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Foran, James V. – 1977
This practicum report describes the planning and implementation of a program to improve scores on the Basic Skills Reading Mastery Test at a senior high school that has been experiencing a decline in standardized test scores in recent years. A variety of strategies were used by the principal to make the improvement of reading skills a total staff…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Functional Reading, High Schools, Parent Participation
Williams, Richard P. – 1968
Included in this bibliography are books, monographs, dissertations, and journal articles of interest to secondary teachers concerned with reading instruction. The materials included in the 955 citations cover a period of publication from 1903 to 1967. Entries are divided into the following categories: (1) critical reading skills, (2) comprehension…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Functional Reading
Sanacore, Joseph – 1987
In school districts throughout the United States, at-risk students are receiving remedial instruction in learning centers outside the classroom. Because this separation increases the likelihood that students will receive a fragmented education, learning center staff should provide remedial students with "curricular congruence," or content and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Functional Reading, High Schools, Individualized Reading
Lore, Rosemary; Chamberlain, Ed – 1987
Intended to assist underachieving high school pupils in improving their reading and communication skills, the Secondary Developmental Reading Program in the Columbus, Ohio Public Schools, emphasized literacy survival skills and reached 809 pupils in grades 9 and 10 in 13 senior high schools during the 1986-87 school year. The program used…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Functional Reading