This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," was begun in 1971 and serves about 300 students in kindergarten through grade 6. Three or four children from each class, who are identified by test results and/or evaluation by a teacher or a reading consultant as those most in need of remedial reading instruction, are selected…

Describes different approaches to teaching reading by the individualized method. (MKM)

Low reading achievement in the Chicago public schools spurred the development of a mastery approach reading package. This approach assumes that in time any student can achieve the level of the brightest student. Implementation of a mastery program in urban areas presents special problems, including diversity of student backgrounds, time and space…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves almost 9000 children ranging from preschoolers to sixth graders. The program is actually a series of programs designed to coordinate reading instruction. It includes the following features: a complete diagnostic testing program beginning at age four; individualized reading…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," was begun in 1969 and involves all the district's 5,867 students in grades 1-5 in one or more of the program's components. The following five programs to help individualize elementary school reading instruction have been instituted: a comprehensive reading program, an early…

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.…

Individually Guided Education (IGE) in a Multi-Init School (MUS-E) is a comprehensive model for organizing an elementary school. This system incorporates non-graded multi-aged grouping, shared decisionmaking, differentiated staffing, a team approach, and instructional programming based on individual student needs. The purpose of this study was to…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves about 1,400 students from two junior high schools. Approximately 25 percent of the students have a reading deficiency of at least two grade levels. The goal of the program is to provide individualized reading instruction to enable all students to reach their full…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 350 seventh graders and 295 eighth graders from middle-income families. The seventh-grade component began in 1971; the eighth-grade component began in 1973. The results of diagnostic tests administered to all seventh graders are used to write individualized educational…

Designed to treat reading problems which are beyond the scope of regular classroom reading instruction, the clinic program provides for short, moderate, and long term remediation. Diagnosis of pupils referred by the schools is conducted by a team consisting of a reading clinician, psychologist, nurse and speech and hearing specialist. Based on the…

The Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act of 1965 expresses the commitment of the California State Legislature to helping children in the primary grades learn to read successfully. Specific objectives of the Act are the prevention and correction of reading disabilities at the earliest possible time in the educational career of the pupil. The long-range…

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…