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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.

Burnout And The Reading Teacher, James C. Sadler, James W. Cunningham

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

It's the end of the school day on Friday and most of the teachers are congregating in the lounge and classrooms, happily anticipating the weekend. Carole, however, walks straight to the parking lot without pausing to speak to colleagues as she did in former years. Today she informed the principal that she would not be renewing her contract as a remedial reading teacher and, although saddened by her decision, she also feels relief that months of increasing frustration and self-doubt have reached a conclusion.

Part of the tragedy of this hypothetical but all too familiar example of Carole is her …

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.

Author Index

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Index to authors in volume 23.

Instructional Strategies For Implementing A Reading For Meaning Approach, Elaine G. Wangberg

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

If our goal as reading educators is to develop in students the ability to gain meaning from written language, our instruction and programs should present and emphasize experiences which promote this ability. The following is a listing of practical suggestions for implementing a reading for meaning approach.

An Informal Reading--Language Test, Una A. Lange, Dixie D. Sanger, Sheldon L. Stick

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Professionals working with children who need help in language development and reading have reported a positive relationship between reading performance and the development of language skills (Mattingly, 1972; Goodm3n, reported in Gutknecht and Keenan, 1978; Berger, 1978; Semel and Wiig, 1975; Stark, 1975). Semel and Wiig (1975) report that many reading problems are due to a child I s difficulty or inability to understand the ideas being expressed by complex syntactic structures, and Rupley (1974) states that problems in understanding the vocabulary used in reading texts may contribute to reading problems. The relationship and parallelism between reading and language development …

Reliability Of Reading Interest Assessment: An Applied Study, Rosie Webb Joels, Betty Anderson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this study was to compare two of the influences affecting the reliability of reading interest assessment. Specifically, does change in students' reading interests influence test-retest reliability of an instrument used to assess those interests? In addition, does the magnitude of that influence reduce the usefulness of such assessment for long-range planning?

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

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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?

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 …

Secondary Reading: A Concern Of The Past. A Trend Of The Present, A Demand Of The Future, Constance Clifton Hettinger

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Educators have been concerned with the problem of reading at the secondary level for decades. It is the purpose of this paper to trace the manifestations of that concern and to provide insight into the current and future status of secondary reading instruction.

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

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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.

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.

Article Index

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Index to articles in volume 23.

Reading Horizons Vol. 23, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 23, issue 4.

Instructional Cloze Procedures: Rationale, Framework, And Examples, William J. Valmont

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Cloze procedures are being used by more and more teachers. Schools, school districts, and state school systems have been using cloze or modified cloze procedures for testing reading comprehension growth. More educators now have begun to use cloze for teaching reading. One reason for this development, perhaps, is that research findings show cloze as a potentially effective instructional technique. Jongsma (1980) states that cloze " ... is no more or less effective than many of the conventional instructional methods t,hat are widely used." Even with such a modest endorsement cloze instruction has exploded in popularity.

Comprehension And Rate: Oral Vs. Silent Reading For Low Achievers, Paul D. Burge

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This investigator sought to examine the influence of oral and silent reading behavior on the reading rate and comprehension levels of the learner. Two questions were posed for investigation: 1. Do low achieving fourth graders read significantly more rapidly silently or orally? 2. Do low achieving fourth graders comprehend materials significantly better after having read orally or after having read silently?

Content Area Reading: A Modular Approach, Walter L. Powers, Michael C. Mckenna, John W. Miller

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The project is unique in two major respects. First, it greatly simplifies the participation of individual teachers by making available instructional modules prepared in advance for each textbook unit. Second, it coordinates the use of these modules with a diagnostic/prescriptive management system operated in the language arts program.

Figurative Language: How Is It Used In Basal Readings?, Maria Valeri, Edwin H. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

How much attention do editors of basal readers give to figurative language? What is the most common figure of speech found in basal readers? What is the least common figure of speech bound in basal readers? These were the questions the authors sought to answer through their research.