Considers many aspects of community college reading instruction, including instructors, students, the issue of credit, general program descriptions, and some concerns for the future. (MKM)

In an effort to obtain an accurate account of the evaluation processes used by learning assistance programs, a questionnaire was distributed to 231 institutions in the United States requesting information of the following types: type of program, population served, funding sources, evaluation rationale and methodology, information gained and…

CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION, A TITLE III PROJECT, OPERATES ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE IN HIS OWN NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES. TO INSURE OPTIMUM LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH CHILD, THESE NEEDS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY PROVIDED FOR. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS PROGRAM DEPENDS ON THE CLARIFICATION OF LONG RANGE GOALS…

An investigation was made of the success of a developmental reading program with students possessing limited skills, the effect of reading instruction and counseling on grade point average, and the effect of reading instruction and counseling on attrition rate. Ninety freshmen students from the University of Missouri-Rolla were divided into three…

This study had the following twofold purpose: to survey the literature to provide historical background for reading and study skill programs in colleges and universities; and to survey the status of reading and study skills programs in selected institutions in the Rocky Mountain states. Some major findings from the questionnaire were that 84…

This study investigated the hypothesis that an effective program in developmental reading is generally a significant factor in the academic achievement of college students at the University of Akron. The data collected came from various sources, i.e., reports of investigations on the effectiveness of 18 well-established reading and study skills…

Describes a performance contract for average and above average students. (RB)

Surveys the scope of reading programs in five Florida junior colleges. Part I of the report may be found in the December 1969 issue of this journal. (RW)

A course for teaching reading in the secondary school, designed for teachers both with or without previous study in the teaching of reading, is presented in outline form. The course is divided into the following five sections: reading perspectives or theory, secondary programs, assessment, classroom organization, and content-specific…

This study investigated students' learning performances in reading and academic achievement after an experimental group took a reading improvement course in which vocabulary and comprehension improvement exercises were derived from their content area textbooks and a comparison group took a general reading improvement course with materials…

The extent to which increases in reading efficiency are attributable to a reading laboratory program was investigated. The experimental group consisted of all students enrolled in developmental reading and study skills laboratory programs at the Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus. The two control groups were students enrolled in…

The first volume of an elementary curriculum guide prepared by the Summer Workshop Reading Committee of the Rochester Public Schools in Rochester, Minnesota, applies to kindergarten through grade 4. It is divided into the prereading level, the beginning reading level, and the independence level. Grade designations under each level suggest the…

The reading improvement program at Texas Southern University employed newspapers, magazines, books, seminars, exhibits, plays, and interdisciplinary reading material to service freshman students and upperclassmen with reading deficiencies. Newspapers were used to inform, to appeal to immediate interests, to develop skimming ability, to increase…

A program based on the personalized system of instruction (PSI) was written and used in a developmental reading-study skills course for college freshmen. The following principles characterize the PSI: emphasis on the use of written materials--textbook references, questions, and teacher-developed worksheets; the required passing of a mastery test…