Explains a grade 4 through 9 reading program in White Plains, New York, which is divided into reading center, individual school, and inservice training components and gives student criteria, reading center organization, instructional procedures used, and reports of progress and future plans. (MD)

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS COMPOSED OF 55 CITATIONS RANGING IN DATE FROM 1932 TO 1965. IT IS DESIGNED TO AID THOSE INTERESTED IN SETTING UP A READING CLINIC AND IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS--THE ANNOTATED REVIEWS OF THE ARTICLES SELECTED AND A LIST OF PUBLICATIONS DEALING PRIMARILY WITH A CLINICAL APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF…

Article confronts the problem of one-third of all freshmen who entered college in the fall of 1972-the inability to read properly. In addition, the policy of allowing students to enroll in the state college of their choice is considered. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to survey the provisions for corrective reading in the public elementary schools, particularly in the availability of services, the types of services offered, the degree of satisfaction, and the financial support for remedial programs. A questionnaire was mailed to 412 schools, selected by a stratified random sampling…

Through cooperation with Valparaiso University, schools in northwest Indiana provided specialized personnel to assist the disabled reader through diagnosis and prescriptive recommendations and to assist teachers with the improvement of reading instruction. The project included the following programs: (1) the Northwest Indiana Elementary and…

The emphases of the reading center proposed in this study are on the assessment of reading strengths, the isolation of reading deficiencies, and--in an instructor-learner environment--diagnosis and the prescription of action which will enable students to master the reading skills necessary for independent reading in their high school careers. This…

A learning center at San Bernardino Valley College was established to diagnose and correct reading deficiencies in their students. The learning center focuses on specific reading skills and uses prescriptive teaching to tailor the method and materials to the individual students. Test scores indicate the particular reading problems the student has,…

University of Kentucky personnel aided Kentucky State College, a predominately black institution, establish the Reading and Study Skills Laboratory in 1967. This study examines the program which was designed for those students deemed academic high risks. All persons enrolled in the lab had decided disadvantages in an academic world because of…

The Perceptual Development Center was established in 1967 through ESEA Title III funds to provide diagnostic and remedial services for reading disabled elementary-school students. Concentrating on dyslexic students, the program includes a demonstration center, a diagnostic program, inservice training programs, and community education.…

This paper presents three different educational models for inner-city children. The first, the Learning by Doing Program, a preschool and kindergarten summer program at Saint Mark's Parish, proposes to meet the needs of inner-city children by developing cognitive growth necessary for further learning experiences and by preparing them to enter…

This paper provides a description and evaluation of the Ethnic Heritage Learning Resource Center, a program designed to provide a concentrated and personalized enrichment program of instruction to children showing severe reading deficiencies. Approximately 1,200 fourth and fifth graders drawn from eight schools in New York City participated. The…