the desired goals by effecting three basic steps in the change model (Solomon, 1977). Through these steps, the reading specialist can bring innovative reading methods to the teaching of specific content.

Author Index

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Index to authors in volume 23.

The Return To Process: The Reading Example, Marcia Baghban

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A growing number of reading educators are adjusting the primary focus of their attention from learner performance to learner competence. The rationale of this shift from a product to a process orientation lies in the assumption that even the youngest humans are able to observe, categorize, associate, hypothesize, revise, integrate information, and solve problems. These learning strategies enable humans not only to think and to talk, but also to become literate. Oral language and reading are viewed, therefore, as constructive processes, reflective of the particular culture which gives rise to them. These processes develop in response to meaningful experiences, and …

Western News, June 30, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Continuation budget approved with deficit, University telephone conversion set for August, Moskovis appointed associate academic vice president, Emeritus status granted to Groulx and Stevens, Solar cable show scheduled

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 17, 1983, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• President's Remarks
• Resolution re Trustee Emeritus Julius Franks, Jr.
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Meeting dates for 1983/84
• Recommendation re Revised 1982/83 General Fund Operating Budget
• Resolution re Building Maintenance and Repair Projects
• Resolution re Continuation of 1982/83 Budget Into 1983/84
• Recommendation re Vehicle Registration Rates
• Recommendation re Fall Semester 1983 Tuition Schedule
• Recommendation re Student Health Fee
• Recommendation re International Student Processing Fee
• Board Committee Reports
• School of Social Work Report
• Public Comments
• Executive Session

Western News, June 16, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 'Partners in Progress' exceeds goal by $1.4 million, Planned giving totals $10 million since 1974, Gravure printing capital campaign launched, Foreign language policy declared by State Board, AAUP grievance arbitration decision is announced, Semester break hours set for libraries and USC

Western News, June 9, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Foundation board to meet Wednesday in Student Center, Bernhard to receive honorary degree from 'K', Harkenrider receives ACT's Delphine Award, Gary Fund reaches $325,000, AP A officers; council members elected for 83-84

Fanfares & Celebration: Faculty Recognition Dinner 1983, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Fanfares & Celebration

1982/1983 Fine Arts Year of Celebration

Faculty Recognition Dinner

Friday, June 3, 1983

Our Honored Guests:

• Lee O. Baker
• Robert H. Barstow
• Edward T. Callan
• Robert M. Davidson
• Herbert E. Ellinger
• Edward O. Elsasser
• Ardith B. Embs
• Tom R. Fulton
• Roy W. Groulx
• Willard J. Hahnenberg
• Chester L. Hunt
• Mary Ida Hunt
• Jean Lowrie
• Jack R. Meagher
• Genevieve M. Orr
• Erwin W. Rayford
• Phoebe Rutherford
• Neill J. Sanders
• Frank S. Scott
• Isabelle R. Smith
• Marjory A. Spradling
• Irene Storoshenko
• Robert M. Travers
• Donald C. Weaver

Western News, June 2, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New compensation and classification plan to take effect July 4, Commissioner on aging to speak here next week, Bernhard endorses blood drive for June 14, Engstrom granted retirement as emeritus

The Socializer, June 1983, Western Michigan University

The Socializer

Volume 1, Number 22 of the Socializer, published June, 1983.

The Westerner Vol. 3 No. 6, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Stevenson estate provides $300,000 for short-term loans • Planned giving totals $10 million since 1974 • Homecoming to recognize Western's birthday • Denenfeld named vice president, Moskovis becomes associate • Continuation budget approved with deficit • Emeritus status granted to two former trustees • Sky Broncos win at national air meet • Gravure printing capital campaign launched in June • Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic named in honor of Van Riper • Savor the Moment • Alum who overcame speech disorder is now with CNN • Tourism and travel-a growing industry • Tuition and fees increased • Kemper designs …

The Separation Of Cotton And Polyester In Rags, Susan M. Gardineer

Paper Engineering Senior Theses

The purpose of this thesis was to discover if there was a way to remove or destroy the polyester from rags and leave the cotton in a form which is beneficial to the paper industry. An attempt was made to break up the rags, remove the polyester and evaluate the remaining cotton. The tests were attempted on a fibrous combination of cotton and polyester.

The general trend found that the chemical treatments to the rags from the textile mills gave additional problems and should be investigated.

