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Patzelt, Karen E. – 1991
A behavior modification program designed to increase the rate of mathematics homework completion by a learning-disabled student is reported. The 9-year-old subject habitually failed to complete daily math homework assignments and had not responded to a classroom behavior modification program. The subject and teacher created a 3-week contract and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Contracts
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This booklet describes the Power Hour of Homework program for elementary school through secondary school students, including tips on implementing the program at home (i.e., checking homework, talking to the teacher, determining the correct amount of homework time for individual students) and survey responses to questions from parents and students.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Wiederholt, J. Lee; And Others – 1993
This book contains a discussion of the resource program concept for students with special needs, the roles of the resource teacher, and directions for implementing and operating resource programs. Part I outlines a rationale for resource programs, their historical development, types of resource models, research-based effectiveness of this…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Software Evaluation, Consultation Programs, Disabilities
Epstein, Joyce L.; And Others – 1992
Designed to help teachers promote a teacher-parent partnership process, this manual describes the Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) program in language arts, science, and health. The manual covers the TIPS Interactive Homework Process, focusing on overcoming obstacles, TIPS activities, the process of informing parents, and students'…
Descriptors: Health Education, Homework, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
Holmes, Wendell P., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes 11 effective steps taken by the Duval County (Florida) school board to improve the academic achievement of minority students, as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Programs include eliminating social promotion, developing tests of essential skills and minimum skills, involving the family, and helping with personal problems. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1994
This guide is the sixth in a series of guidelines designed to be a framework for positive action at the school site and in the classroom through the High Schools That Work (HSTW) program, an effort to raise the achievement of career-bound students. It explains how providing students with a system of extra time and help can motivate them to meet…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Demonstration Programs
