During the four decades since the founding of the National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE; originally the Center for Developmental Education), research related to the field has continued to expand and mature. As a research center focused on using research to inform and improve practice, the NCDE's 40th Anniversary timeline presents…

This CRitical Issues Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet focuses on remediation in higher education. Many colleges and universities are struggling to define the role of remediation in higher education, and leaders with different philosophical perspectives continue to debate their views. Because current arguments about remedial education in higher education…

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC materials on student assessment and placement, developmental programs and program development, instructional considerations, program evaluation, and statewide perspectives. (DMM)

Provides an annotated bibliography of 13 publications, released between 1960 and 1983, which have had a major influence on the field of developmental education. (AYC)

The goal of developmental, or remedial education is to help students prepare for college level courses. Students need remediation for a variety of social, economic, and psychological reasons. Many students requiring remediation turn to community colleges because community colleges have an open door policy regardless of a student's level of…

This bibliography lists readings that will help reading specialists and learning-disabilities specialists learn about one another's disciplines. Readings are grouped in six categories: overview of the controversy; labels and services; language, linguistics, and reading; cognition and reading; tools for identifying learning or reading problems; and…

In recent years, community colleges have increasingly taken on the task of providing remedial education to its students. For policymakers and educators, understanding why remediation is on the increase is a frustrating problem made so by the complexity of the causes behind it. Are students graduating from high school less prepared or are academic…

Explores primary steps in finding, selecting, and evaluating software for instructional applications. Cites directories of commercial vendors; periodicals that provide software announcements and reviews; and guides to assist in courseware selection and evaluation. (DMM)

Reviews 13 books designed to remediate and reinforce the visual perceptual skills of learning-disabled children in the primary grades. The role of the librarian in selecting and suggesting appropriate books for such children is also briefly discussed. (BK)

Included in this bibliography on college basic skills instruction are works produced by City University of New York (CUNY) faculty since 1970. The works are categorized in two main sections: language skills and mathematics. The language skills section contains materials on reading, writing, and English as a second language. It is further divided…

Presents abstracts of three documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with two-year college remedial and developmental education. (DR)

Cites recent publications about developmental education. Offers annotated references to nine reports, studies, and briefs that cover issues ranging from the academic success of remedial students to the effectiveness of institutions' remedial programs. (NB)

The bibliography lists approximately 150 educational materials designed for remedial instruction with secondary students working at levels below their grade placement and having difficulty in passing the state-required competency tests. Entries include information on title, author, publisher, date, price, difficulty and interest levels, and brief…

The supplement to the annotated bibliography, Educational Materials for Remedial Instruction-1978, lists more that 100 titles appropriate for use with students working at levels below their actual grade placement and having difficulty in passing the state required competency tests. Titles listed are those judged by an evaluating committee to be…

This guide presents procedures for teaching programmed reading, language arts, math, SRA reading, and handwriting in Behavior Analysis classrooms. The McGraw-Hill Programmed Reading curriculum is described, placement instructions are reviewed, teaching tips are offered, and remediation procedures are suggested. A Language Arts Index is presented…