Discusses study which sought to determine the nature and extent (specifically, the credit, enrollment, faculty involvement, and support for the institution) of reading improvement programs in the larger senior colleges and universities in the United States. (JM)

Describes the program of the University of South Carolina's college of general studies development center, which was created in order to improve student reading skills. (FL)

Presents results of a survey to determine the characteristics, organizational patterns, instructional methods, and current trends in university reading clinics in the United States. (FL)

Describes the developmental reading program at a Midwestern university which has as its major objectives the improvement of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and reading rates. (FL)

A study examined the skills taught in college reading programs and who teaches them. Questionnaires were returned from 105 colleges and universities across the United States. The data collected were analyzed to show the frequency of response, and the results indicated that (1) reading was taught primarily by persons with master's degrees or…

Describes the evolution, development, and characteristics of a developmental reading program at a private four-year college. Discusses student placement, class structuring, tutoring, and program rationale. (FL)

Describes a study skills program for college freshmen that was based on information obtained from older college students about the problems they had encountered as entering freshmen. (FL)

The development and implementation of a tutor training program designed to eliminate adult illiteracy in one area of North Carolina are described in this paper. Various sections of the paper provide information about (1) the history of the program, which was initiated by staff members at the learning center of the Blue Ridge Technical College in…

This paper gives college reading instructors a four-part prescription to ensure the continued success of their college reading programs: Dispel the myth of remediation that separates college reading programs from traditional academic departments. Define and articulate a philosophy for reading instruction at the college level. Expand college…

Arguing that computers can help college students make connections between reading and rhetorical theory and research by providing them with opportunities to read reflectively and rhetorically, this paper describes an ideal computer assisted reading component of a composition program. Following a brief introduction, the first section of the paper…

Describes a reading program for teaching study strategies in depth that integrates reading development with content area teaching. Recommends that course content teachers be responsible for reading development and that these teachers be offered instruction in teaching the strategies appropriate for study reading. (SRT)

College reading programs have not only increased in number, but their nature and scope have also changed. There has been a change toward programs that are concerned with improvement of reading in the content areas, and, broadly, with the improvement of learning in college. But at the same time, there appears to be a great variety in college…

Intended for instructors and administrators setting up a college reading and study skills program, this paper presents eight issues that should be carefully considered when developing a program structure that will suit the needs and framework of each institution. Discussions, resolutions, and rationale are provided for the following issues: (1)…

Consituting the first full treatment of computers in reading, this volume focuses on recent developments in computer assisted instruction and its classroom implications. The eight chapters provide information on the following topics: the development of digital computers and of programs for using them for educational purposes, college centers…

Concludes that reading clinics run by colleges offer services to the community as well as for training students in diagnosis and remediation and that their services, fees, and clients vary. (FL)