History of Reading Instruction
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to History of Reading. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
Fang Fang
Reference Specialist
Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
History of Education
Whole Language vs. Phonetic Reading Instruction
Reading Recovery Programs
International Reading Association
The Relationship between Reading Policy and Reading Instruction: A Recent History
Whole Language Reading Instruction
Beginning Reading Instruction in the United States
Reading Organizations, Institutes, and Special Projects
Literacy and Illiteracy in the United States
History of Reading Instruction
The Hidden History
For a history of reading instruction
Teaching Reading in the 21st Century
Improving the reading achievement of selected at-risk readers
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: ED437627
AU: McGill-Franzen,-Anne
TI: The Relationship between Reading Policy and Reading Instruction: A Recent History.
CS: National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, Albany, NY.
PY: 2000
AV: National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222. For full text: http://cela.albany.edu/history/index.html.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED437627
DEM: *Curriculum-Evaluation; *Educational-Legislation; *Government-School-Relationship; *Politics-of-Education; *Reading-Instruction
DER: Educational-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Federal-Programs; Government-Role; Program-Implementation; Reading-Attitudes; Reading-Research; Reading-Teachers; State-Programs
AB: This paper describes the recent policy history of reading education, its place on the public policy agenda, and the research that relates reading policy to reading instruction. Part I of the paper provides a brief recent history of federal education policy, which aims to ensure equity. Part II revisits compensatory education and describes systemic reform, the theoretical underpinning of current state education policy. It also reviews effects of the so-called second wave of policy that deals with the harder issues of implementation and capacity building. Part III emphasizes the research on implementation in Michigan--it reviews the relation between school restructuring and reading instruction and describes research on the non-monolithic character of policy responses by teachers and administrators. Part IV discusses the demise of constructivist reading policy in California. Part V suggests an agenda-setting process that culminated with current federal reading policy initiatives. (Contains 73 references.) (RS)
AN: ED437614
TI: Reading Recovery in North America: An Illustrated History.
CS: Reading Recovery Council of North America, Columbus, OH.
PY: 2000
AV: Reading Recovery Council of North America, Inc., 1929 Kenny Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43210-1069. Tel: 614-292-7111. Web site: http://www.readingrecovery.org.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED437614
DEM: *Beginning-Reading; *Literacy-; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Programs
DER: Early-Intervention; Educational-Cooperation; Educational-History; Foreign-Countries; International-Cooperation; Primary-Education; Research-Needs
AB: On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Reading Recovery in North America, this booklet reviews the history of Reading Recovery's "extensive growth, compelling research, and unprecedented success." The booklet tells a story of individuals whose vision, dedication, and untiring efforts have changed school systems and early literacy instruction, demonstrating that literacy for all children is possible. At the same time, the booklet tells a story of successful partnerships forged across international boundaries (New Zealand-Australia-United Kingdom-Canada-United States) and academic settings (universities and public schools) by collaborating participants, including researchers and practitioners; trainers and students; teachers, children, and parents; educators and legislators; school-based professionals; and partners. The illustrated history in the booklet begins with Marie Clay in pre-1984 New Zealand and her ideas about Reading Recovery and concludes with plans for future research in North America. (NKA)
AN: EJ634492
AU: Goodwin,-P.; Routh,-C.
TI: A Brief History of Timing: The Impact of the National Literacy Strategy on the Marketing and Publishing of Resources To Support Literacy Teaching.
PY: 2000
SO: Reading-; v34 n3 p119-23 Nov 2000.
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Instructional-Materials; *Literacy-; *Publishing-Industry; *Reading-Instruction
DER: Elementary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Marketing-; Writing-Instruction
AB: Notes that publishers of children's books and teaching materials have been keen to provide appropriate materials for use in the literacy hour. Suggests that lack of time and training to assimilate the new approaches caused many teachers to rely on commercially published materials. Concludes that time to become more knowledgeable and confident about practice remains paramount. (RS)
AN: ED432004
AU: Ediger,-Marlow
TI: Joseph Lancaster and the History of Reading Instruction.
