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Kirschner Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM. – 1967
A survey was made of Community Action Programs (CAP) in nine communities widely varied in geographic location, size, and characteristics. Principal emphasis was on organizational and program policy but curriculum content and teaching techniques were also considered. The most pervasive type was the remedial program, commonly delegated to a public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Budgets, Community Action, Cultural Enrichment
Street, Mary Julia – 1977
At Virginia State College, which has an open-admissions policy, entering freshmen who display serious weaknesses in writing are asked to attend a writing laboratory for two hours each week, in addition to attending their regular freshman writing classes. In the laboratory, students write a series of papers dealing with a particular subject.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
Download full textSchwartz, Henrietta S.; And Others – 1976
A comprehensive assessment of Right to Read programs in Illinois is provided in this final report. The chapter headed "Purposes of the Report" includes a description of the development of evaluation rationale and design, presentation of findings and products, and format for provision of conclusions, implications, and recommendations.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Development
Maine Township Diagnostic and Remedial Learning Center, Park Ridge, IL. – 1968
A collection of monographs concerning learning disabilities is presented. Subjects include a high school learning disabilities program, English curriculum development, evaluation philosophy, a traditional program, teacher created learning exercises, reading disability, student discussion, and language development. Discussions also concern…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Methods
Van Cleaf, David; Martin, Rita J. – Small School Forum, 1984
Explains how parents and other volunteers can serve as reading teachers for elementary school children. Describes the organization, activities, and effectiveness of a parent volunteer reading program to help fifth and sixth graders in the Ruth Hill Elementary School in Lincoln, Nebraska. (SB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6, Individualized Instruction
Park, Hapai – 1999
In 1989, the University of Waikato (New Zealand) established Te Timatanga Hou, a program of pre-university remedial study for disadvantaged Maori. Many targeted students come from rural schools that do not offer a seventh-form year nor a wide range of university entrance subjects. Students undertake 1 year of intensive pre-university training…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Environment, Educationally Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1992
A study described the 1990-91 and 1991-92 Chapter 1 Developer/Demonstration Program, Learning to Read through the Arts (LTRTA), and evaluated the effectiveness of its implementation. The program offers intensive holistic reading and reading-oriented arts instruction to Chapter 1-eligible students, using an interdisciplinary, thematic approach that…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Scott, David C., Ed. – 1987
Brief one-page descriptions are provided of efforts being made at member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College to bring underprepared students into the higher education mainstream. The 75 descriptions are organized into six sections: (1) Pre-College Skills, including programs such as Cuyahoga Community College's (Ohio)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Students of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District who had been in first through sixth grade and had been retained at some point in their school careers were eligible to attend the 1982 summer school for retainees. A total of 1,193 students were enrolled for at least part of the summer school, with a 94 percent attendance rate for the days…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Dallas, Susan, Ed. – 1982
One of the most difficult problems facing colleges today is dealing with students whose basic skills are too low to allow them to benefit from college-level studies. While some institutions seem to have given up expectations for underprepared students' achievement, others have instituted massive programs of individualized counseling and tutoring…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Multicampus Districts
Henard, Kay F.; Adelman, Stanley I. – 1982
Employing a question/answer format, this 13-section report presents descriptive and evaluative information about Amarillo College's ACcess Center, which provides developmental courses, tutoring, and support services to the academically underprepared. The first sections identify ACcess advisees as students scoring below the 9th grade level on any…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Grading
Donovan, Richard A. – 1976
Highlights are presented of programs designed to aid students underprepared for college level work at the ten institutions chosen as Associates for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) National Project II: Alternatives to the Revolving Door. The selected programs include: those at Bronx Community College, the Educational…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged
Mediax Associates, Inc., Westport, CT. – 1978
This evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Program in the District of Columbia public schools addresses four general issues: (1) the extent to which the program was implemented as planned; (2) the extent of participation by identified target populations; (3) assessments of the program by participating professional and other adult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Cultural Isolation, Economically Disadvantaged
Leckie, Sheila; And Others – 1978
A team of three educators developed and implemented a reading improvement program for first through sixth grade students who displayed discrepancies between their reading achievement and reading abilities. The program involved 283 underachieving students at seven elementary schools. The goal of the program was to provide intervention strategies…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Beck, Ray; And Others – 1977
The implementation handbook provides information on screening, assessment, and remediation procedures utilizing the precision teaching method for children with learning deficits in both elementary and secondary schools. The first sections discuss the purpose, define terms, and specify materials needed. The section on classroom management includes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Charts, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
