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Download full textSiskind, Theresa G.; And Others – 1992
A study investigated the relationship between the amount students read and reading achievement. Subjects, 2,185 first- through eighth-grade students enrolled in a Chapter 1 program during the 1990-91 school year in a large southeastern school district, kept reading logs. Teachers informally assessed comprehension of each text read, and they…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedHoman, Susan P.; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1993
Investigates the effect of reading placement on reading achievement of at-risk sixth-grade students with reading problems. Finds that scores of students placed one-half to one year above instructional level were not significantly different from scores of students placed at instructional reading level. (RS)
Descriptors: Grade 6, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1995
Through the leadership of the Mississippi Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education conducted two separate studies of the reading programs offered in the state. The first study examined statewide trends in reading achievement and compared selected school districts' data with data from the National Assessment of Educational…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedThistlethwaite, Linda; Mason, Myron – Reading Horizons, 1993
Attempts to isolate student and family characteristics that might have an impact upon student achievement in the Chapter 1 reading program. Finds that the most important characteristics are student's self-concept; ability to take a risk; effort; study habits/time management/organizational skills; and attitude toward reading. Finds parent's…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Characteristics, Instructional Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes
Kragler, Sherry – 1989
A study compared the reading placement levels of Chapter 1 students as indicated by dynamic and static assessment models to determine whether these students could benefit from basal instruction at a higher level of difficulty than would normally be indicated by static assessment. Subjects, 21 third grade Chapter 1 students, received treatment…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance, Basal Reading, Grade 3
Hotard, Stephen R.; Cortez, Marion J. – 1988
Computer-assisted instruction together with remedial reading classrooms for reading and regular classrooms for math has produced significant remedial gains in Chapter I students in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana--gains which are above the national average for Chapter I. The computer provides a vehicle for daily drill at each child's level which adds…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
Brown, Roger; Duffy, John – 1984
Once every three years, school districts receiving Chapter 1 funds are required to conduct a study of the sustained effects of their Chapter 1 programs. To meet this requirement, the Columbus Public Schools employed a fall-spring-fall test design to determine the degree to which pupils who participated in the Compensatory Language Experiences and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1991
Through the Section 41, State Bilingual Education program and the E.C.I.A. Chapter 1, Migrant Education program, Saginaw public schools provide supplemental instruction and specialized services in 24 elementary and 6 secondary schools. In 1990-91, the bilingual program served 773 students, mostly Hispanic and some Laotian, while the migrant…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Migrant Education
Kirshstein, Rita J. – 1987
In the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland the Chapter 1 program is atypical in that the mainstream model is used. Students remain in their classrooms for Chapter 1 instruction, which they receive along with regular instruction. This model is increasingly recognized by other districts as an alternative to the more widely used pull-out…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cohort Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Y. Lawrence; Johnstone, Whitcomb – 1997
A study examined the effectiveness of the Reading Recovery program in the Irving, Texas, Independent School District. Subjects were students discontinued from the Reading Recovery program because they scored at or above the 40th national percentile, selected students from Chapter/Title I programs on campuses that did not implement Reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Primary Education
Zollman, Alan; And Others – 1989
Two parallel studies were conducted to determine whether students' achievement in reading and/or mathematics would be affected by the use of Education Systems Corporation (ESC) Software for Chapter 1 students. Students in the experimental groups used the software twice a week during a period of one school year, with 561 Chapter 1 students in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Cortez, Marion J.; Hotard, Steven – 1984
The purpose of the present study was to examine the possibility of summer regression on Chapter 1 remedial children. Students received computer-assisted instruction in mathematics and reading using programs devised by Computer Curriculum Corporation. Computer performance level data were collected in May 1984 and September 1984, and SRA scores were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Computer Assisted Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Achievement
Kushmuk, James – 1985
Prescription Learning is a multimedia diagnostic prescriptive program providing individualized instruction coordinated by Prescription Learning Corporation. One high school, nine elementary schools, and four middle schools provided this supplemental reading and mathematics instruction to students covered by the provisions of Chapter 1 of the…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center, Indianapolis, IN. Region B. – 1991
This workshop leader's guide is designed to assist Technical Assistance Center staff members and other inservice providers in conducting successful workshops on reading assessment for teachers, administrators, and others associated with Chapter 1 programs. The guide contains step-by-step procedures for preparing, organizing, and presenting a one-…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Davidoff, Stephen H. – 1990
This technical report updates the Chapter 1 Evaluation and Reporting System (CHIERS) used by the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District to gather and report student information related to compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, with information about 1988-89 projects.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Outcomes of Education