PY: 1999
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED432004
DEM: *English-Curriculum; *Reading-Instruction
DER: Educational-History; Elementary-Education; Teaching-Methods
AB: Examining the origin and accomplishments of the Lancastrian monitorial system of instruction, this paper discusses the influence of that system on American education. It gives a brief history of how Joseph Lancaster became involved in reading instruction and how he was a pioneer in emphasizing a reading curriculum that was written down. It then describes the monitorial system of instruction and the Lancastrian method of reading instruction. It discusses influences of Lancaster on American education and lists six relevant beliefs in the thinking of Joseph Lancaster that were very progressive for his day. The paper concludes that Lancaster has a relevant place in the history of reading instruction as well as in bringing to the United States his monitorial system of instruction. Listed are 10 trends that are presently used in the teaching of reading. (Contains 15 references.) (SC)
AN: EJ547942
AU: Wood,-Karen-D.; Jones,-Jeanneine-P.
TI: When Affect Informs Instruction.
PY: 1997
JN: Childhood-Education; v73 n5 p292-96 1997
DE: Adolescent-Development; Affection-; Class-Activities; Classroom-Techniques; Elementary-Education; Instructional-Innovation; Interdisciplinary-Approach; Reading-Instruction; Student-Adjustment; Student-Attitudes; Teacher-Student-Relationship
DE: *Affective-Behavior; *Instructional-Effectiveness; *Literacy-; *Middle-Schools; *Teaching-Methods
AB: Discusses instructional strategies that address five affective needs of middle school students: freedom of choice, appropriate peer interactions, instructional diversity, personal expression, and broadened perspectives. Suggests that when incorporated into existing curriculum and laced with relevant application, these strategies can lead to a tighter match between the developing adolescent's affective needs and teachers' instructional obligations. (AA)
AN: EJ547919
AU: Burstein,-Matthew
TI: Using Computers as Instructional Tools.
PY: 1997
JN: Community-College-Journal-of-Research-and-Practice; v21 n3 p335-39 Apr-May 1997
DE: Community-Colleges; Educational-Strategies; Learning-Disabilities; Reading-Instruction; Spelling-Instruction; Two-Year-Colleges
DE: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Technology; *Teaching-Methods
AB: Provides an annotated bibliography of nine current articles from the ERIC database on using computers as instructional tools. Includes articles related to computer uses in reading and writing classes; for spelling improvement; to accommodate learning disabled students; and for speech, sign, or foreign-language courses. (AJL)
AN: EJ547265
AU: Borsa,-John
TI: Steps to Success in Reading.
PY: 1997
JN: American-School-Board-Journal; v184 n6 p36-37 Jun 1997
DE: Board-of-Education-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education
DE: *Intervention-; *Language-Arts; *Reading-Improvement; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Programs
AB: Identifies the elements of a successful districtwide reading-improvement program: (1) a strong central-office advocate; (2) an emphasis on phonemic awareness; (3) an early intervention program; (4) a concentration on language arts in the primary grades; (5) a basal-language-arts program; (6) a variety of assessment strategies; (7) a strong home-school connection; (8) strong staff development; and (9) board involvement. (LMI)
AN: EJ542422
AU: Eeds,-Maryann; Peterson,-Ralph
TI: Literature Studies Revisited: Some Thoughts on Talking with Children about Books.
PY: 1997
JN: New-Advocate; v10 n1 p49-59 Win 1997
DE: Cooperative-Learning; Educational-History; Elementary-Education; Literary-Criticism; Peer-Groups; Student-Interests; Whole-Language-Approach
DE: *Group-Discussion; *Reading-Instruction
AB: Reviews the growth of literature study as an open-ended enterprise for student growth and discussion. Critiques new directions in literature study among children. Explains basic ideas behind the authors' recommendation for literature study. (TB)
AN: EJ524251
AU: Stahl,-Norman-A.; And-Others
TI: Postsecondary Reading Strategies Rediscovered.
PY: 1996
JN: Journal-of-Adolescent-&-Adult-Literacy; v39 n5 p368-79 Feb 1996
AV: UMI
DE: Educational-Trends; Postsecondary-Education; Theory-Practice-Relationship
DE: *Educational-Change; *Educational-History; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Research; *Reading-Strategies
AB: Discusses how and why valid college reading and study strategies have become lost, altered, or copied as trends in research and practice have changed. Gives examples of fully viable postsecondary reading strategies that have been "lost," and argues that, with the field's compulsive desire to always be on the cutting edge, useful knowledge from the past is often sacrificed. (SR)
AN: ED396275
AU: Musthafa,-Bachrudin
TI: Reading-Writing Connections: Shifts in Research Foci and Instructional Practices.
