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Bartlett, Joan C.; Moore, Janet R. – 1985
In this report about reading and study skills laboratories in colleges and universities, the importance of considering the differing needs of each institution and knowing what has been successful in different situations is stressed. The report presents descriptions of five developmental skills laboratories, representing an urban community college,…
Descriptors: Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education, Reading Centers, Reading Skills
Download full textMAXWELL, MARTHA J.; ROSS, MAMIE H.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND A SATELLITE PROGRAM OF THE READING AND STUDY SKILLS LABORATORY WAS CONDUCTED AT THE DELTA PHI EPSILON SORORITY HOUSE. AT THE SORORITY'S REQUEST, SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A CONTROLLED READER, A TACHISTOSCOPE, A TAPE RECORDER WITH TAPES ON ALL PHASES OF THE READING PROGRAM, AND THE POWER AND RATE BUILDERS UNIT OF THE…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Reading Centers, Reading Instruction
Rauch, Margaret; Fillenworth, Ceil – Forum for Reading, 1987
The paired course instructional model can help high risk students succeed by enabling them to become aware of themselves as independent learners and to enhance transfer of learning from a reading course to a general education course. In order to examine the effectiveness of this model, and focus on a reading center's participation in the paired…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Models
International Reading Association, Newport Beach, CA. California Reading Association. – 1973
This book offers approximately 100 reading activities for use by teachers in the learning center. The activities are divided into such categories as readiness, vocabulary, phonetic analysis, structural analysis, comprehension, creative writing and study skills. Most of the activities describe the objective, materials needed, procedure, directions,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Phonetic Analysis, Reading Centers
Kerstiens, Gene, Comp. – 1970
This bibliography is limited to pertinent studies and prescriptions based on junior and community college populations and to literature addressed to the junior-college audience interested in the improvement of reading and study skills. Included are sections on program prescriptions; program descriptions; program evaluation; status and reaction…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Reading Centers, Reading Instruction
Kerstiens, Gene, Comp. – 1970
This bibliography is limited to pertinent studies and prescriptions based on junior and community college populations and to literature addressed to the junior-college audience interested in the improvement of reading and study skills. Included are sections on program prescriptions; program descriptions; program evaluation; status and reaction…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Reading Centers, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Thomas F. – Journal of Reading, 1971
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education, Reading Centers
McKibben, Mary Lou – 1982
In order to include listening training as part of a one credit, one-year study skills course, freshmen students in the college of basic studies of the University of Hartford (Connecticut) are given 12 weeks of listening exercises. The focus of each of the 12 weeks is as follows: Week 1--interviews about studying; Week 2--identifying good and poor…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Listening Comprehension
Ikenberry, Stanley O.; And Others – 1966
The effect of training in reading-study skills and reduction of the academic credit load on the probability of academic success and the reduction of withdrawal rates for marginal college students was investigated. Subjects were 330 students, selected from the 1964-65 freshman class of West Virginia University, who had a predicted grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Dropout Rate
Davis, Nancy B. – 1968
The operating procedures of a university reading and study skills center for completely individualized reading instruction are described. The program is offered as a student service (no fee) on a voluntary, noncredit basis. A prepared set of instructional tapes is used whereby students can largely serve themselves, proceeding at their own rates,…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Programs, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Peer reviewedStarkie, Gail Berkes – Reading Improvement, 1982
Describes the evolution, development, and characteristics of a developmental reading program at a private four-year college. Discusses student placement, class structuring, tutoring, and program rationale. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Program Content, Program Descriptions
Spalding, Norma – 1970
Specific difficulties encountered when helping low-achieving students improve their college reading and study skills include pronunciation of new words, low vocabulary, inability to follow directions, spelling problems, and an inability to differentiate between main ideas and details. Some techniques that have been used at San Jose State College,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Programs, Cultural Differences, Group Instruction
Donovan, George L. – 1970
The student's college experience is perceived by the counseling staff at Highline Community College as a process of self-assessment and self-discovery. Professional resources and personal support to promote and enhance this developmental process are offered. The program is action-oriented and is designed to place the counselor in the mainstream of…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Individual Counseling, Individual Development
Peer reviewedFlippo, Rona F. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Presents a practical method of conducting conferences with developmental students in large college reading/study skills programs. Suggests that the method could also be used to monitor and document students' attitudinal changes and perceived progress throughout a term. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Centers, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Hammond, Bill – 1976
Questionnaires were sent to 56 senior colleges, universities and junior colleges, both public and private, in the state of Georgia, seeking to answer the following questions: (1) What are the general characteristics of developmental reading programs in Georgia's colleges? (2) In developmental studies programs, what reading skills are emphasized…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education
