American Reading Instruction.
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| Title: | American Reading Instruction. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Smith, Nila Banton, International Reading Association, Newark, DE. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 528 |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Document Type: | Book Historical Materials |
| Descriptors: | Authors, Biographies, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Scholarship |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87207-892-5 |
| Abstract: | A presentation of the history of reading instruction in the United States, this book is a special edition of Nila Banton Smith's original 1965 volume with the addition of a prologue on her life, and an epilogue which updates the history of reading instruction from 1965 to 1985. Chapter headings consist of: (1) The Beginnings of Reading Instruction; (2) The Period of Religious Emphasis in Reading Instruction; (3) The Nationalistic-Moralistic Emphasis in Reading Instruction; (4) The Period of Emphasis upon Education for Intelligent Citizenship; (5) The Period of Emphasis upon Reading as a Cultural Asset; (6) The Initial Period of Emphasis upon Scientific Investigation in Reading; (7) The First Period of Intensive Research and Application; (8) The Period of International Conflict; and (9) The Period of Expanding Knowledge and Technological Revolution. A selected bibliography with works divided into periods dating from 1607 to 1965 is included. (MS) |
| Entry Date: | 1989 |
| Accession Number: | ED297273 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | A presentation of the history of reading instruction in the United States, this book is a special edition of Nila Banton Smith's original 1965 volume with the addition of a prologue on her life, and an epilogue which updates the history of reading instruction from 1965 to 1985. Chapter headings consist of: (1) The Beginnings of Reading Instruction; (2) The Period of Religious Emphasis in Reading Instruction; (3) The Nationalistic-Moralistic Emphasis in Reading Instruction; (4) The Period of Emphasis upon Education for Intelligent Citizenship; (5) The Period of Emphasis upon Reading as a Cultural Asset; (6) The Initial Period of Emphasis upon Scientific Investigation in Reading; (7) The First Period of Intensive Research and Application; (8) The Period of International Conflict; and (9) The Period of Expanding Knowledge and Technological Revolution. A selected bibliography with works divided into periods dating from 1607 to 1965 is included. (MS) |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-87207-892-5 |