PY: [1996]
NT: 15 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Educational-Trends; Reading-Instruction; Research-Needs; Writing-Instruction
DE: *Reading-Research; *Reading-Writing-Relationship; *Writing-Research
AB: Suggesting that, as a field of research, reading-writing relationship is still in its infancy, this paper examines how the field has developed over time and where it is currently heading. Using different decades (beginning with the 1960s) as a guiding time frame, the paper (1) delineates major shifts in the conception of reading and writing, and the focus of reading-writing research; (2) describes literacy instructional practices typical of each era; and (3) discusses the future directions of reading-writing research. Contains 28 references. (RS)
AN: EJ548230
AU: Hobsbaum,-Angela; And-Others
TI: Scaffolding in Reading Recovery.
PY: 1996
JN: Oxford-Review-of-Education; v22 n1 p17-35 Mar 1996
DE: Cognitive-Restructuring; Educational-Theories; Foreign-Countries; Individual-Instruction; Primary-Education; Psychoeducational-Methods; Remedial-Reading; Teaching-Methods; Tutorial-Programs
DE: *Diagnostic-Teaching; *Intervention-; *Reading-Difficulties; *Reading-Instruction; *Tutoring-
AB: Explores the applicability of "scaffolding" (adults providing support for children in tasks they cannot learn on their own) in the Reading Recovery program. Reading Recovery is an intervention program consisting of daily half-hour lessons taught by a teacher trained to diagnose and respond to reading disabilities. (MJP)
AN: EJ538654
AU: Teale,-William-H.
TI: Young Children and Reading: Trends across the Twentieth Century.
PY: 1995
JN: Journal-of-Education; v177 n3 p95-127 1995
NT: Theme issue titled "Early Education and Care in the U.S. during the Twentieth Century."
DE: Educational-Trends; Elementary-Education; Preschool-Education; Reading-Strategies; Teaching-Methods; Whole-Language-Approach; Writing-Instruction
DE: *Early-Reading; *Educational-History; *Emergent-Literacy; *Reading-Instruction; *Young-Children
AB: Outlines the most important 20th century developments in reading instruction for young children, analyzing why an approach was tried, and presenting results of these instructional efforts. It is concluded that the current perspective that seems to meet the needs of most children is that of emergent literacy. (SLD)
AN: ED394141
AU: Norstad,-Eric
TI: McGuffey's Readers.
PY: 1995
NT: 8 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Educational-Objectives; Instructional-Effectiveness; Spelling-Instruction; United-States-History
DE: *Educational-History; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Materials; *Textbooks-
AB: McGuffey's "Eclectic Readers" were a pervasive educational influence for almost 100 years in America and over 122 million copies were published before their use began to decline in the 1920s. Originally the work of William Holmes McGuffey, born in 1800 and raised on the Ohio frontier, the first McGuffey's readers appeared in 1837: a primer, four readers, and a speller. The readers had pictures on every page and stories almost always had a moral and a connection to God. Eventually 6 graded readers were produced and revised frequently over the next 83 years; they have never actually gone out of print and, as of 1978, were still in use. McGuffey's readers helped standardize education, spelling, and language. Their success at helping to shape the morality, culture, and literacy of American children presents a fascinating and instructive lesson for today's educators. (CR)
AN: EJ519128
AU: Luke,-Allan
TI: When Basic Skills and Information Processing Just Aren't Enough: Rethinking Reading in New Times.
PY: 1995
JN: Teachers-College-Record; v97 n1 p95-115 Fall 1995
AV: UMI
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; English-Second-Language; Literacy-Education; Reading-Skills; Social-Influences
DE: *Adult-Basic-Education; *Critical-Reading; *Functional-Reading; *Reading-Comprehension; *Reading-Instruction
AB: Using historical and contemporary perspectives, the paper argues that reading is a malleable social practice with identifiable moral and ideological consequences. A model that defines reading in contemporary social life through four interconnected roles is presented. The importance of critical reading in everyday life is illustrated through analysis of three functional texts. (SM)
AN: EJ508073
AU: Quinn,-Karen-B.
