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The Readability Of Pre-Sputnik And Post-Sputnik Basal Reading Texts As Measured By The Spache Readability Formula, Barbara G. Ensign

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Reading Program In A Sixth Grade Class-Room Based On Modified Self-Selection Of Paperback Books Using Cloze Procedure To Test Comprehension, Martha J. Shaw

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Cloze Procedure As A Testing And Teaching Device, Suzanne Gibbs

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Colors, Noun Position, And Verb Proximity On The Acquisition Of Direct Objects, Ronald M. Dohr

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine if colors can differentially be applied as teaching tools for pre-school children. Previous studies have shown that pre-school children are easily distracted in language development by external stimulation. Studies have also shown that brighter color hues can arouse and facilitate performance of subjects on given tasks. This experiment is an attempt to measure performance of word manipulation by usage of colors. Three independent variables have been selected as stimuli to measure direct object acquisition. Measurement of color, noun position, and verb proximity will be assessed in connection with subject performance on given …

A Content Analysis Of Social Studies Texts Used In California Schools Using The Dale-Chall Readability Formula, The Mclaughlin Smog Formula, And The Fry Readability Formula, Pamela A. Ellwanger

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Handbook On Ways Of Improving The Composition Ability Of Fourth Graders, Aletha Lorber

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

0078: John Mckernan Papers, 1967-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

John Joseph McKernan (11 May 1942 – 17 April 2025) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and taught at Marshall University from 1967 to 2010. He arrived with a M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas and earned two additional degrees while teaching full-time: a M.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in English from Boston University.

McKernan published poetry widely, including in the Boston Review, Prairie Schooner, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Ohio Review, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Paris Review. He published four collections: Walking Along the Missouri River (Lost Roads …

The Effects Of A Short Term Preacademic Total Approach Program On The Language Development Of Disadvantaged Children, Doug Richter

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This research tests a short term total academic language development program on the development of language delayed children. It was hypothesized that an increase in vocabulary and response length after a six week treatment program would be reflected on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Mean Length of Response Test. The treatment program utilized both the group and tutorial approach emphasizing the basic skills associated with listening, language, reading, writing and arithmetic. The subjects were nine-preschool Head Start children participating in a summer program at Western Kentucky University. A comparison of the performance on pre and post test revealed …

A Research Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of The Orton-Gillingham Method Of Teaching Reading Compared To The Basal Method, Deloris Hassell Rhodes

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Reading Methods And Their Effect On Test Scores Of Title One Children, Michael Meadows

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Study Of The Effect Of Homogeneous Grouping By Sex During Reading In The Third Grade, Billie Anne Gillette Goff

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Future: Create Or Inherit, Charles W. Case, Paul A. Olson

Department of English: Faculty Publications

This training document was prepared by the Deans Committee of the Study Commission on Undergraduate Education and the Education of Teachers and does not represent an official position of the Study Commission. The book is a study document for distribution to those associated with the work of the Commission.

Introduction, Paul A. Olson

The Educational Significance of the Future, Harold G. Shane

Educational Research and Development Priorities to Create the Future, Charles W. Case

Riding the Apocalypse: Education and the Future of Humanity, Robert Bundy

DIALOGUE: Futures Planning and its Methodology

Teacher Education: A Future of Declining Need—Toward the Redefmition …

Language Studies- Where To Begin, Ralph L. Corrigan

English Faculty Publications

The question in the minds of many teachers of language today is: where do I begin?

A Causal Comparative Ex Post Facto Study Of The Effects Of Preschool Attendance On Reading Achievement At The First Grade Level, Nancy Jo Newman

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Graduate Education And New Jobs In Education, Paul A. Olson

Department of English: Faculty Publications

Teacher education has too largely concerned itself with a study of schooling rather than a study of education. In the next generation, given the concerns that I’ve talked about, we’re going to have to look much more intensively, on the one hand, at how much human beings learn as biological creatures and, on the other hand, at all the cultural and legal constraints on learning that exist. We will look at education in industry, in the community, in community action programs, in the tribal council, education through ritual, and through play, as well as through public schooling. The job of …

Increased Rate Of Response In Programmed Reading Through Contingent Peer Tutoring, Nancy Lynn Grimes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 6, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Wood, Willson. He Did Not Teach Art - He Taught People - Ivan Wilson
• Dixon, Frances. Russell Miller - Benevolent Despot of Western Theatre
• The Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts
• Conway, Sheila. For New Center . . . A Fine Arts Send-Off - Ivan Wilson Hall
• Hackney, Karen & Richard Hackney. Soaring in '77: Satellite Research
• Branham, Judy. Homecoming 1973
• Conway, Sheila. Music, By Gemini! - Gemini 15
• Given, Ed. For More Than A-Mews-ment - Marvin Mews
• Dunn, Thomas. WKU Professors Complete International TV Research
• Remember 1966-67
• Pomp, …

The Effect Of Project Read On The Reading Achievement Scores Of First Graders In Selected Schools, Kim Richardson Gates

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Study Of Nonstandard English In Reading In The Junior High Schools Of Portsmouth, Virginia, Gail Biery Kettlewell

English Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

The Doman And Delacato Program (Parts 1 And 2), Ruby L. Rubio

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

In The Process Of Change, Claudia Denise Cox

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The University Can't Train Teachers: A Symposium Of School Administrators Discuss School-Based Undergraduate Education For Teachers, Paul A. Olson, Larry Freeman, James Bowman, Jan Pieper

Department of English: Faculty Publications

CONTENTS

Introductory Letter

Discussion Summary

Acknowledgments

List of Participants

Educational Reform and Informational Needs

"Manpower: Supply and Demand for Teaching Personnel" -- Leo Shapiro

The Idea of Community and the Education of Teachers

"The Transmission of American Culture" -- George D. Spindler

"In the United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas, Tyler Division, Memorandum Opinion Regarding the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District"

The Use of Higher Education Personnel in School-Based Undergraduate Teacher-Training Programs

Appendix-"Research Sharing"

School-Based Teacher-Training Centers ."The Portland Urban Teacher Education Project:

New Context for Teacher Preparation" -- John L. Parker

Certification; …

A Study Of The Reading Program In West Richland Elementary School At Noble, Illinois, Robert L. Phillips

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Selected Language Skills Of Urban And Rural Fourth-Grade White Boys Of Lower Socioeconomic Status, Claudia H. Aaron

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Estimating The Readability Of Primary Books: A Comparative Study Of The Formula Method And Subjective Appraisals, Mary E. Ball

All Master's Theses

This paper surveys research on the factors that influence the readability of primary books, the efforts that have been made to measure it, and the comparative reliability of subjective judgment and objective analysis of the difficulty of certain primary books. An appraisal by the Fry Readability Graph is recommended for a first approximation of the difficulty of a book, to be followed by judgment decisions regarding concepts, interest and other considerations, to make a suitable match of book to child.

Reading Interests And Habits Of Physicians, Priscilla B. Holman

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

The Relationship Of Final Grade Achievement In Seventh Grade English And Social Studies With A Reading Achievement Test, Judith Mitchell Knox

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

The Correlation Between Reading Readiness Scores And Achievement Of Fifty Second Grade Parochial School Students, Ruth Hearn Marchand

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Comparative Study Of Individualized Reading Procedures For Self-Contained Classrooms, Tommy H. Scott

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Questions Contained In Selected Intermediate Standardized Reading Tests, Sue Gosnell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.