ERIC ED364855: Reading: Strategies, Practices, and Research for the 21st Century.

182 Pages·1993·2.5 MB·English

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AUTHOR
Hayes, Bernard L., Ed.; Camperell, Kay, Ed.
TITLE
Reading: Strategies, Practices, and Research for the
21st Century.
INSTITUTION
American Reading Forum.
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Utah State Univ., Logan. Coll. of Education.
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ISSN-0895-3562
PUB DATE
93
NOTE
182p.; For volume XII, sae ED 352 609.
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Conference Proceedings (021)
Collected Works
Research/Technical (143)
Reports
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DESCRIPTORS
*Adolescent Literature; *Adult Literacy; Awards;
Elementary Secondary Education; Functional Literacy;
Higher Education; *Integrated Curriculum; Lifelong
Learning; Mathematics Education; Personality Traits;
*Reading Attitudes; Reading Comprehension; Reading
Research; *Reading Strategies; Science Education; Sex
Role
*America 2000; *Newbery Award; Teacher Researchers
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
Paying particular attention to the far reaching
impact and policies of the goals and ideas identified in the report
"America 2000: An Educational Strategy," the papers in this book
focus on the strategies, practices, and research that may guide the
future of literacy instruction for persons of all ages. Papers in the
book are: "America 2000: An Author's Dream, An Astronaut's Vision, an
Educator's Nightmare" (Cindy Gillespie); "Response to America 2000"
(Eunice N. Askov); "Reaction to America 2000: Operation Desert
Drought" (Thomas Cloer, Jr.); "A Case against National Testing as
Pro7osed by America 2000: Japan since 1979" (Linda L. Arthur);
"Functional Literacy in the 21st Century: Employer, Teacher, and
Student Perspectives" (Richart Telfer and others); "Five Strategies
for Literacy and Lifelong Learning" (Lorri A. Forlizzi and others);
"Hurdles in Evaluating Adult Literacy Programs...A Few Answers"
(Barbara Van Horn and Emory J. Brown); "Comparison of a Skills-Based
and Natural Text-Based College Developmental Reading Program"
(Carolsue Clery and others); "Common Aspects of Recommended Young
Adult Literature: An Historical Perspective" (Margaret A. Johnson);
"Seventy-One Years of Distinguished Books: An Analysis of the Newbery
Award Winners 1922-1992" (Ira E. Aaron and others); "Gender Roles in
the Newbery Medal Winners" (Janet L. Powell and others); "The
Relationship of Gender to Attitudes about Academic and Recreational
Reading" (Thomas Cloer, Jr. and Beverly Pearman); "Using Literature
to Learn about Math and Science in Primary Classrooms" (Marino C.
Alvarez and others); "Reaction to Alvarez, Stewart, and Vaughn" (Don
Lumpkin); "Integrating the Curriculum: Re-Examination of a Nea,
Truism" (Mary Klein); "An Exploration of the Impact of Personality
Factors on Comprehension" (Nancy Boraks and others); and "Teacher
Reflection: Researching Our Own Practice" (James R. Olson and Marti
Singer) .
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1993, VOLUME XIII
Editors
Bernard L. Hayes and Kay Camperell
Utah State University
Publication made possible in part by support from
Utah State University, College of Education.
Copyright 1993 by the American Reading Forum
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The American Reading Forum Yearbook presents a variety of view-
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be interpreted as official positions of the American Reading Forum.
ISBN: 0895-3562
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Editorial Board
The Yearbook of the American Reading Forum is the official publication of the
American Reading Forum. It comprises papers recommended for publication by
the Editorial Board from those submitted by presenters at forums, problems
courts, and sessions of the American Reading Forums Annual Conference.
Tennessee State University
Marino C. Alvarez
University of Cincinnati
Terry Bullock
Martha Collins
University of Akron
Marilyn Eanet
Rhode Island College
University of Northern Colorado
Roger Eldridge
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Joan Elliott
Cindy Gillespie
Bail State University
David Gustafson
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
Western Washington University
Marvin Klein
Ruth Kurth
Concordia College
University of Central Arkansas
Mary Mosley
Georgia State University
James Olson
Wayne Otto
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Alice Randlett
Eastern Oregon State University
Kenneth Smith
Northern Illinois University
Norman A. Stahl
University of Wisconsin-Whitewa ter
Richard Telfer
Editorial Assistance provided by: Margaret Ellington, Utah State University.
The Yearbook of the American Reading Forum contains selected papers and
reactions to issues or papers presented at each year's annual meeting. The
yearbook, a peer-reviewed publication, is indexed with major reference sources
nationally. The yearbook is received by the membership of ARF as well as many
major libraries in the United States.
