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Peer reviewedOrlow, Maria – Reading Teacher, 1976
Compares the elementary reading programs in the two countries and describes the remedial programs in Hamburg. (RB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Literacy Education, Program Descriptions
Download full textWOOLMAN, LORRAINE – 1967
A PROGRAM PROVIDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READERS IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS, IS DESCRIBED. THE ORGANIZATION AND MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTION INCLUDE EXTENDED READINESS, BASAL INSTRUCTION, REMEDIATION IN GRADES 3, 4, 5, AND 6, AND CLINICAL INSTRUCTION. INSERVICE TRAINING, GRADING, EVALUATION AND PROBLEM AREAS ARE DISCUSSED. A SHORT…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation, Grading, Inservice Education
Brooks, Charlotte – Instructor, 1972
The author raises the question, What kind of program can reclaim the alienated reader? It must be a program designed to capture his interest, to assure him of success, and to convince him of his ability. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reading Failure, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Milligan, Jerry – Teaching Pre K-8, 1993
Eleven shortcomings of remedial reading programs are delaying the program; analyzing word identification skills; teaching phonic skills systematically; avoiding having students read; using controlled-vocabulary reading materials; disregarding student background knowledge; encouraging readers to sound out unfamiliar words; insisting upon accuracy…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedMorrison, Connie Strong – Reading Horizons, 1974
Describes a six-week experimental cross-age tutoring program involving seventh and eighth graders deficient in reading skills as tutors of kindergarten through sixth grade students also exhibiting deficiencies in reading skills. (TO)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Plecki, Gerard D. – 1977
The implementation of a content reading program at Urbana High School, Urbana, Illinois, is discussed in this document. Reading staff hired with Title VII funds offered assistance to all teachers in the high school by working with classroom teachers in their classes for 60 minutes of class time per week. Free reading time devoted to high-interest…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Schneider, Anita – 1974
The purpose of this study was to determine what procedures were employed by the school districts in New Jersey to identify, diagnose, and service remedial readers. A random sample of 20 percent of the elementary schools in the state were sent a questionnaire to determine their reading practices for the academic year 1972-73. Responses to the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Reading, Reading Instruction
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1975
Forty-three reading programs identified by Kentucky school districts are briefly described. Program descriptions are organized into four sections: lower elementary, upper elementary, intermediate middle school, and secondary school. Within each section, programs based on a variety of philosophies and approaches are presented. (AA)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedWalp, Trudy P.; Walmsley, Sean A. – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses three types of congruence--procedural, instructional, and philosophical--for compensatory educational programs. Asserts that most definitions of congruence are inadequate because they don't include all three aspects. Examines the practices used to operationalize congruence, and notes that conflicting perceptions of congruence may lead to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMossburg, Jacqueline – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes a remediation program designed to promote students' self-confidence, in addition to promoting fluent reading and enhancing comprehension. Notes that the program uses real books with meaningful language patterns, presented so that each student experiences success. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Patterns, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1980
This fifteenth annual report provides a summary of activities offered in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Information presented includes (1) statistics for fiscal 1980, (2) participation trends, (3) instructional impact, (4) expenditure and staffing patterns, (5) parent involvement, and (6) five-year trends. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedBarth, Rodney J. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Presents a number of resources discussing the structure and operation of successful remedial reading programs. (TO)
Descriptors: Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection
Zynda, Barbara – Journal of Clinical Reading: Research and Programs, 1984
Investigates the effectiveness of a program that provides diagnostic and remedial services for individuals with severe reading difficulties and professional growth for reading and resource specialists at all levels. Finds that students who made substantial progress in a special remediation program did not continue to progress at the same rate in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Causey, Oscar S., Ed. – 1953
This document contains papers from the 1952 Southwest Reading Conference for Colleges and Universities. Included are such papers as "Recent Research in Reading on the College Level" by Emery Bliesmer; "Assessing Student Reaction to a College Developmental Reading Program" by A. J. Kingston, Jr.; "Vocabulary Development in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Conference Reports, Developmental Reading, Higher Education
Broward County Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1974
One of the twelve exemplary reading programs summarized in the Introduction to Right to Read's "Effective Reading Programs: Summaries of 222 Selected Programs" (CS001934), this program uses a variety of cross-referenced materials and small group instruction to develop students' reading skills, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
