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Asplund, Bennett; Benolken, David – 1974
This report, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," describes a Title I sequential reading support program for educationally disadvantaged junior high school students and analyzes the vocabulary and reading comprehension test results of this program for the school year 1972-1973. After group and individual pretesting in reading and…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Individualized Instruction, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension
Download full textWurster, Stanley R. – 1974
The basic purpose of this project was to improve the reading achievement of educationally disadvantaged students, but improvement was also anticipated in the areas of self-reliance, feelings of self-worth, attitudes toward reading, and attendance. The 142 subjects (56 second graders, 50 third graders, and 36 fourth graders) attended one of the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement
Bloesser, Robert; And Others – 1968
In an attempt to help college students who needed remedial work in English composition and reading, a combination of four courses (two in English and two in psychology) by means of team teaching and block scheduling was designed at Foothill College. During the spring of 1968, 30 selected students met during a 2-hour block of time five days a week.…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Tests
House, Gary D. – 1979
The equivalency of achievement results obtained under Title I evaluation models A1 and C1 was examined. Data were reading comprehension and arithmetic scores on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, administered to fourth, sixth, and eighth grade students in St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis Public Schools had traditionally used Model A1, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Age Differences, Arithmetic
Faulkner, Ann B.; And Others – 1993
This guide is designed to offer interesting, authentic practice in reading college-level technical textbooks and periodical articles. The book contains actual reading assignments and strategies to help students improve comprehension and to develop metacognitive insight into their own reading processes. The guide is presented in three levels, each…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