Western News, May 26, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Denenfeld named vice president for academic affairs; starting June 1, Board names clinic for Charles Van Riper, ERE dissolved; services to be maintained, 'Alcohol Crossroads' screened, 'Lunch with Emily' June 10

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting May 20, 1983, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Recommendation re Change in Board of Trustee's Bylaws
• Recommendation re Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Recommendation re Naming of the Language, Speech and Hearing Clinic
• Resolution re Trustee Emeritus J. Michael Kemp
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, May 19, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Stevenson gift for loans, Project EXCITE presentation made in Lansing, 'President's Cabinet reviewing UCCS results, MAC baseball tourney starts

Western News, May 12, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Ehrle to resign at May 20 meeting of Board, Callan to retire June 24 with emeritus status, Glass named soccer coach, Babik is sports assistant

Western News, May 5, 1983, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Waszkiewicz; Williams named to Board of Trustees, Blanchard budget plan 'encouraging'-JTB, Here are 1982 W-2 earnings for University faculty; staff members, Matthews named new engineering dean

State And Regional Politics: Introduction, Timothy W. Lause

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The policy decisions of the states have become increasingly important to social welfare in recent years. In that sense, it is an opportune time to introduce an interdisciplinary collection of articles which has as its principal focus the circumstances and the processes of policy at the state level. With one exception, the articles which address regional concepts do so in the context of comparative or case studies of one or more state policy decisions.

Staff Activities In The Texas House Of Representatives, David F. Prindle, James Burshtyn

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In this study multivariate analysis is applied to the allocation of staff time among members of the Texas House of Representatives. Ideology of the representative is found to be an important factor in explaining differences in staff behavior. Chief staffers serving liberal Democrats and Republicans report spending less time on constituency service, and more time on policy research, than do staffers serving conservative Democrats. There are differences between the parties, but not between the ideologies, on time spent with lobbyists. Other variables, such as urban population of the district, and the years a legislator has served in the House, show …

The Impact Of Women Legislators On Introduction Of Social Legislation Into A Southern State House, Marjorie A. Baney

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The study investigated the interest of male and female legislators in social legislation as measured by the number of bills each group introduced. Legislators included in the study were the entire female population of the North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives serving between January and July 1981, and an equal number of their male colleagues randomly selected. Comparisons of the female and male legislators in the study criteria such as number of legislative terms served, relative power of committees on which they served, number of committee chairpersonships and independent rankings and effectiveness by colleagues, lobbyists and the media revealed …

Regional Planning Of Mental Health Services: An Illinois Case Example, Wynne Sandra Korr

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Now that Reagan has ended a twenty-year pattern of federal involvement in setting mental health policy priorities, states must develop models for implementing and maintaining services to the mentally ill. The Illinois model of regional offices which plan and monitor programs is described. A case example showing how one such office developed services in a minority community is given. Examples of the work of other offices illustrate the flexibility of this model in meeting special community needs.

Black Appalachian Families, Arthur J. Cox

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The black family in America has been subjected to social change more than the family of any other racial or ethnic group. An overview of its adjustment through successive crises of African transplantation, slavery, sudden emancipation, migration to cities and the vicissitudes of second-class citizenship help in understanding the black family's contemporary forms. The black family of Appalachia faces yet another problem - (INVISIBILITY)

The Sunset Review Of A Social Work Board Of Examiners: A Case Example, Stephen R. Block

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The author reviews the events following the passage of Colorado's pioneer Sunset Review Legislation in 1976. The experiences of the 36 states which passed Sunset Legislation have been varied. Lobbying efforts in addition to costs have played a significant role in the review process and outcome. A case analysis of the Sunset Review of the Colorado Social Work Board of Examiners illustrates the tenacity of a group of professionals determined to maintain legal regulation of the social work field. The group's success was a result of political organization and the technical expertise required to influence policy makers.

Social Work Pac's And State Social Work Associations Purpose, History, And Action Strategies, Gary Mathews

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Social work as a profession has only recently become politically active. One consequence of this interest in the political process has been the proliferation of political action committees as creatures of the National Association of Social Workers and its state chapters. Social work PAC's are a key ingredient necessary to enable the profession to influence public policy. Perhaps because political action committees are new to NASW, or perhaps because NASW is new to politics, very little has been written about the history, purpose or strategic implications of these committees.

This paper will trace the development and operation of PAC's and …

Welfare Spending In The American States: A Comparative Perspective, W. Joseph Heffernan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The federal-state system of welfare is the result of a compromise between the desire for national standards and the opportunity for each state to have its own adaptation. As a compromise, there is a constant tension in the system. During the 1970's, there was a pressure toward federalization, but the states have preserved their diversity. The Reagan Administration has clearly indicated a desire to "return" greater freedom to the states to chart their own course. The purpose of this paper is to identify variations among the states in such a way as to identify those states with consistently "high" or …