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…

The purpose of this study was to determine what procedures were employed by the school districts in New Jersey to identify, diagnose, and service remedial readers. A random sample of 20 percent of the elementary schools in the state were sent a questionnaire to determine their reading practices for the academic year 1972-73. Responses to the…

In this study of the scope of reading and study skills programs in California colleges, 97 college catalogs, written for 1974-75, were studied, and on-site visits were made to 25 colleges. Information reported concerns the type of college departments offering reading programs, program formats and scheduling, diagnosis of reading needs, the degree…

Responses to a questionnaire sent to 768 public school districts in the state of New York form the basis of this report on current practices in reading education. Each district was asked to define the terms "developmental,""corrective," and "remedial," and to comment on the availability of programs that fit each of…