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Benning, Mackenzie; Lemkuil, Stephanie; Sullivan, Ashley; Moser, Christine; Watry-Christian, Meghan; Berrios, Reivian – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
With handwriting being limitedly taught in schools; high intensity, summer handwriting camps may resolve the numerous handwriting rehabilitation referrals of school-aged children. To improve handwriting, a 5-day (3-hr/daily session) summer camp was created for children (ages 5-9 years old). Thirty children (ages 5-9) were given manuscript…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Writing Instruction
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Lisberg, Anneke; Woods, Brett – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2018
Nearly one half of students planning to earn a STEM degree either change majors or leave college without a degree. The completion percentage is much lower for underrepresented minorities, of whom less than one third complete their STEM degree within six years. At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the STEM Boot Camp program was designed to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Learning Strategies, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
Afterschool Alliance, 2016
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with Dollar General Literacy Foundation, is proud to present this issue brief examining the vital role afterschool programs play in building students' literacy skills. This issue brief will focus on the year-round support needed to help students with their reading, writing and critical thinking skills. This…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Phillips, Kathleen; And Others – 1983
The report describes the Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program, implemented for eligible migrants in Wisconsin during the 1982-83 school year and following summer term to improve academic skills and meet special educational needs, and examines program effectiveness using data from annual end-of-project evaluation reports. Included are a summary…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Learning Activities
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Chapman, Thandeka K.; Hobbel, Nikola – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2006
The following paper presents the findings from an evaluative research project that investigated the merits and challenges of an academic bridge program between Milwaukee Public School high school students and the University of Wisconsin Madison. Using a mixed-method design, the researchers focused on evaluating the three-week writing workshops…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Transitional Programs, College Preparation, Partnerships in Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1977
To fulfill Wisconsin's responsibilities for reporting to the federal government and to share information on Wisconsin's Title I Migrant education projects, end-of-project evaluation reports were submitted for each project and were based on data in Title I grant applications and Migrant Student Record Transfer System data. Wisconsin operated 20…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Migrant Children