The District 10 Reading and Diagnostic Center was funded by a grant from the New York State Urban Education program. The staff includes a coordinator who is a reading specialist, two teachers, and four paraprofessionals. Children receive instruction in small groups of five or work individually with the machines and materials. The primary focus of…

The purpose of this practicum was to implement and evaluate a peer tutoring program designed to raise the reading level of a selected group of low-achieving students at Harry Stone Middle School, an all-black, sixth- and seventh-grade school in the Dallas, Texas, Independent School District. Objectives were twofold: to raise the grade-equivalent…

Accountability based on reading scores will only demoralize teachers who are trying hard in disadvantaged schools. A better response to reading failure would include improved teacher training and placement, ability grouping, reduced class size, adequate specialist support, and kindergarten reading. PS 209 in Queens utilizes several of these…

Contains articles describing: (1) a writing laboratory at Cedar Crest College (Pennsylvania); (2) 12 biology minicourses used at Elizabethtown Community College (Kentucky); (3) the "Self-Persuasion for Study Improvement Project" at East Tennessee State University; and (4) a vocabulary acquisition program used to help University of North Carolina…

Describes Math Clinic, a remedial program to diagnose and remediate elementary school students' mathematical concepts. Provides details about the program's objectives; student recruitment; how to apply to the program; diagnosis and identification of participants' achievement, mathematical difficulties, and attitudes toward mathematics; and…

Responding to the growing consensus among researchers and educators that prevention of learning problems makes more sense than remediation, this book presents essays that suggest ways to improve literacy instruction for all children, particularly those who are at risk. Essays in the book discuss practical matters such as funding, curriculum,…

Background information on Wascana Institute's (Regina, Saskatchewan) existing learning assistance programs is presented along with a proposal for a readily-accessible, one-stop learning assistance center (LAC) that will furnish the information and services underprepared adult learners require to achieve academic success. First, introductory…

Now in the 17th year of operation, this project is a laboratory program designed to provide remedial instruction to improve the achievement in reading and/or mathematics skills of children who test in the lowest quartile in these areas. Classroom and laboratory teachers work closely together to identify potential program participants and formulate…

A description, analysis, and evaluation are provided of the Career Development Network (CDN), a collaborative project involving 6 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, 7 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors, the New York Department of Labor, local program centers and social service agencies, and about…

Separate articles describe courses designed to teach basic writing to academically underprepared college students. Six courses are described: a program which teaches students how to reason correctly, on the premise that students cannot write if they cannot think; a course which teaches academically underprepared black students how language…

The Mathematics Learning Center described in this report operates at Cerritos College (California) offering courses and individualized help in Basic Math, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Trigonometry. The paper first discusses the center's enrollment, hours of service, and semi-independent delivery system, under which students…

This summary report describes the three-year Special Emphasis Project, a large federal program directed at preventing and correcting reading difficulties among elementary school children. Section one of the report provides a brief history of the project, with descriptions of its rationale, intent, major and specific provisions, and the controlled…

This document describes a program designed to strengthen the educational opportunities of juvenile delinquents and/or youth offenders in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and the Dallas County Juvenile Department Detention Center. The project's goals, expected outcomes and activities are outlined. Major project components outlined…

A widely replicated Title I reading-through-the-arts experiential program designed to provide remedial instruction in reading and to promote increased interest in reading and other academic areas is described in this report. Following an overview of the program and a statement of its philosophy, the report provides information about the various…

Project BUILD (Bilingual Understanding Incorporates Learning Disabilities) combined the methodology and concerns of both special education and bilingual education to provide appropriate, supplemental educational treatment and opportunities to bilingual children with learning disabilities. Children in grades one through five received individualized…