Colleges are facing an increasing population of students who begin their college experience in developmental education classes in reading, math, and/or English. Many of these students are unsuccessful in attaining a degree, sometimes because they are deterred by their lack of preparation and the delay of two or more semesters before they begin…

This case study explores the impact of metacognitive reading strategies on the ability of five college students in developmental courses to self-regulate while reading. Instruction in reading strategies derived from past research on metacognition was scaffolded, based on Pearson and Gallagher's (1983) model of gradual release of responsibility.…

Dr. Byron McClenney is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration and serves on the staff of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas-Austin as Project Director for Achieving the Dream. He was previously the President of the Community College of Denver. As President of the Community College of…

Four types of developmental education programs have been designed to help students overcome or compensate for: (1) deficiencies in grades or subjects required for admission to a senior institution or to colleges and transfer programs (Pre-Transfer); (2) deficiencies in reading, writing, speech, arithmetic, study habits, motivation, and other…

Expresses position that the development of academic and interpersonal skills through developmental programs is a legitimate function of any comprehensive community/junior college and that the granting of college credit for time spent acquiring skills legitimizes learning. Also deals with objections to granting college credit for remedial courses.…

Includes abstracts of documents in the ERIC junior-college collection that deal with the special programs or techniques used by two-year colleges to help students needing remedial or developmental work. (TP)

The granting of credit for remedial courses does not represent a lessening of the value of a degree. Rather, it is a manifestation of social and educational progress. (Author/DC)

Considered developmental services, in which the community college seems to be chiefly manifested. Author expected to convince others that the junior college idea can really be made to work. (Author/RK)

Considered programs designed to assist veterans in achieving a college education and the part community colleges play in their development. (RK)

Presents abstracts of three documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with two-year college remedial/developmental education. (DR)

Urges community colleges to provide the instruction necessary for foreign students to develop proficiency in English, focusing on program options (intensive, semi-intensive, support services), staffing, international students advisers, placement examinations, program evaluation, and possibilities for technical assistance. (AYC)

Describes the goals and status of developmental courses at Lewis and Clark Community College as they were when the college changed from a private to a public two-year college and relates present goals and status. Discusses growth in remedial enrollment, program expansion, and the importance of student evaluation and placement. (DD)

As English as Second Language (ESL) students move past their first college year toward degree completion, they may find themselves struggling on their own. This article describes one community college's approach to supporting ESL students throughout their academic career. English as a Second Language Across the Curriculum (ESLAC) provides…

Developmental education is one of the most difficult issues confronting community colleges. Community colleges are charged with teaching students college-level material, yet a majority of their students arrive with academic skills in at least one subject area that are judged to be too weak to allow them to engage successfully in college-level…

This study explored relationships between placement decisions in English and reading courses and measures of college achievement and persistence for first-time degree- and certificate-seeking community college students enrolled at a large, public, suburban-serving community college in Maryland. Archived records were examined for students who had…