An Analysis of Modular Instruction of Newspaper Reading Skills to Poor Readers in Junior High School.

Fifty instructional modules designed to improve newspaper reading skills were field tested in this study. During a 50-day period, modules were used by Wilkes County, Georgia teachers as they saw fit in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade classes primarily for 338 students with poor reading skills. In summary, the effectiveness of the instructional modules for significantly improving newspaper reading skills of junior high school students, including those whose general reading skills were two or more years below grade level, again was demonstrated. (RB)