Significant findings concerning the efficacy of individualized instruction techniques and type of instructional setting were generated by this study of Title I programs. Variables for the study were chosen because policy-makers were concerned about them and had the power to do something about them. The variables studied were individualized…

This report consists of the descriptions and results of two studies carried out to examine Title I programs in the Newark, New Jersey, public schools. The Sustaining Effects Study focused on two groups of pupils: those who participated in Title I programs for two years (1979 to 1982), and those who received remediation for one year (1979-80) and…

This one year field study of the effects of instructional practices and teacher characteristics on student achievement in and attitudes toward reading and math at the first and third grade levels involved the study of individualized instructional practices, and (2) instructional settings used in these grades. Also examined were the relationships…

This paper provides descriptive information about the implementation of prescriptive criterion referenced testing and its impact on a compensatory reading laboratory program in the Houston public schools. After describing the program and the rationale for the selection of a criterion referenced test, a study of the teachers' utilization of the…

The general program at Robinson Elementary School was supported by two compensatory programs, one federally funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act and one locally funded. 24 pupils who were considered to be the most educationally deprived by virtue of standardized test scores were selected for the Title I…

In this compensatory education field study of the relationships between certain instructional practices, teacher characteristics, and student achievement in and attitude toward reading and math at the first and third grade levels, the major focus was on individualized instructional practices and instructional settings. A purposive sample of…

This research suggests that school districts can simultaneously comply with Title I and violate congressional intent for expanding and improving the regular program. Losses in instructional time accompanying Title I may explain its ineffectiveness. (CP)

This program, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was designed to provide continuity of instruction in reading and mathematics for eligible pregnant school age girls in New York City. It was also designed to provide bilingual English-Spanish instruction for eligible students. The target population for the program was…

This paper examines the research on "pull out," a method or type of school organization for remedial teaching of Title I eligible pupils. Four major issues addressed are: (1) the educational benefits of pulling students out of the daily routine to provide them with compensatory education services; (2) the impact of such action on…

The 41 projects across the country funded under Title I, and validated by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare Education Division as "exemplary" and worthy of duplication, are described in this booklet. The descriptions, which are aimed at telling parents, community groups and educators what is working in Title I, are taken…

The High Intensity Learning Center System in Reading, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is a teacher support system which defines each student's unique reading needs and prescribes appropriate learning activities to fill those needs. It is a system that permits one teacher to manage the learning activities of up…

The Basic Mathematics Improvement Component, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, has the following objectives: (1) to help the underachieving mathematics pupil make satisfactory progress toward raising his level of grade placement in mathematical computation, concepts, and applications; (2) to help the…

Funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, the Summer Remediation for Incoming Pupils 1975 High School Umbrella #2 program (RIP) was designed to provide remedial instruction in mathematics to incoming ninth and tenth grade pupils who had attended Title I junior high or intermediate schools. The program was designed to bridge the gap…

The Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program, Summer Reading Remediation for Incoming Pupils 1975, had two goals: to improve reading skills by supplying an intensive program of remediation in reading and to orient incoming students to their new school environment and its staff. Participating in the program were 2807 ninth and tenth grade…

Drawing on data collected during the Title I Demonstration Study, this report describes the extent to which Title I programs "expand and improve" the Title I student's regular curriculum. Background information is provided through an overview and discussion of the Title I legal framework and its effects on service delivery. A comparison…