Educational policies for English language learners (ELLs) tend to focus on English language acquisition. In this chapter, the authors argue that educators need to give more attention to the development of bilingualism and biliteracy to draw upon the tremendous intellectual, linguistic, and cultural resources that bilingual children bring to the…

Describes the conditions that led to Florida's initiative in compensatory education, the legal basis of compensatory education in Florida, the care taken not to violate federal regulations, and the cost relationships between compensatory education programs and the basic program offerings of school districts. (Author/IRT)

Distance education which provides important contribution to education systems is applied in many fields successfully. Teacher training is another field in which distance education is used widely. Distance education is used for teacher's graduate education as much as teacher's preservice and inservice training at elementary and secondary education…

Distance education which provides important contribution to education systems is applied many fields successfully. Teacher training is another field in which distance education is used widely. Distance education is used for teacher's graduate education as much as teacher's preservice and inservice training at elementary and secondary education…

After briefly outlining the purpose of the National Diffusion Network (NDN), this article describes five reading programs judged by NDN to be exemplary. Each description includes target audience, content, evidence of effectiveness, implementation requirements, costs, and contact address. Three are primary programs, two elementary, and four…

The federally mandated evaluation system resulted from past failures to provide Congress with accurate information on how well Title I was working. The new system which is designed to aggregate locally developed evaluations into a national summary is described. (Author/RL)

Describes an innovative program developed at the University of California San Francisco and designed to address the shortage of underrepresented minorities and persons of disadvantaged backgrounds in the dental profession and to improve access to care for disadvantaged communities. The program involves exam preparation and learning skills courses,…

The movement to establish socialist Sunday schools during the early twentieth century is one of the best kept secrets of American socialist and educational historiography. During these years many working-class radicals provided their children with a formal, weekend education that lacked strong capitalistic biases dominant in the public schools.…

About 1,500 schools nationwide pay an estimated $200 million in federal funds to private enterprises claiming to provide better literacy instruction than the disappointing Title I results of the past 34 years. Programs run by Kaplan Inc., Success for All Foundation, Sylvan Learning Systems, and Reading Recovery Council are described. (MLH)

Describes an extended school day program in the Dade County (Florida) schools that was tested on 4,000 Title I eligible elementary students. In all but one case, the pilot groups surpassed the achievement of children in regular Title I programs. (Author/IRT)

Provides a brief overview of the Educational Testing Service's 1971 survey of compensatory reading instruction in the United States. (FL)

Presents elements of a reading improvement program at Indiana University designed to assist science students. The program uses college-level textbooks, redefines reading as the reception of ideas rather than the calling of words, seeks to increase reading speed, and stresses pragmatic study skills. (DR)

Project AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a four-year elective high school program that prepares underachieving, disadvantaged students to attend college. The program is now implemented in 58 secondary schools in San Diego County, California. (TE)

In 1972, the Nottinghamshire Education Committee surveyed all primary schools to identify those in areas of multiple social and educational disadvantage. A program, including increased funding, parent education, and in-service, was developed for these schools, to meet the Plowden Report's goal of "positive discrimination" for the…

Describes Rochester Institute of Technology's College Restoration Program for students who have been suspended or placed on academic probation, focusing on the recently added math component. Covers the individualized noncredit math course from placement through evaluation. Analyzes outcomes, revealing an increase in student grade point averages.…