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WORKING, RUSSELL A. – 1966
THIS REPORT LISTS ABOUT 1,050 EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS AND SERVICES ACCORDING TO THE COUNTIES IN WHICH THE PROJECTS TOOK PLACE. THE LIST INDICATES THE (1) DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF THE PROJECT, (2) SCHOOL DISTRICT, (3) GRADE LEVELS INVOLVED, AND (4) TIME OF THE PROJECT (REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, SUMMER SCHOOL, OR BOTH). (LB)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
Kryza, Frank, T., II – 1975
The Connecticut Migratory Children's Program (CMCP), funded under the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, aims to provide migrant children with: (1) the opportunity to improve communications skills necessary for dealing with various situations; (2) preschool and kindergarten experiences geared to each child's psychological and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Opportunities, Enrichment Activities, Human Services
Curry, Janice; Zyskowski, Gloria – 2000
The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the elementary summer school program to improve reading and literacy in the Austin Independent School District, Texas. In June 2000, the 21-day program served 2,406 students in grades 1 through 3 who were below grade level in reading or at risk of retention. The budget allocation…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Zyskowski, Gloria; Curry, Janice – 1999
The Summer Opportunity To Accelerate Reading (S.O.A.R.) program is the Title I elementary summer school of the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas. The S.O.A.R. program provides early intervention to accelerate literacy learning for students entering grades 1-3 who are at risk of retention or are below grade level. In its second year…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness

Austin, Gilbert R.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1972
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educational Research
Toledo Public Schools, OH. – 1970
This is a series of seven reports describing and evaluating the following physical or basic skills development programs: Bicycle Program, Camping Program, Swim For Your Life, Outward Bound, Physical Skills Development Program, Community Summer School Programs, and Operation Recover. Modes of program operation and statistical data about students…
Descriptors: Camping, Compensatory Education, Outdoor Education, Program Evaluation
Al-Salam, Nabeel; Flynn, Donald L. – 1976
This report describes the results of a study of the cost and cost effectiveness of 27 summer reading programs, carried through as part of a large-scale evaluation of compensatory reading programs. Three other reports describe cost and cost-effectiveness studies of programs during the regular school year. On an instructional-hour basis, the total…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Estimates, Elementary Education, Program Costs
David, Jane L. – 1979
This study focuses on the current practices of summer programs funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Information provided includes the types of programs that have been implemented, the populations they serve, and the programs' costs. Data presented from a national survey as well as from individual State education…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Silverman, Dorothy; Bank, Stanley – 1979
This document presents evaluations of summer Title I and Impact Aid reading, writing, and mathematics programs and their Parental Involvement component. The Title I and Impact Aid programs are briefly described as are the evaluation procedures, program activities, program materials, interviews with staff members, process evaluation findings, and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness
Trismen, Donald A.; And Others – 1976
Since July 1971, the Educational Testing Service has planned and conducted a study of compensatory reading programs in United States public schools. This document, an addendum to the final report for phase two of the study, includes a discussion of the relationship of classroom observations and effectiveness in the phase two sample of noteworthy…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, National Surveys, Program Evaluation
Bildner, Beatrice; And Others – 1979
The Summer Umbrella Program was designed to provide remedial instruction to children with demonstrable needs in reading, mathematics, and English as a second language. Instruction functioned on an individual or small group basis, employing a flexible, eclectic, multi-modality methodology. The instructional design was diagnostic/prescriptive. Pre…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Junior High Schools
Dailey, John T.; Neyman, Clinton A., Jr. – 1967
Contents of this evaluation of ESEA Title 1 programs for the District of Columbia, 1966 and 1967, include: development of a statistical model for the evaluation; programs and procedures; patterns of program participation; data-gathering instruments developed for analysis of Title 1 Programs; relationship of program participation to pupil…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Instruction. – 1975
In South Carolina 235,420 children were served by Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs. The Fiscal Year 1975 allocation to South Carolina was 30,882,029 dollars. Reading activities were provided for 64 percent of Title I students, math programs for 48 percent, and dropout prevention activities for nine percent. The instructional…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1967
This report briefly describes Federally-financed compsensatory education activities for disadvantaged students in Michigan public and private schools during the 1966-67 academic year. Types of projects, fiscal policy, and use of grants are discussed. Illustrative projects, including a preschool program, reading improvement instruction, and a…
Descriptors: Community Services, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Evaluation. – 1972
In 1971-72, 1,045 school districts in the State of Texas provided supplementary instruction and/or services to educationally/economically disadvantaged children through the use of Federal funds made available under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The number of pupils who have participated in these projects has…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Dropouts, Educational Diagnosis