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Dworkin, Nancy; Dworkin, Yehoash – 1978
The 1978 Summer Reading Institute, which served 58 Washington, D.C., elementary school children, is described in this paper. Major characteristics of the program model are first identified, along with elements that were added to the model in the preplanning stage. Numerous aspects of the program are then described, including the make-up of the…
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Activities
Buck R. Rex Education Agency, Northport, NH. – 1979
This document presents evaluations of four Title I and Impact Aid programs implemented in New York City School District 30: (1) Title I and Impact Aid Teacher-Paraprofessional Reading Team Program; (2) Title I Teacher-Paraprofessional Mathematics Team Program; (3) Title I and Impact Aid-Optional Assignment Reading Program; and (4) Title I…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
This program was designed to improve mathematics achievement by directing intervention toward diagnosed deficiencies in number concepts, computational skills, relationships among measures, and problem solving. Four hundred and twenty second through eighth grade students participated in the program. Math lab rooms were established in each of seven…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computation, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Brown, William H., Comp. – 1979
This report presents evaluations of the programs implemented by District 17 in Brooklyn, New York which were funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Impact Aid during the 1978-1979 school year. The following programs are discussed: (1) Upgrading Reading Grades 3-9, (2) Program for Learners of English as a Second…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textSparks, June R.; Davis, Cynthia L. – 1977
This paper describes the structure and operation of an evaluation system for the developmental education program at Dalton Junior College (Georgia). All applicants for admission to the college who score below 330 on either section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test are required to take the Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewedInvernizzi, Marcia; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1997
Describes the Charlottesville (Virginia) Volunteer Tutorial, a one-on-one tutorial program that promotes the literacy development of young children and involves a wide range of community volunteers. Suggests that the program offers one model of an affordable, alternative form of early intervention. (SR)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
O'Brien, David G.; And Others – 1997
At-risk students' failure within the system and the failure of the system to stimulate and interest them leads to a cycle of disengagement: since they lack competence, these students avoid reading. The term "at-risk" is ambiguous because of the evolution of its meaning and the different loci of blame for how people "become at…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Definitions, High Risk Students
Cason, Harry; Meter, Carol, Ed. – 1993
This study describes the 1992-93 Chapter 1 Developer/Demonstration Program, Learning to Read through the Arts (LTRTA), and evaluates 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
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1991
A study described the 1989-90 Chapter 1 Corrective Reading program, and evaluated the effectiveness of its implementation. The program provided supplementary reading and writing instruction to eligible students from 177 New York City nonpublic schools. Three modes of instruction (face-to-face, computer-assisted, or both) were provided to 9,698…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Corrective Reading, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
The Austin (TX) Independent School District presents its second report to the Texas Education Agency concerning the Summer School Pilot 1983. It contains a final report summary, a teacher checklist, and an observation followup. The report summary includes the following major findings: (1) retainees who attended summer school and those who did not…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education
Peed, Garland P. – 1988
The Success Project was initiated by the San Diego Community College District in 1985 to improve remedial instruction and support services, increase faculty participation in instructional decision making, and provide a means for following up on decisions. In the first year, task forces on instructional assessment, student assessment, remediation,…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking
Penfield, Elizabeth F. – 1979
A proficiency test became the exit requirement for the noncredit, basic English course at the University of New Orleans because the program was not working well. There were inconsistencies in grading, and students who managed to pass the course later foundered in the credit courses. Obviously, the teachers needed to cooperate to raise the goals of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education
Lombardi, John – 1979
Four types of developmental education programs have been designed to help students overcome or compensate for: (1) deficiencies in grades or subjects required for admission to a senior institution or to colleges and transfer programs (Pre-Transfer); (2) deficiencies in reading, writing, speech, arithmetic, study habits, motivation, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
Roderick, Stephen A.; And Others – 1979
A follow-up study was conducted of summer school programs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which provided remedial instruction for 378 elementary school students two or more grade levels deficient in reading and/or mathematics achievement. Priority was given to Title I students. Major program elements included small teacher/pupil ratio; relaxed atmosphere;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Carin, Arthur A. – 1979
This document presents evaluations of five Title I/Impact Aid programs supported by Community School District 32 in Brooklyn, New York. The five programs were: (1) Strengthening Early Childhood Component; (2) Bilingual Methodology Reading Component; (3) Mathematics Laboratory Component; (4) Reading Laboratories Component; and (5) Non-Public School…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
