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Hartman-Haas, Hope J. – 1978
A study was conducted at Rockland Community College (New York) to determine the adequacy of the reading criterion that determined entry into its intensive freshman English classes from the college skills program, a developmental program designed to improve skills in communication, mathematics, reading, and studying. A group of 746 freshman English…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, High Risk Students, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedGood, Jennifer M.; Ley, Terry C. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2002
Details a reading program in which freshmen in a developmental studies program read books to children at a local public school. Reports that the students engaged the children in pre-determined learning activities and reflected on their own, as well as others', reading processes. Discusses theoretical underpinnings of this model. (Contains 19…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Reading
Download full textStahl, Norman A.; And Others – 1984
Issues pertaining to research on college reading and study skills programs are analyzed, based on a literature review. It is suggested that before educators can provide quality instruction, they need to differentiate practices that are conducive to learning. Evaluative criteria are needed to make such decisions, as well as to design and evaluate…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria
