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Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Western College Reading Association, Volume 10, Issue 1 (1977)

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Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the WCRA. Personalizing Learning Systems: Ecologies and Strategies

Editorial Board

Editorial Board
Page: ebi
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In Memorium

Obituary
Elizabeth S. Johnson
Past President Western College Reading Association
Paul M. Hollingsworth
Page: iv
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Preface

Preface
Gwyn Enright
Pages: v-vi
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Miscellany

Contents
Pages: vii-ix
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Keynote Addresses

Mastery Learning and Politics: The Honeymoon is over
Jon Hagstrom
Pages: 1-5
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Keynote Address

Keynote Address: Meeting the Individual Needs of Students
Alton L. Raygor
Pages: 6-10
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Investigations

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The Use and Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization and Study Skills Methods in a Test Anxiety Reduction Program
Marshall H. Bloom & Jann F. Segal
Pages: 11-18
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Vocabulary Instruction at the College/Adult Levels: A Research Review
Marilyn M. Fairbanks
Pages: 19-29
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Come Meet the White Wrat the Diagnostic Spelling Test: A Modification of the Wide Range Achievement Test, Spelling (Level II)
Betty L. Heinze
Pages: 30-34
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Reading Ability and Readability Assessing the Gap on a Limited Budget
Margaret A. Hyde
Pages: 35-41
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Abstract

Abstract
Attitudes of Community College Instructors toward Reading: A Process for Change
James A. Swindling
Page: 42
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Program Descriptions

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Innovative Grant: Reading and Thinking Skills Project
Ann Coil, Jo Ann Wells & Pam Conlon
Pages: 43-48
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College Reading Center Approach to Improvement of Reading with State Employees
Joseph Ilika & Bonnie Longuion
Pages: 49-55
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The History, Development and Application of the Audio-Tutorial Delivery System to Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Kenneth L. McWilliams
Pages: 56-62
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A Junior College Program of Study for International Students who have not Studied English as a Second Language
Georgene Payne
Pages: 63-67
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Article
Restructuring a Reading Program
Rose Wassman
Pages: 68-73
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Abstract

Abstract
A Mathematics Learning Center — Progress Report
Herbert E. Garrett
Page: 74
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Abstract
A Model for Extending the Individualization of Learning Programs in a University Environment
Mary Hagar, Elsie Paranka, Diana Nasman & Gail Sheperd
Page: 75
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Program Prescriptions

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Management of a Learning Assistance Sector
Frank L. Christ
Pages: 76-84
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Guidelines for Energizing the Adult Performance Level (APL) Curriculum Development Process
Deborah Osen Hancock
Pages: 85-89
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Using Program Analysis to Aid Accountability and Planning
Edda G. Wilkinson
Pages: 90-98
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The Preliminary Stage: The Secret to Successful Grantwriting
Marianne Rinaldo Woods
Pages: 99-103
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Applications

Article
Developing an Individualized College Reading Program
Gail Vallance Barrington
Pages: 104-114
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Videotaping: A Useful Technique for Learning Assistance Practitioners
Alice A. Christ
Pages: 115-118
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Article
Academic Improvement Groups: An Innovative way to Help Students Build Better Study Habits
Sue Johnson-Davidson & Cheryll McCarty
Pages: 119-125
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Mapping the Idea: A Notetaking System
Jeanette Driskell
Pages: 126-130
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Enhancement of Self-Motivation and Positive College Attitudes through the Use of Behavior Modification
Peter Guay
Pages: 131-137
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Development and Use of a Test of Test-Wiseness
George M. Ferrell
Pages: 138-142
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Recall Vs. Recognition: A Strategy for Reading and Responding to Multiple Choice Test Items
Phoebe Helm
Pages: 143-147
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Teaching Students to Formulate Questions
Linda Martin & Barbara Tomlinson
Pages: 148-153
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Teaching Reading and Study Skills to Law Students: The Fair Method
Craig K. Mayfield
Pages: 154-157
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Ecological Strip Mining: Strategies to Help Students Dig for Meaning
Elinor L. Michel
Pages: 158-164
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Predicting Reading Ability through Language Experience: The Lazdowski Sample Survey (LSS)
Walter P. Lazdowski
Pages: 165-169
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Cloze Revisited
Virginia Shrauger
Pages: 170-174
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Abstract

Abstract
Glass Analysis: An Effective Word Recognition Tool for Reading Disabled Adults
Mary Rubin
Pages: 175-176
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Abstract
Reading Ecology and Instructional Strategies for International Students
Jeweleane Wilma Whittacker
Pages: 177-178
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Reactions and Interactions

Article
Cognitive Learning Style and the Brain: Some Implications for Education
Jason Denis Fenton
Pages: 179-183
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The Contradiction of Personalizing Systems
Bruce F. Grube
Pages: 184-190
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APL — An Introduction
Dorothy Chenoweth Klausner
Pages: 191-197
Published online: 10 Feb 2016
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