TI: Teaching Reading and Writing as Modes of Learning in College: A Glance at the Past; A View to the Future.
PY: 1995
JN: Reading-Research-and-Instruction; v34 n4 p295-314 Sum 1995
AV: UMI
DE: Higher-Education; Writing-Across-the-Curriculum
DE: *Educational-History; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Writing-Relationship; *Writing-Instruction
AB: Presents a brief overview of the history of reading and writing as modes of learning in college over the course of the 20th century. Traces important landmarks in education and research that promoted the integration of reading and writing for learning and its impact on college teaching. Discusses what practitioners can learn from this history. (SR)
AN: EJ445687
AU: Allington,-Richard-L.
TI: Reconsidering Instructional Groupings.
PY: 1992
JN: Reading-Horizons; v32 n5 p349-55 Jun 1992
AV: UMI
NT: Special Issue: Alternative Methods of Grouping for Literacy Instruction.
DE: Educational-History; Elementary-Education; Higher-Education
DE: *Grouping-Instructional-Purposes; *Reading-Instruction
AB: Discusses the historical and social context of instructional grouping and the assumptions behind it. Offers an alternative approach - a single curriculum with flexible grouping - in which the difficulties children experience with reading are viewed not as signals to slow down, but as signals to enhance and accelerate instruction, by any of several means. (SR)
AN: EJ428630
AU: Sawyer,-Diane-J.
TI: Whole Language in Context: Insights into the Current Great Debate.
PY: 1991
JN: Topics-in-Language-Disorders; v11 n3 p1-13 May 1991
AV: UMI
NT: Theme Issue: Whole Language Theory and Practice: Implications for the Language Impaired.
DE: Educational-History; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Literacy-Education; Writing-Composition
DE: *Learning-Disabilities; *Reading-Instruction; *Teaching-Methods; *Whole-Language-Approach
AB: This paper discusses the history of U.S. reading instruction; instructional approaches and learning processes; the whole language view of literacy acquisition; promoting literate behavior through reading to or writing with children, shared reading, and guiding children's reading/writing; and use of the whole language approach with learning-disabled students. (JDD)
AN: EJ428354
AU: Kingston,-Albert-J.
TI: A Brief History of College Reading.
PY: 1990
JN: Forum-for-Reading; v21 n2 p11-15 Spr-Sum 1990
DE: Educational-History; Higher-Education
DE: *Reading-Improvement; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Programs; *Reading-Strategies
AB: Offers a brief history of college level reading programs from the 1920s to the present. Concludes that, despite past trials and errors, most established college reading programs appear to be in firm ground. (PRA)
AN: EJ347832
AU: Venezky,-Richard-L.
TI: A History of the American Reading Textbook.
PY: 1987
JN: Elementary-School-Journal; v87 n3 p247-65 Jan 1987
AV: UMI
DE: Attitude-Change; Elementary-Education; Reading-Comprehension; Spelling-; Teaching-Methods; Vocabulary-
DE: *Basal-Reading; *Educational-History; *Reading-Attitudes; *Reading-Instruction; *Textbook-Content
AB: Presents a brief sketch of the history of American reading texts, describing the educational and cultural conditions that have prompted changes in reading methods and materials and in the textbooks themselves. (Author/NH)
AN: EJ346901
AU: Stedman,-Lawrence-C.; Kaestle,-Carl-F.
TI: Literacy and Reading Performance in the United States, from 1880 to the Present.
PY: 1987
JN: Reading-Research-Quarterly; v22 n1 p8-46 Win 1987
AV: UMI
DE: Adult-Literacy; Community-Role; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Government-Role; Research-Methodology; School-Role
DE: *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *Literacy-; *Reading-Achievement; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Research
AB: Reviews literacy and reading achievement trends over the past century and places the current debates in a historical perspective. Concludes that upgrading literacy skills now requires new initiatives by coalitions of educators, community groups, employers, and governments. (FL)
AN: EJ346889
AU: Cranney,-A.-Garr; Miller,-Janet-Smith
TI: History of Reading: Status and Sources of a Growing Field.
