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Spalding, Norma V. – 1978
The Reading Assistance Program at San Jose State University was introduced through the aid of credential candidates from the reading specialist, educational counseling, and bilingual-multicultural specialist programs. Low-achieving university freshmen were taught in small groups using the jigsaw technique in which each student is given a piece of…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Reading, Educational Needs, Low Achievement
Sneed, Letha Cofield – 1978
Courses in remedial and corrective reading in Gary, Indiana, middle schools are examined in this paper. The basic reading skills test, which examines 20 areas of reading skill, is administered initially to all entering seventh grade students. Students who score below 50% on the test or have instructional reading levels below 4.0 are placed in…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Leggitt, Dorothy – J Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Reading, Educational Testing, Individualized Instruction
Download full textMeredith, William V.; Banks, Thomas M. – 1970
Evaluation of the 1960-70 program of a reading center originally begun in 1966 with ESEA/Title I funds was conducted for three purposes: (1) to determine the extent to which participation in the remedial and developmental program resulted in improved reading skills, (2) to discover trends in achievement gain as related to differing lengths of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Reading, Elementary School Students
Grant, Eugene B. – 1969
The respective roles of remedial, corrective, and developmental reading relative to the high school reading program are delineated. The following reasons for reluctance in introducing secondary reading programs are noted: (1) the shortage of trained people to organize the program, (2) the lack of adequate financing, (3) a limited view of the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Inservice Teacher Education
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1971
The Elementary Reading Centers located in 36 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, urban schools provide supplementary remedial reading instruction to pupils with low reading achievement and provide reading resource teachers to assist and train classroom teachers. Reading teachers emphasize comprehension, vocabulary development, word recognition, study skills,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Reading, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Leedy, Paul D., Ed. – 1964
Papers dealing with topics relating to college and adult reading instruction and discussions of these papers by reading authorities who offer differing viewpoints are presented. Subjects treated include humanistic aspects of reading; materials and methods in use; current and future programs; programs operated by business and industry; illiteracy;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Business Education, Colleges
Leedy, Paul D., Ed. – 1964
Papers dealing with topics relating to college and adult reading instruction and discussions of these papers by reading authorities who offer differing viewpoints are presented. Subjects treated include humanistic aspects of reading; materials and methods in use; current and future programs; programs operated by business and industry; illiteracy;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Business Education, Colleges
