Journal of College Reading and Learning articles from September 1999

Journal of College Reading and Learning archives from September 1999

Reflective Reading: A Study in (Tele)literacy.
September 22, 1999... "There are no truths, Coyote," I says. "Only stories." -- Thomas King In a multicultural adult literacy classroom, educators are constantly challenged to provide meaningful reading materials that provoke inquiry, inspire personal...

Case Studies in Support of Multiple Criteria for Developmental Reading Placement.
September 22, 1999... Open admission to all students interested in higher education is the essence of the community college. This policy is desirable because it makes college available to all who want it, reaching out to individuals from all socioeconomic,...

Better Learning Through Better Thinking: Developing Students' Metacognitive Abilities.
September 22, 1999... The notion that the vitality of America's democratic institutions relies on an educated citizenry dates to Thomas Jefferson. Just as Jefferson's abiding commitment to this ideal endures to our own day, so too have today's educators,...

From Hiroshima to Kosovo: Negotiating Conflict in Composition Classes.
September 22, 1999... Each day our newspaper headlines remind us of the correlation between language and violence, specifically narratives of war. Whether it is refugees from ethnic "cleansing," battles fought to subdue a tyrant, or a world war that links some...

Development and Validation of the Smith Learning Disabilities Screen.
September 22, 1999... Over the past ten years attention in the field of learning disabilities has broadened from a focus on the problems associated with school-aged children to include those of adults with learning disabilities (Brinkerhoff, Shaw, & McGuire, 1992;...

Teaching Reading From A Metacognitive Perspective: Theory and Classroom Experiences.
September 22, 1999... Educators are increasingly recognizing the value of instruction that focuses on the development of comprehensive strategies for thinking and independent learning (Stahl, Simpson, & Hayes, 1992). Included in this formulation are metacognitive...

Using Racialized Text in a College Developmental Reading Course: An Interview Study.
September 22, 1999... "We have the opportunity to address topics such as racism and sexism in a manner that is nonthreatening, especially given the size of the typical developmental educational class and the opportunities for collaborative learning."...