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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1991
A study described the 1989-90 Chapter 1 Developer/Demonstration Program, Learning to Read through the Arts (LTRTA), and evaluated the effectiveness of its implementation. The program offers intensive reading and reading-oriented arts instruction to Chapter 1-eligible students. Of the 797 students served by the program, 98 were ungraded special…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Davis, Barbara; Luvaas-Briggs, Linda – 1983
In response to the academic needs revealed by students' reading scores and faculty perceptions of students' skill deficiencies, Sacramento City College (SCC) developed two programs of integrated skills and content instruction. Using a team-teaching format, the HELP (Higher Education Learning Package) and Adjunct programs seek improvement of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, High Risk Students
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
Download full textCason, 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
Buckley, Edmund H. – 1976
A study was conducted to compare the achievement of students in an experimental remedial "core program" with that of students in a standard remedial English program. The core program consisted of an interdisciplinary remediation effort in which students took a nine-unit block of three courses in composition, reading, and guidance. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Guidance Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
LaPaglia, Nancy – 1990
In response to statewide reductions in funding for remedial college programs, the English and speech faculty at Daley College (DC) developed and implemented a special block program in fall 1988 for remedial/developmental students. The goal of the program is to prepare remedial students for college-level work within the 30 hours of remediation…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness
Sigurdson, Sol E. – 1981
The effectiveness of the Block Plan, developed and implemented by the seventh grade students at Edith Rogers Junior High School in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) was investigated. The Block Plan uses the concept of a pair of teachers assigned to two classes of students for the homeroom period plus a pair of teachers assigned for each of four academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Curriculum Development
