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Download full textAmerican Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1971
New York City Schools operate a summer junior-high-school program which includes an intensive program of remedial reading. Students are admitted to the program only if they are reading at least two grade levels below their actual grade level as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Tests. Reading classes of about 25 students each participate in…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Junior High School Students, Library Services, Program Descriptions
Duncan, Margaret Haynes – 1975
The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative efficiency of three summer programs in helping junior high school boys increase their reading ability. The study compared the alternatives of methods typically used in remedial reading programs, a content area program, and one which simply provided personal reinforcement. Each sample…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Junior High School Students, Males, Reading Ability
National Center for Educational Communication (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1971
The Thomasville City School District offers an 8-weeks summer program for students in grades 1 through 6. The program consists of individualized and small group instruction, with an emphasis on improving reading skills. Areas covered include vocabulary, comprehension, oral and written expression, and basic arithmetic. Evan though the program's…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Dworkin, Nancy; Dworkin, Yehoash – 1978
The 1978 Summer Reading Institute, which served 58 Washington, D.C., elementary school children, is described in this paper. Major characteristics of the program model are first identified, along with elements that were added to the model in the preplanning stage. Numerous aspects of the program are then described, including the make-up of the…
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Activities
Glass, Gerald G. – 1971
The author reports two federally funded programs designed to teach decoding utilizing a perceptual conditioning approach. Teachers in the projects worked with small groups or with individuals. The primary materials were word cards in the five decoding kits published by Easier-to-Learn materials. The cards were arranged in 125-word groupings…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Developmental Reading, Elementary School Students, Habit Formation
Indianapolis Public Schools, IN. – 1988
This curriculum and teaching guide outlines the ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) 1988 Summer Remediation Program in reading, language, and mathematics provided for students in grades 1, 2, 3, and 6 who did not pass the minimum state standards for promotion to the next grade level based on the results of the ISTEP test.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 2
