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Download full textKentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1975
Forty-three reading programs identified by Kentucky school districts are briefly described. Program descriptions are organized into four sections: lower elementary, upper elementary, intermediate middle school, and secondary school. Within each section, programs based on a variety of philosophies and approaches are presented. (AA)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Maine Univ., Orono. Center for Early Literacy. – 1998
In the 1997-98 school year, 219 more children were served by the Reading Recovery (RR) program than were served during the previous year in Maine elementary schools. In Maine, 333 Reading Recovery teachers taught 2,171 students in 219 schools that offered Reading Recovery services across 102 local school administrative units. Of all the RR…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, Literacy, Primary Education
Gersten, Leon; Lieberman, Billie E. – Curriculum Review, 1979
The ability to determine what a main idea is and to identify supporting details are two concerns which are effectively integrated in a high school reading/writing program that aims at improved communication, increased skills use, and preparation for survival. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedPeters, Charles W. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Provides a model for a comprehensive reading program which has five components: the content teacher, the reading consultant, the developmental reading teacher, the remedial reading specialist, and the support staff. (HOD)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Developmental Reading, Models, Program Content
Peer reviewedWalp, Trudy P.; Walmsley, Sean A. – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses three types of congruence--procedural, instructional, and philosophical--for compensatory educational programs. Asserts that most definitions of congruence are inadequate because they don't include all three aspects. Examines the practices used to operationalize congruence, and notes that conflicting perceptions of congruence may lead to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMossburg, Jacqueline – Reading Teacher, 1989
Describes a remediation program designed to promote students' self-confidence, in addition to promoting fluent reading and enhancing comprehension. Notes that the program uses real books with meaningful language patterns, presented so that each student experiences success. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Patterns, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1980
This fifteenth annual report provides a summary of activities offered in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Information presented includes (1) statistics for fiscal 1980, (2) participation trends, (3) instructional impact, (4) expenditure and staffing patterns, (5) parent involvement, and (6) five-year trends. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
RMC Research Corp., Mountain View, CA. – 1976
Project Catch-Up is a reading and math laboratory project for kindergarten through sixth-grade students. It features highly qualified teachers and aides who teach in the morning only, in an attractive, well-equipped laboratory, using an eclectic approach. Staff members are free to use whatever techniques they choose and to purchase instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Laboratories, Mathematics Instruction, Program Descriptions
RMC Research Corp., Mountain View, CA. – 1976
Intensive Reading Instructional Teams is a laboratory project for third graders and for some fourth graders who have difficulty in reading. It features a carefully individualized, eclectic approach made possible by low student/teacher ratios and by a wide variety of materials and equipment. The unique features of this program are the use of an…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 3, Individualized Programs, Learning Laboratories
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
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1999
This paper provides an overview of the Academy of Reading program (by AutoSkill International, Inc.), a comprehensive reading remediation tool designed to complement curriculum for grades K-12. It notes the computer-based approach is designed to help underachieving readers get the skills they need to become proficient, and the product includes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Program Content
Peer reviewedBarth, Rodney J. – Journal of Reading, 1974
Presents a number of resources discussing the structure and operation of successful remedial reading programs. (TO)
Descriptors: Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection
Zynda, Barbara – Journal of Clinical Reading: Research and Programs, 1984
Investigates the effectiveness of a program that provides diagnostic and remedial services for individuals with severe reading difficulties and professional growth for reading and resource specialists at all levels. Finds that students who made substantial progress in a special remediation program did not continue to progress at the same rate in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional 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
