ReadingBehavior - National Reading Conference - Volume 3 - No. 4 - Fall 1971

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Journal of Reading Behavior, National Reading Conference, Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 1971) compiles research and editorial content on reading development and instructional practice. The table of contents covers factors related to poor readers’ test performance, developmental patterns in elemental reading skills, intervention studies for disadvantaged students, perceptual modality training, and word-learning difficulties. The editor’s page reflects on ten years of advocacy and proposes improved teacher preparation, accountability in reading objectives, and more effective training for teaching reading-language arts.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages76

Reading Time3 h 12 min

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Editor’s Page

Teacher training and preparation for reading instruction

Factors Related to Poor Readers' Achievement Test Performance

Developmental Patterns in Elemental Reading Skills

An Evaluation of a Summer Reading Improvement Course for Disadvantaged High School Students

An Experimental Study in Perceptual Modality Training

The Dolch Basic Word List — Then and Now

A Second Report on Word Confusion

Readers’ Dialogue

Rystrom's Model — For the Last Time

Critical Perspectives in Reading

Learning to Read Literature

Reviews

The Syllable: Its Nature and Pedagogical Usefulness

Children and Learning to Read

The Teaching of Reading

Reading and Remedial Reading

Reading Skills: Theory and Practice

Books Received

Index to Volume Three

ReadingBehavior NATIONAL READING CONFERENCE VOLUME 3NUMBER 4FALL 1971 JOURNALofReadingBehavior 1970-71 ● VOL.3,NO.4,FALL TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................iii Editor's Page ....................... Factors Related to Poor Readers'Achievement Test Performance一Wayne Otto,Mary Jane Canman and Delores Jensen.........1 Developmental Patterns in Elemental Reading Skills:VisualDiscrimination of Primary-Type Upper-Case and Lower-CaseLetters-P.C.Smythe,R.G.Stennett,Madeline Hardy and H.R.Wilson............. 6 An Evaluation of a Summer Reading Improvement Course forDisadvantaged High School Students-Wayne K.Gwaltney....14 An Experimental Study in Perceptual Modality Training-Marilyn Segal............22 The Dolch Basic Word List-Then and Now-Jerry L.Johns......35 A Second Report on Word Confusion:Sequence and Duration ofInstruction in the Mislearning of Words-George E.Mason....41 Readers'Dialogue一 Rystrom's Model—For the Last Time一 J.Jaap Tuinman and B.Elgit Blanton................47 Critical Perspectives in Reading-Albert J.Kingston Learning to Read Literature-Hugh Agee and L.Ramon Veal..52 Reviews—George D.Spache ..........· ......................63 TheSyllable:Its Nature and Pedagogical Usefulness一 Patrick Groff Children and Learning to Read-Elizabeth Goodacre The Teaching of reading-Donald Moyle Reading and Remedial Reading-A.E.Tansley Reading Skills:Theory and Practice-Keith Gardner ...66 Books Received............ Index to Volume Three ......... ....67 Editor LAWRENCE E.HAFNERFlorida State UniversityFeature Editors ALBERT J.KINGSTONUniversity of GeorgiaGEORGE D.SPACHEJacksonville UniversityConsulting Editor LESTER VAN GILDERMarquette University Editorial Advisory BoardPAUL BERG University of South CarolinaDON BROWN Colorado State College-GreeleyED COLEMAN University of Texas-El PasoJOHN GEYERRutgers UniversityWALTER HILLSUNY-Buffalo H.DONALD JACOBSWestern Washington CollegeJOHN MCLEODUniversity of Saskatchewan WAYNE OTTOUniversity of WisconsinEARL RANKINUniversity of KentuckyALTON RAYGORUniversity of MinnesotaGEORGE SCHICK California State College-FullertonHARRY SINGER University of California-RiversideEDWIN H.SMITHFlorida State UniversityBETTY WARDUnited States Office of Education The Journal of Reading Behavior is published four times a year-Winter,Spring,Summer.and Fall-by the National Reading Conference,Inc.,in coopera-tion with the Florida State University and Marquette University.Individual sub-scriptions are $8.00 per volume year.The institutional subscription rate per volumeyeai for one regular copy and one copy for binding,a total of two sets of fourissues,is 15,00.Single copies are $3.00. Annual National Reading Conference membership,including the yearbook anda subscription to the Journal,is available for $14.00. Copyright 1971 by the National Reading Conference,Inc.Microfilm editions areavailable from University Microfilms,Ann Arbor,Michigan.The articles in theJournal of Reading Behavior are indexed in Psychological Abstracts. Editorial Materials should be addressed to the Editor,Journal of Reading Be-havior,College of Education,the Florida State University,Tallahassee,Florida32306,accompanied by return postage. Send change of address notices (include old address,allow 60 days)and otherbusiness correspondence to:National Reading Coference,Inc.,Marquette Univer.sity,Center for Reading Services,502 N.15th Street,Room 202,Milwaukee,Wis-consin 53233. # EDITOR’S PAGE Ten years ago I wrote an article titled“Complacency-Number One Enemy ofChildren.”In that article I contended that thousands of our children are beingneglected in the schools daily.Factors contributing to this neglect were thoughtto be poorly-trained teachers,teachers who do not identify with the profession,principals who do not set a good example,school boards who do not functionwisely,and masses of citizens with unenlightened attitudes.The piece was a first-c

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How does the editor connect accountability to the need for better reading education?

The editor points to state programs developing catalogs of reading objectives to guide instructional practices and testing. He uses Florida and New York as examples of accountability systems affecting how reading is taught and assessed.

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