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Cahill, Janet – 1976
The differential effectiveness of four compensatory education programs for economically disadvantaged children was assessed. Ninety-two children were assigned to one of the following remedial approaches: a child focused school based, a child focused home based, a mother-child home based, a mother only home based. A no treatment control group was…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Conventional Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Moore, Mary T.; Funkhouser, Janie – 1990
This report provides information about the use of extended time strategies by local Chapter 1 programs and offers practical guidance for district and school staff who are considering adoption of the strategies. The report focuses on five basic strategies for extending instructional time for Chapter 1 students: (1) extended day kindergarten; (2)…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Shuttleworth, Dale – Education Canada, 1986
Describes a program to improve the reading skills of primary and junior level students by encouraging parents to listen to their child reading at home for at least 20 minutes daily. Notes program results including improved reading development, better home-school relationships, and increased circulation for school and community libraries. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Home Programs
Saide, Tom – 1983
The Queensland Primary Itinerant Teacher Service assists home tutors with the education of primary school children on correspondence education, supplementing the efforts of the Primary Correspondence School (PCS) and the Schools of the Air (SOTA). Primary means of service delivery is the home visit. The role of the itinerant teacher encompasses…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries