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Download full textMcGuire, Marion L. – 1968
A statewide assessment study of reading programs in Rhode Island is described. Data concerning the history of the primary reading program of the 1965-66 fourth-grade class were gathered; a status study of the reading programs throughout the elementary grades for that year was conducted. Principals' and teachers' opinions on the requirements for a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Phonics, Reading Comprehension
Gloger, Maxwell T. – 1975
This dissertation discusses specific aspects of reading programs in thirteen selected countries: England, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Iran, India, Nepal, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Chapters examine such topics as present educational policies, teacher training, native language, reading methods, research in…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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
Williams, Gilbert H.; And Others – 1971
A learning center at San Bernardino Valley College was established to diagnose and correct reading deficiencies in their students. The learning center focuses on specific reading skills and uses prescriptive teaching to tailor the method and materials to the individual students. Test scores indicate the particular reading problems the student has,…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Individualized Instruction, Reading Centers
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
American 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
McGuinness, Diane – 1997
This book addresses the problems of reading and the teaching of reading in the United States, where 43% of children test below grade level in reading and 42 million adults are functionally illiterate. The book contends that both the whole language approach and phonics are not viable methods of teaching reading and explains why. It argues that the…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, English, Literacy
Moore, Paula; Lysy, Daria C.; Bamford, Rosemary; Kimmey, Tonya; Rhodes-Kline, Anne K. – 1997
This report summarizes statewide findings about Maine's Reading Recovery (RR) program based on data from the 1996-97 school year. The information presented in the report includes a brief history of the program in Maine, school-level implementation of the program, demographic information about the children served, the amount of time children spent…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, Literacy, Outcomes of Education
Rhodes-Kline, Anne K. – 1996
As part of program evaluation for the Reading Recovery (RR) program in Maine, parents, classroom teachers, administrators, and RR teachers responded to open-ended survey questions, and they rated the program along dimensions of quality. This report summarizes and synthesizes the responses received across the state of Maine to the surveys…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Early Intervention, Parent Attitudes, Primary Education
Direct linkHarmon, Janis M.; Keehn, Susan; Kenney, Michelle S. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2004
This study examined a reading tutoring program for struggling adolescent readers. The major objectives of the tutoring program were to help struggling adolescent readers develop an understanding of the strategic nature of reading and to encourage these reluctant readers to take control of their reading. The results of the study hold implications…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Adolescents, Minority Groups, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBriscoe, Cecil D. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, High School Students, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Improvement
Kilian, Lawrence J.; Kagen, Edward – 1981
The effect of Title I reading instruction was examined in a group of students as they progressed from grade two through grade six. The number of students who fell below the twenty-third percentile on a reading achievement test (the criterion for Title I participation) was tabulated for each year to determine the program's effectiveness both in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs, Longitudinal Studies
Graves, Michael F. – 1978
Six suggestions for comprehensive secondary reading programs were developed after consideration of comments made by Judith A. Boettcher, Anne E. Newton, Randall J. Ryder, and Roger C. Googins (see related documents). The suggestions are as follows: (1) A comprehensive program must deal with all students who need help; thus, there should be a…
Descriptors: Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehensive Programs, Content Area Reading
Kaye Educational Evaluators, Inc., Bronx, NY. – 1979
Major characteristics of seven Title I and Impact Aid components implemented in New York City School District 29 in 1978-79 are described in this evaluation. The components are: (1) an elementary grade Reading Diagnostic Program; (2) a project to raise reading achievement in the intermediate schools; (3) an Early Childhood Center for students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Wassman, Rose – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Programs, Educational Assessment, English Instruction
