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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1977
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED176224
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contents Reading Improvement Curriculum. Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Autoinstructional Aids Basic Skills Curriculum Guides Reading Improvement Reading Instruction Reading Skills This curriculum guide was developed to provide a consistent reading improvement curriculum throughout the Lansing, Michigan, adult education program. An introductory section contains a statement of the purpose of the program, its objectives and goals, student and teacher survey forms, general instructions and suggestions for using the teaching materials contained in the guide, a series of placement tests, and several posttests. This section is followed by three major reading improvement units each containing a series of teaching materials covering the following subjects: root words, prefixes, and suffixes; synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms; main ideas and topics; relationships; following directions; graphs, globes, and maps; spelling; context clues; finding the main idea; reading for details; dictionary skills; content area reading skills; fact or opinion; propaganda and advertising; how to read faster; how to use the library; literature; the world of fiction; the world of nonfiction; how to read magazines and newspapers; how to read poetry; and how to read a play. Each unit also includes a syllabus describing weekly assignments. A section of answer keys is included for tests and activities given in other sections and a final section lists references where additional activities can be found. (TJ)
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spellingShingle Reading Improvement Curriculum.
Adult Basic Education
Adult Reading Programs
Autoinstructional Aids
Basic Skills
Curriculum Guides
Reading Improvement
Reading Instruction
Reading Skills
Reading Improvement Curriculum. Adult Basic Education Adult Reading Programs Autoinstructional Aids Basic Skills Curriculum Guides Reading Improvement Reading Instruction Reading Skills This curriculum guide was developed to provide a consistent reading improvement curriculum throughout the Lansing, Michigan, adult education program. An introductory section contains a statement of the purpose of the program, its objectives and goals, student and teacher survey forms, general instructions and suggestions for using the teaching materials contained in the guide, a series of placement tests, and several posttests. This section is followed by three major reading improvement units each containing a series of teaching materials covering the following subjects: root words, prefixes, and suffixes; synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms; main ideas and topics; relationships; following directions; graphs, globes, and maps; spelling; context clues; finding the main idea; reading for details; dictionary skills; content area reading skills; fact or opinion; propaganda and advertising; how to read faster; how to use the library; literature; the world of fiction; the world of nonfiction; how to read magazines and newspapers; how to read poetry; and how to read a play. Each unit also includes a syllabus describing weekly assignments. A section of answer keys is included for tests and activities given in other sections and a final section lists references where additional activities can be found. (TJ)
title Reading Improvement Curriculum.
topic Adult Basic Education
Adult Reading Programs
Autoinstructional Aids
Basic Skills
Curriculum Guides
Reading Improvement
Reading Instruction
Reading Skills
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED176224