In this Brief the authors first report on evidence about the effectiveness (or, unfortunately, in too many cases, the ineffectiveness) of remediation and then provide information about the progression of students through the developmental sequence. They discuss problems associated with the crucial assessments and make a brief statement about…

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)

Enrollees (aged 16-21) at Crowley's Ridge Vocational Technical School (Forrest City, Arkansas) had trouble mastering the vocational curriculum because they lacked academic skills in reading, mathematics, and language. Through research, it was determined that a Learning Resource Center could be the instructional tool that would remedy the academic…