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December 1978 | Volume 36 | Number 3

The Three R's: What Works?


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Original Cover/Front Matter

Editorial / It Could Work Better

Arthur W. Foshay

The Quest for Reading Programs That Work

Shirley A. Jackson

Characteristics of Effective Reading Instruction

William H. Rupley and Timothy R. Blair

Pre-First Grade Starts in Reading: Where Do We Stand?

Dolores Durkin

Considerations for Evaluating Reading Instruction

Michael C. Strange

Poetry for Basics

Charlene Lowry

Reading, Writing and Mastery Learning: Are They Compatible?

Thomas E. Barone

Science and Sense in School—Mathematics Skill Instruction

Leroy G. Callahan

IGE: Will It Work?

Robert J. Krajewski

Sowing Seeds of Promise: To Create Meaningful Contexts for Skills

John Shaughnessy

Building on Cultural Strengths: A Route to Academic Achievement

Frances B. Holliday and Carole Edwards

The Silent Curriculum: Its Impact on Teaching the Basics

Philip L. Hosford

Reading TV: Today's Basic

Don W. Brown

Reviews

News Notes

Bob L. Taylor and Robert C. McKean

Copyright © 1978 by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

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