PY: 1987
JN: Journal-of-Reading; v30 n5 p388-98 Feb 1987
AV: UMI
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Intellectual-History; Interdisciplinary-Approach; Research-Methodology
DE: *Books-; *Educational-History; *Reading-Instruction; *Reading-Research
AB: Discusses the usefulness of knowing more about the history of reading and provides a multinational list of sources. (FL)
AN: EJ276115
TI: Language Arts: The Sixth Deca
DE: 1974-1983.
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p117-36 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Censorship-; Elementary-Education; Language-Usage; Reading-Instruction; Teacher-Attitudes
DE: *Back-to-Basics; *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts; *Nonstandard-Dialects
AB: Contains representative selections from issues of "Language Arts" from its sixth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting trends in English education that are currently of conern, such as declining test scores, censorship, the "back to basics" trend, and recognition of nonstandard dialects. (HTH)
AN: EJ276114
TI: Language Arts: The Fifth Deca
DE: 1964-1973.
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p99-116 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Elementary-Education; Literacy-; Political-Influences; Reading-Achievement; Reading-Instruction; Sex-Bias; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts
AB: Contains representative selections from issues of "Elementary English," a precursor to "Language Arts," from its fifth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as literacy, the increasing interrelationship between politics and education, and sex bias. (HTH)
AN: EJ276113
TI: Language Arts: The Fourth Deca
DE: 1954-1963
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p75-98 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Censorship-; Elementary-Education; English-Curriculum; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Childrens-Literature; *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts; *Reading-Instruction
AB: Contains representative selections from issues of "Elementary English," a precursor to "Language Arts," from its fourth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as censorship, criticism of reading instruction, and the evolution of literature specifically for children. (HTH)
AN: EJ276112
TI: Language Arts: The Third Deca
DE: 1944-1953.
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p51-74 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Audiovisual-Aids; Civil-Rights; Elementary-Education; Reading-Instruction; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts; *Writing-Instruction
AB: Contains representative articles, ads, and editorials from issues of "The Elementary English Review," and "Elementary English," both precursors to "Language Arts," from 1944-1953. Selections reflect educational concerns still relevant today, such as the impact of audiovisual equipment and letting children write to learn writing. (HTH)
AN: EJ276111
TI: Language Arts: The Second Deca
DE: 1934-1943.
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p25-50 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Elementary-Education; English-Curriculum; Reading-Instruction; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts
AB: Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its second decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as integrating the language arts and school closings. (HTH)
AN: EJ276110
TI: Language Arts: The First Deca
DE: 1924-1933.
PY: 1983
JN: Language-Arts; v60 n1 p3-24 Jan 1983
AV: Repri
NT: UMI
DE: Elementary-Education; Reading-Instruction; Teaching-Methods
DE: *Educational-History; *Educational-Trends; *English-Instruction; *Language-Arts
AB: Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its first decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary educational concerns still relevant today, such as the reading and writing relationship and teaching children to read by simply letting them read. (HTH)
 Phonics
& Major Decoding Strategies
|
Other Resources (available either for sale or via interlibrary loan)
Title: American reading instruction
Author: Nila Banton Smith
Year: 2002 Special ed. ISBN: 0872073483 (alk. paper)
Publisher: Newark, Del. : International Reading Association,
Title: Handbook of research on teaching /
Author: Virginia Richardson
Year: 2001 4th ed. ISBN: 0935302263
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : American Educational Research Association,
Author: Allen, Shirley.
Title: School language and literacy program 1992: Literature review, literacy development of students in the early years of schooling, disadvantaged by socio-economic circumstances.
Publisher: Curriculum Corporation,
Year: 1995
Citations identified with an ED (ERIC document) number are available in ERIC microfiche collections at over 1000 locations worldwide; to identify your local source, connect to the: ERIC Resource Collection.
Documents can also be ordered through EDRS for a fee: email service@edrs.com, tel. (800)443-ERIC. Selected ERIC Documents are available through online ordering via the EDRS's web site
Citations with an EJ (ERIC journal) number are available through the originating journal, interlibrary loan services, or for a fee from the following article reproduction services: Ingenta: email: ushelp@ingenta.com, tel. (800) 296 2221, online order form; or ISI Document Solution: email: ids@isinet.com, tel. (800) 336-4474, (215) 386-4399, online order form
