A Comparison of Reading Programs for LD Students

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Richmond ◽  
Suzanne Aberasturi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Programs

Variability in Age and Experience among Blind Students Using Basal Reading Materials

1980 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-150
Author(s):  
Hilda Caton ◽  
Earl Rankin
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Basal Reading ◽  
Basal Reader ◽  
Significant Variability ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Blind Children ◽  
Blind Students

This study was designed to identify various problems encountered by children who read braille and use conventional basal reading programs transcribed into that medium. It was hoped that this information could be used to improve methods of teaching blind children to read and to help design more suitable reading materials for them. The results showed educationally significant variability in chronological age, years in school and grade level for blind children using basal reader materials designed for sighted readers at specific grade levels.

Providing Effective Leadership For Reading Programs

1984 ◽  
Vol 68 (468) ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Mangieri ◽  
David R. Mcwilliams
Keyword(s):  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Reading Programs

Training parents as effective listeners of their children's reading

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
S. Raciti ◽  
P. Mathams
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Children's Reading ◽  
Target Children ◽  
Children’S Reading

This study briefly outlines the results of a pilot project within the Bowen Special Education District directed to the training of parents as effective listeners of children's oral reading. The study assesses the relevant listening behaviours of two parents before, during and after being involved in a Parent Helper's Reading Program. The effectiveness of the program is generally evident from the observed improvement in listening behaviours demonstrated by the parents. Furthermore, the increased competency in listening behaviours by parents is paralleled by a simultaneous improvement in oral reading and comprehension performance by the target children. Also, the children's generalisation of skills from home to school is noted by both parents and teachers. Overall, this study suggests two significant implications to be considered within the context of existing reading programs utilising adult helpers. Firstly, the use of untrained helpers within school reading programs needs to be questioned. Secondly, the effectiveness of parent helper programs is dependent upon the level of follow-up and monitoring made available to program participants. While the limitations of generalising from a project using only two subjects is realised, the results suggest important areas for future investigations.

scholarly journals Shifting the Sands of Summer Reading

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne De Groot
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Reading Interests ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Summer Reading ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Summer Reading Programs

This study investigated ways in which summer reading programs (SRPs) support children’s recreational reading interests and habits and help to promote reading and literacy throughout the summer months. The primary research question was: How do children, parents, and library staff experience their public library summer reading program? This paper will present selected findings from the study related to children’s reading experiences in school and during the summer, reading games and incentives, and designing summer reading programs that emphasize the social aspects of reading. Findings from this study suggest that school and public libraries should consider moving away from traditional summer reading programs that include reading games and rewards and focus instead on providing children, their parents, and library staff members with greater opportunities to interact with books and reading, and one another, throughout the summer.

Systematic phonics instruction belongs in evidence-based reading programs: A response to Bowers

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Buckingham
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Phonics Instruction ◽  
Early Reading Acquisition ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Educational Psychology Review

AbstractThis article is a rejoinder to J.S. Bowers (2020), ‘Reconsidering the evidence that systematic phonics is more effective than alternative methods of reading instruction’, Educational Psychology Review (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09515-y). There is strong agreement among reading scientists that learning the phonological connections between speech and print is an essential element of early reading acquisition. Meta-analyses of reading research have consistently found that methods of reading instruction that include systematic phonics instruction are more effective than methods that do not. This article critiques a recent article by Jeffery S. Bowers that attempts to challenge the robustness of the research on systematic phonics instruction. On this basis, Bowers proposes that teachers and researchers consider using alternative methods. This article finds that even with a revisionist and conservative analysis of the research literature, the strongest available evidence shows systematic phonics instruction to be more effective than any existing alternative. While it is fair to argue that researchers should investigate new practices, it is irresponsible to suggest that classroom teachers use anything other than methods based on the best evidence to date, and that evidence favours systematic phonics.

Bye-Bye Basal

2020 ◽  
pp. 192-211
Author(s):  
Jill Tussey ◽  
Leslie Haas ◽  
Brittany Garling
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Reading Programs ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
Multimodal Literacy ◽  
Instructional Resources ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Literacy Resources ◽  
Digital Components ◽  
Print Literacy

Due to instructional limitations embedded within basal reading programs, the use of text sets offers teachers alternative instructional resources. Text sets can be utilized in all subject areas to increase exposure to a variety of digital and print literacy resources. Multimodal literacy as a form of blended learning, incorporates traditional texts with digital opportunities, allowing learners to connect, experience, and understand literacy through a plethora of engaging channels. Digital tools and digital literacy allow students to connect with current information in an engaging manner while increasing literacy skills. The end goal of incorporating digital components into text sets is to meet the academic needs of all students.

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