Reading: Its Nature and Importance 3
Basal and Literature-Based Approaches to Reading 6
Literature-Based versus Basal Approach to Reading 14
Are the effects on reading and reading-related behavior the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Rasinski and DeFord's (1985) Study 14
Are the effects on reading or reading-related behavior the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: El-Amin and Richmond's (1992) Study 16
Are the effects on reading or reading-related behavior the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Kolb's (1992) Study 17
Are the effects on reading or reading-related behavior the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Nunes' (1992) Study 19
Are the effects on reading or reading-related behavior the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Flowers and Roos' (1994) Study 20
Are the effects on reading the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Hintze's (1994) Study 21
Are the effects on reading the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: Smith's (1993) Study 22
Are the effects on reading the same or different for the basal and literature-based approaches: DeBoer's (1991) Study 23
Summary Conclusions, and Implications 24
COMPARISON OF BASAL AND LITERATURE-BASED READING PROGRAMS ON
READING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM
The purpose of this paper is to examine the existing literature on basal and literature-based reading approaches for the purpose of assessing their relative contributions to reading achievement in the classroom. To provide context to this examination of the empirical work, the report provides a delineation of both approaches as well as a description of the general nature of reading and its importance as a topic of research inquiry--this importance being the factor that justi...