Analysis of the reading and math California Achievement Test performance of participants in compensatory reading and math programs in the Atlanta, Georgia, public schools is consistent with previous findings. The lowest performing students were selected to participate, and although the level of their performance was well below the national norm…

In the 1980-81 school year, the Title I program in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, initiated research into the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for mathematics in grades 3-6. Children from two lower socioeconomic area schools, who were one or more years below grade placement but were already making gains of 6-9 months due to an…