Four copies of typewritten doublespaced manuscripts (approximately 5 to 20
pages) that follow current APA form should be submitted. Manuscripts and all
correspondence should be sent to Bernie Hayes/Kay Camperell, Co-editors,
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From The Editors
Volume XIII of the American Reading Forum Yearbook contains
papers which have been recommended by the Editorial Advisory Board
from those submitted by authors who presented at the 1992 Annual
Papers and reactions from
Conference on Sanibel Island, Florida.
general meetings, problems courts, and forums have been arranged to
represent the variety of exciting ideas explored during the conference.
The American Reading Forum Yearbook has, over the past years,
addressed issues which are related to present day Literary concerns. The
focus of this years volume is to look to the future. As we move into the
Twenty-first Century, it is appropriate to look at strategies, practices,
and research that may guide the future of literacy instruction for persons
This year's theme "Reading:
Strategies, Practices, and
of all ages.
Research For the 21st Century" examines a wide variety of approaches,
issues and trends and their affect on reading instruction.
Particular
attention is given to the far reaching impact and policies of the goals and
ideas identified in the report "America 2000: An Educational Strategy".
American Reading Forum
Volume XIII, 1993
Coi dents
Papers
America 2000: An Author's Dream, An Astronaut's Vision, An
Educator's Nightmare
1
Cindy Gillespie
Ball State University
Response to America 2000
9
Eunice N. Askov
Pennsylvania State University
Reaction to America 2000: Operation Desert Drought
11
Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Furman University
A Case Against National Testing as Proposed by
America 2000: Japan Since 1979
15
Linda L. Arthur
Georgia Southern University
Functional Literacy in the 21st Century
Employer, Teacher, and Student Perspectives
27
Richart Tel
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Robert Jennings
Fort Hays State University
Reed Mottley
University of Southern Mississippi
George McNinch
West Georgia College
Five Strategies for Literacy and Lifelong Learning
43
Lorri A. Forlizzi
Eunice N., Askov
Prisceilla Carman
Pennsylvania State University
Hurdles in Evaluating Adult Literacy
Program ... A Few Answers
59
Barbara Van Horn
Emory I. Brown
Pennsylvania State University
7
Comparison of a Skills-Based and Natural
Text-Based College Developmental Reading Program
67
Carolsue Clery
Norman A. Stahl
Northern Illinois University
William A. Henk
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
Common Aspects of Recommended Young Adult
Literature: An Historical Perspective
77
Margaret A. Johnson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Seventy-one Years of Distinguished Books: An Analysis
of the Newbery Award Winners 1922-1992
89
Ira E. Aaron
Sylvia Hutchinson
University of Georgia
Nellie Hecker
Furman University
Gender Roles in the Newbery Medal Winners
97
Janet L. Powell
California State University-San Marcos
Cindy Gillespie
Nancy Clements
Ball State University
Becky Swearingen
Kansas State University
The Relationship of Gender to Attitudes about
Academic and Recreational Reading
117
Thomas Cloer, Jr.
Beverly Pearrnan
Furman University
Using Literature to Learn about Math and Science
in Primary Classrooms
129
Marino C. Alvarez
Tennessee State University
Marty Stewart
Judy Vaughn
Westmeade Elementary School, Nashville, TN
Reaction to Alvarez, Stewart, and Vaughn
139
Don Lumpkin
Ball State University
Integrating the Curriculum: Re-examination of a Near Trusism
141
Mary Klein
Western Washington University
An Exploration of the Impact of Personality
Factors on Comprehension
151
Nancy Boraks
Mary Brittain
Fred Linder
Dave Bauer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Teacher Reflection: Researching Our Own Practice
165
fames R. Olson
Marti Singer
Georgia State University
9
America 2000:
An Author's Dream, An Astronaut's
Vision, An Educator's Nightmare
Cindy Gillespie
I don't go to the movie theater very often to watch recently released
movies because I know full well they will soon be available on video-
tape (It doesn't take long, particularly if the movie is a box office flop.).
Many of today's movies, both on television and the silver screen, are
based in fact, or partially in fact, on current events which appear in the
local newspaper or the weekly tabloids. Certainly, if a bizarre incident
appears in People Magazine you can rest assured that it will probably end
up on the silver screen or on the movie of the week. At the 1992 meeting
of the American Reading Forum, we had the opportunity to watch what
I consider to be a box office flop: America 2000.
It is based is fact on
Now this video had all the makings of a hit:
current events in the newspaper (although I doubt it made the tabloids,
and probably did not make the cover of People Magazine, 1 can't
remember), and it was released fairly soon after the National Goals
were announced by the U.S. Department of Education. The main
characters are well-known figures: Former President Bush, Former
Secretary of Education Alexander, and Alex Haley. (I would include
Astronaut Jernigan, but I don't think she's a household name, yet).
However, if the actors do not have a decent script, the movie bombs. In
all fairness to the Department of Education, the video is very well done;
Let's review the
it's the script, America 2000, the makes it a flop.
contents of the video.