A PUBLICATION OF THE FLORIDA READING ASSOCIATION

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Volume 41, No. 4, Summer 2005

Table of Contents

 Articles

Research on Stance and its Effects on Teaching.....................8
...Susan J. Wegmann
Current research about teaching and learning informs teachers how to organize teaching methods according to the stance, or orientation, of the teaching methodology and response to the text.

Improving Reading Achievement and Attitudes Through Sustained Silent Reading .....................16
...Renee Hester and Linda Ray
Thirty-seven fourth grade students from a predominately migrant community were assigned to two groups to determine whether Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) would help improve reading achievement. SSR was effective in improving reading achievement and fostering positive attitudes and habits conducive to a lifetime of reading for learning and pleasure.

The lazy Readers Club: How to Keep Up with Your Recreational Reading .....................22
...Danny Brassell
Teddy Roosevelt read 20,000 books before he turned thirty. You can make reading a lifetime habit too by joining the lazy Readers Club.

We Can Sing a Rainbow: Using Music in the Language Arts Classroom .....................38
...Sharon M. De Beck and Stephanie Williams
Using music in the language arts classroom provides a nurturing environment for young readers, writers, musicians, poets, actors, and dancers.

 Features and Information

Editor of The Florida Reading Quarterly...................................................................... 4

President’s Message..................................................................................................... 5

Feature: Technology -- PowerPoint and Automaticity............................................... 30
          Terence W. Cavanaugh   --  PowerPoint Automaticity File

Feature: Technology -- Adapting Books for Success ................................................ 35
          Phyllis Neal-Wilson - Assistive Technology Educational Network (ATEN)

Feature: Interview with David Harrison:
          Poet's Memories Collected Can Create Masterpiece.................................... 42

Directory of Publishers............................................................................................... 47

Index for The Florida Reading Quarterly Volume 41 (2004-2004)........................... 49

IRA Application Form................................................................................................ 53

FRA Board of Directors, Staff, and Local Council Presidents.................................. 54

List of Honor Councils................................................................................................ 55

FRA Application Form................................................................................................ 56

 

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