Dr. Ira E. Aaron

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Dr. Ira E. Aaron
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Background

• Education
• M.Ed. in Educational Administration -University
  of Georgia, 1947
• PhD. in Educational Psychology University of
  Minnesota
• Employment
• Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of
  Georgia 1948-1985
• Founder of the University of Georgia Reading
  Clinic

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Accomplishments

• Teacher and Principal - Georgia public schools
• Director of the Bureau of Educational Studies and
  Field Services - University of Georgia
• Department Head of Reading Education - College of
  Education, University of Georgia
• Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor
  Reading Department, College of Education,
  University of Georgia
• President International Reading Association
  1983-1984
• President Reading Hall of Fame 1987-1988
  (inducted in 1983)
• President College of Education Alumni
  Association - University of Georgia 1993-1995

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Accomplishments (cont.)

• Awarded
• William S. Gray Citation of Merit International
  Reading Association 1994
• Presentations
• Scotland 2002
• New Zealand 2000
• Jamaica 1998
• Prague 1996
• Toronto 1994
• Argentina 1994
• Maui 1992

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Recognition

• Dr. Ira E. Aaron is known for developing and
  opening the Reading Clinic at the University of
  Georgia
• Click on the link to visit the Reading Clinic
  Website

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Publications

• Some of Dr. Aarons Articles include
• Best Books for Children from Four Countries for
  1992. 
• Reflections on the Past Memorable "Reading
  Teacher" Articles. 
• The Past, Present, and Future of Literacy
  Education Comments from a Panel of Distinguished
  Educators, Part I.
• The Past, Present, and Future of Literacy
  Education Comments from a Panel of Distinguished
  Educators, Part II. 
• Comprehension in the Reading Program. 
• Word Recognition Skills Instruction. 
• Sequence of Reading Skills in Reading Is There
  Really One? 
• Conducting In-Service Programs in Reading. 

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Research Findings

• Best Books for Children from Four Countries for
  1992. 
• This article describes the winners and runners-up
  of childrens books from Australian, New Zealand,
  Canada, and Great Britain
• Over 60 books are shared in the following
  categories
• Picture Books, Young Readers, Older Readers
• Winners of
• Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
• Kate Greenaway Medal
• Carnegie Medal
• Russell Clark Awark
• Esther Glen Award
• NZ Librarys Young Peoples Nonfiction Award
• For a complete list visit Award Winning Books

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Research Findings (cont)

• Comprehension in the Reading Program. 
• This booklet that is directed at elementary
  school reading teachers, offers insight into the
  nature of comprehension.
• Suggestions for instruction to enhance children's
  comprehension skills
• (1) interpreting the rules of written English
• (2) enlarging meaning vocabulary
• (3) reading for main ideas and details
• (4) drawing conclusions, predicting outcomes,
  implying character traits and feelings, drawing
  generalizations, and drawing conclusions
• (5) understanding relations
• (6) interpreting figurative and special language
• (7) recognizing literary types and devices
• (8) interpreting critically

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Research Findings (cont)

• Word Recognition Skills Instruction
• The purpose of this article is to offer
  suggestions to teachers to promote development of
  students' word recognition skills.
• In order for students to be successful, the need
  to be taught
• Word recognition skills
• Phonics related skills
• Dictionary skills

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Research Findings (cont)

• Determining Relationships of Sensory Integrative
  Skills to the Reading Process
• Study was conducted
• on 90 randomly selected 3rd graders from Georgia
  with a mean IQ of 98 and average reading
  comprehension at 3rd grade
• to determine if significant relationships exist
  among intersensory transfer ability, intersensory
  perceptual shifting ability, modal preference,
  and reading achievement
• intersensory transfer, intersensory perceptual
  reaction time, modal preference, and sight
  vocabulary was measured by formal and
  specifically designed assessments

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Research Findings (cont)

• Determining Relationships of Sensory Integrative
  Skills to the Reading Process (continued)
• Results
• Positive correlations between
• sight vocabulary and reading comprehension
• intersensory transfer and intelligence
• sight vocabulary, reading comprehension, and IQ
• Conclusions
• auditory-visual integration is related to reading
  achievement in 3rd grade
• ability to respond rapidly to cross-modal
  stimulus presentation is related to sight
  vocabulary
• direction of modal preference has no effect on
  intersensory tests used in determining modal
  preference.

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Publications

• Some of Dr. Aarons Texts, Skillsbooks, and
  Workbooks include
• Comprehension in the reading program
• Taking off, going up, on your own
• Hidden Wonders. 
• Rise and Shine
• Hang on to your Hats
• For a complete list or to purchase any of Dr.
  Aarons work go to
• Amazon.com

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Scholarship Fund

• Ira E. Aaron International Scholarship Fund
• Started by Dr. Sylvia McCoy in honor of 35 years
  of dedication to the College of Education,
  University of Georgia
• For students wishing to study abroad
• Recipient must
• Be in good academic standing
• Have a demonstrated plan of international study
• For more information visit
• Ira E. Aaron International Scholarship Fund

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Award

• Ira E. Aaron Award
• 3,000 instructional grant for Teaching
  Excellence and Collegiality
• Recipient must
• Be full-time faculty at the University of Georgia
• Tenured

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Contact Information

• Reading Clinic,
• University of Georgia
• 309 Aderhold Hall
• Athens, GA 30602
• [phone]
• Dr. Ira E. Aaron
• 798 Collins Road
• Lyons, GA 30436
• [phone]