The purpose of this paper is to summarize for educational practitioners the progress made in identifying existing reading and mathematics remediation programs that might be appropriate for use in Kentucky schools. The information provided includes: (1) a description of the process used to obtain information about remediation programs currently in…

The Diagnostic Mathematics Clinic at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is described. It is designed to diagnose students' mathematical learning difficulties and to provide remedial work to improve deficient skills. It is seen as an ideal setting for parental involvement in the educational process and viewed as successful and rewarding.…

The nature and use of the Cornell Mathematics Support Center (MSC) is discussed. It is viewed as significantly different from other existing support programs in that it is part of the Department of Mathematics and offers encouragement and support to any interested student, no matter what that pupil's mathematics level is. The MSC is based on the…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop and implement a remedial mathematics program to improve the basic mathematics skills of seventh-grade students at Nathan B. Young Junior High School who fail to master the required minimal objectives on the seventh-grade "Criterion Referenced Test" (CRT). Target students were screened for…