Discusses changes in the traditional role of remedial education as a result of integrating students with learning disabilities into the normal curriculum. Describes roles of the remedial teachers and students in this changed situation. (KC)

THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICIES ATTRACTS INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL DEFICIENCES, ESPECIALLY IN ACADEMIC SKILLS, WHICH PREVENT SUCCESS IN YPICAL COLLEGE COURSES. HOWEVER, WHILE ALMOST ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AGREE WITH THE OPEN DOOR CONCEPT, ONLY ABOUT HALF PROVIDE REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION…

The experience of a remedial classroom reading specialist shows that many children with learning disabilities are victims of child abuse. These children need more guidance and guardianship in the classroom as well as educators and administrators committed to addressing children's fundamental rights to protection. (MD)

Classifies the approaches used in inservice education programs as either survey, intensive, or coordination of services; elaborates on the scope of each; and makes projections for future uses. (MD)

Reviews the literature on developmental studies programs, focusing on selecting effective teachers; personalized instruction and mastery learning; teacher competence in helping relationships; faculty preparation programs; learning disabilities; and the administration and management of developmental studies programs. (AYC)

THE INDIANA READING QUARTERLY AIMS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATION LINK WITH THE VARIOUS LOCAL COUNCILS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MOST OF THE ARTICLES SHOULD INTEREST INDIANA'S CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SINCE THE JOURNAL'S MAJOR FOCUS IS READING INSTRUCTION IN INDIANA. MOST OF THE ARTICLES WILL BE WRITTEN BY EDUCATORS IN INDIANA. VOLUME A OF THE…

Wisconsin's 1968 certification proposal for reading teachers, specialists, and supervisors is described in detail. A three-step sequence of advanced course work and direct experience in the field are proposed to prepare qualified personnel for the state schools. The proposal includes (1) recommendations for changing and improving the present…

To assess the effects of traditional and experimental approaches to a remedial mathematics course at Pasadena City College, data was collected on a control and experimental class of the course. The control class was taught by a teacher who was assigned the class in order to complete his teaching load; this class was taught in the traditional…

Certification requirements in reading are listed for the United States and its territories. Separate entries describe requirements in effect or under development for elementary classroom teachers; secondary school teachers in subjects other than reading; reading teachers, specialists, consultants or supervisors; and learning disabilities…

This digest offers community college academic leaders a synopsis of the key components necessary for building a successful developmental education instructional framework. Specific emphasis is placed on program structure, faculty, and program improvement. Developmental education is defined as "courses or services provided for the purpose of…

The article compares the roles of remedial reading specialists and learning disability specialists with children with reading problems. To foster a working relationship between the two specialties, such recommendations as inservice programs for all professionals working with disabled readers are offered. (DB)

States that learning assistance centers are often caught in the throws of controversy at institutions of higher education. Examines some of the causal contributors to this controversy in an attempt to help learning assistance professionals identify the strategies necessary to preserve their centers' integrity in good and difficult financial times.…

Reducing math anxiety and building basic mathematical skills should not be treated as separate processes, but can and should be undertaken simultaneously. To do so requires a positive attitude on the part of the instructor; the establishment of an atmosphere in the classroom that encourages learning; and the instructor's awareness of different…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM WERE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO HAVE POTENTIAL IN TERMS OF MENTAL ABILITY AND BEHAVIORAL STABILITY, AND TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THEIR RETARDED READING AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND REASONABLE GRADE EXPECTANCY. REMEDIAL READING TEACHERS WERE ASSIGNED TO TWO PROJECT SCHOOLS, EACH…