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Dellinger, Harry Vaughn – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences in first grade achievement appeared among pupils who participated in an eight-week Summer Head Start Program and qualified pupils who did not participate. Both groups were divided into three subgroups according to scores on the Draw-A-Man Test. Each subgroup (high, middle, and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Compensatory Education, Grade 1
Ogletree, Earl J.; Ogletree, Gerda S. – 1976
The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR) was developed to provide beginning and remedial instruction to disadvantaged children. This paper describes the DISTAR reading program, noting its heavy emphasis on programmed learning and repetitive drill exercises; it then cites the opinions of proponents and opponents…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
DiPasalegne, Rosalee W.; Ogletree, Earl J. – 1976
The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR) was developed to provide beginning and remedial instruction to disadvantaged children in preschool and the primary grades. The method places heavy emphasis on structure, programmed learning, drill, and repetition. To determine teachers' opinions of the DISTAR reading…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Black Students, Compensatory Education
