Secondary Teachers Can Teach Reading

Three inservice teacher training projects in Los Angeles were described. The Saturation English-Reading In-Service Training Project was designed for English teachers who had received little or no previous training in the teaching of reading skills. Part of the training involved the making of lesson plans which could be used in the classroom. In the second project, Remedial Reading, a group of teachers was instructed in basic reading skills and diagnostic techniques. Pupils volunteered to be tutored by the participating teachers. The Reading Skills Instructional Program, the last of the three projects, was designed to provide instruction in reading skills for content-area teachers. Evaluation of the programs by the teachers involved reflected the general opinion that the programs were beneficial and gave hope for helping the disabled high school reader. (DH)