The Learning Disability Center in Binghamton, New York, was established under the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Specialized instruction is offered to all children reading 2 or more years below grade level in grades 3 through 6 and 1 year below grade level in grades 1 and 2. At the center, efforts are made to maintain communication…

This study contrasted the psycholinguistic abilities of good and poor readers from disadvantaged backgrounds after completion of the first grade, using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. It was predicted that disadvantaged children classified as poor readers would be significantly inferior to those identified as good readers on…

City School, an experimental school run by the Vancouver School Board, completed its first year of operation in 1972. It offers a flexible alternative to other available school programs for approximately 100 students in Grades 5 to 10. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was administered to students in January and again in May 1972. A comparison…

Ten algorithms for measuring school effectiveness were identified through literature analysis and interviews of the directors of 39 school improvement projects. The algorithms are described thus: (1) a major proportion of students achieve at or above average national levels; (2) an equal percentage of highest and lowest social classes achieve…