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Peer reviewedAnderson, William F.; Stern, David – Journal of School Psychology, 1972
How effective are the Frostig training program and corrective reading instruction for improving the reading and visual-motor skills of pupils who possess deficiencies in both areas? Results of this study show little support for use of the Frostig program or corrective reading as treatments to improve the reading skills of children considered to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs, Remedial Programs
Download full textLOWE, A.J. – 1967
QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED TO 53 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND CONTENT OF READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS (RIP) OFFERED IN THE FALL OF 1966 INDICATED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER, 1966, 79 PERCENT, OR 37 SCHOOLS, OF THE 53 INSTUTUTIONS HAD SUCH A PROGRAM, WHILE 21 PERCENT, OR 10 SCHOOLS, DID NOT. SURVEY…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Allen, Gary G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
The Federal-State-local, public-private right to read effort is evaluated by the former acting director of the Right to Read National Reading Center. (JF)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Federal Programs, Illiteracy, Reading Comprehension
Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
The new director of the Right to Read Program answers criticisms of that program by its former director. (JF)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Federal Programs, Illiteracy, Reading Comprehension
YOES, DECK, JR. – 1967
SEVERAL TITLE 1 PROJECTS IN TEXAS ARE READING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN. EL PASO'S PROJECT SECOND CHANCE PROVIDES EACH CHILD WITH SPECIAL READING INSTRUCTION IN WELL-EQUIPPED READING CENTERS AND AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY CENTERS WITH TUTORIAL AIDES. A PROJECT ON READING RETARDATION, THE DEL RIO PROGRAM, AIMS FOR READING…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Corrective Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Migrant Children
Frost, Joe L.; Pilgrim, Geneva Hanna – 1969
This job corps center program is designed for male school drop outs from low socioeconomic backgrounds and ages 16 through 21 years, whose entrance test scores reveal marked deficiencies in reading. Three thousand of the dropouts were enrolled in a foundation reading program designed to advance skills sufficiently for the students to take advanced…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Reading 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
Operations Research, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1974
From 1971 through 1973, a federally-supported project, Project Upswing, tried to help children with minimal learning difficulties to function better and more independently in school. Upswing was conducted by staff from the local university schools of education and the public schools systems. The children were first graders selected by their…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Learning Problems, Primary Education, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedFitton, Lori; Gredler, Gilbert – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Reviews research on the effectiveness of parental involvement in improving elementary school-aged children's reading skills. Studies show that parents can enhance their children's reading ability, but parents desire training in specific strategies. Two feasible programs are presented, although more research is needed on various home reading…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Literature Reviews
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1985
Noting that the program is primarily a reading and verbal skills program for adult learners, this paper describes the Academic Remedial Training (ART) Program of the U.S. Navy. The first section of the paper discusses the historical background of the program. The second section describes the reading skills component and the verbal skills component…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Processes, Language Skills, Postsecondary Education
Lang, Gladys Cole – 1975
Three reading tests were given as pretests and posttests to 1,752 students in grades one through six in 12 Title I elementary schools. Of these students, 935 were enrolled in a special, individualized reading program utilizing reading centers housed in each school. Self-instructional materials were used as part of a diagnostic-prescriptive…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Program Effectiveness
Direct linkBlachman, Benita A.; Schatschneider, Christopher; Fletcher, Jack M.; Francis, David J.; Clonan, Sheila M.; Shaywitz, Bennett A.; Shaywitz, Sally E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Second- and 3rd-grade children with poor word-level skills were randomly assigned to 8 months of explicit instruction emphasizing the phonologic and orthographic connections in words and text-based reading or to remedial reading programs provided by the schools. At posttest, treatment children showed significantly greater gains than control…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 2, Remedial Reading, Remedial Programs
Williams, Polly Franklin – 1974
From 1971 through 1973, a federally-supported project, Project Upswing, tried to help children with minimal learning difficulties to function better and more independently in school. Upswing was conducted by a volunteer staff from the local university schools of education and the public school system. Half of the children were tutored and half…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Learning Problems, Primary Education, Reading Improvement
Rosenshine, Barbara; And Others – 1971
The objectives of this project in Philadelphia were (1) to develop an effective remedial instructional program in an inner-city school and (2) to chart the progress of the subjects over a whole school year. Forty-eight pupils of verbal IQ's of 80 to 100 and reading levels of 3.0 grade level were divided into an experimental group and a control…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Program Evaluation, Programed Instruction, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedBriscoe, Cecil D. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, High School Students, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Improvement
