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Peer reviewedSakiey, Elizabeth – Reading World, 1980
Discusses the selection and training of student tutors for college reading programs, the supervision of tutors, and studies of the effectiveness of college-level peer tutoring programs. (GT)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Research, Higher Education, Peer Teaching
Peer reviewedThompson, Loren C.; Frager, Alan M. – Reading Horizons, 1985
Offers a technique for teaching vocabulary that integrates the use of individual students' needs and experiences with the use of sentence context in determining specific situational word meanings. (FL)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Christensen, K. Eleanor – 1984
Useful for teachers and parents of children who are developmentally ready for a beginning reading program, this guide is intended to help plan activities differentiated according to children's readiness for reading and individualized according to their strengths and needs. The guide is also helpful for young children who are either early readers…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
To compare the effects of two different comprehension treatments on the reading of university students enrolled in a developmental reading laboratory, 74 students were administered pretests measuring reading achievement and reading attitudes and were given five weeks of instruction in text organizing strategies and vocabulary development. After…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1984
A continuation of a kindergarten manual, this guide to teaching first grade emphasizes the need for a classroom environment that is responsive to children's needs for concept development, language acquisition, and active exploration of the world. Use of learning centers is presented as a strategy for actively involving youngsters in their own…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmental Programs, Elementary School Curriculum, Grade 1
Evans, Christine Sobray; Acquarelli, Kristen – 1982
Designed to help teachers encourage positive student attitudes toward reading on their own, this guide provides a developmental reading framework to introduce students to books beyond the basal series and to enhance reading motivation. Following an introduction, the guide covers the following subjects: (1) goals and objectives for both teachers…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Developmental Programs, Educational Objectives
Fleming, Delryn R., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Papers in this journal issue were drawn from the proceedings of the 1984 conference of the Western College Reading and Learning Association, as well as articles submitted for juried selection, and focus on reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and tutorial services at the college level. Papers are divided into sections for…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1985
A continuation of kindergarten and first grade guides, this teachers' manual contains practical suggestions for the implementation of a comprehensive program for second grade students. In the introduction the characteristics of the 7-year-old child, as well as the philosophy and focus of the second grade program, are specified. Section 1 presents…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmental Programs, Elementary School Curriculum, Experimental Curriculum
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1980
The articles in this collection focus on new sources of energy for learning at the college level. The topics of the 25 articles include the following: (1) the emerging role of the learning specialist in higher education, (2) adult learning disabilities, (3) vocabulary development for students of English as a second language, (4) the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Programs, Dialects
Peer reviewedKleinmann, Howard H. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Explains the Monitor Model of adult second-language development. Describes a study conducted at Queens College to assess the value of mandatory reading laboratory attendance for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedBaechtold, Shirley; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes how news magazines were used successfully as supplements to teach civic literacy, vocabulary, and writing to college level reluctant readers. Contains two sample exercises. (HOD)
Descriptors: Current Events, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Periodicals
Peer reviewedMealey, Donna L.; Host, Timothy R. – College Teaching, 1992
Research suggests several types of test-anxious students. Techniques for lessening anxiety include teaching metacognitive and learning strategies, using cooperative learning activities, and creating a nonthreatening environment. A survey of 102 developmental reading college students indicated that teacher behavior during testing and pretest review…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students
Download full textWilkie, Carolyn, Ed. – 1996
This publication contains seven peer-reviewed papers from a conference on college developmental education with the theme of student success. The papers are: (1) "Reversing the Academic Probation Dilemma" by John Foreman and Nancy Ann Rossi on programming for students on academic probation; (2) "Reading and Writing: Tools for Problem…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Class Activities
Musgrove, Ann – 1989
This outline decribes the Rehabilitation Prevocational Support Service program at Northwest Community College (Alabama), designed to help prepare selected students for occupational training programs or job placement and to enhance their academic level. Students are assigned to individualized learning modules based on pretesting by a variety of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Software, Course Content
Otey, Jerry A. – 1991
Drawing on methods currently employed at St. Philip's College (San Antonio, Texas), this paper describes six strategies for teaching critical reading skills to developmental students. For each of the methods presented, relevant resources are cited, a step-by-step instructional approach is provided, and the purpose and goals of the specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Critical Reading
