The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of teachers towards innovative compensatory educational programs which they were required to implement in their classrooms. Twenty-five first, second, and third grade teachers were surveyed. Every teacher was required to teach at least three compensatory programs in reading, science, and…

The 17 papers in this book are collected to offer some insights into the problems of teaching the disadvantaged. Part I contains papers on the nature of the disadvantaged child, curriculum relevant to his needs, and difficulties in evaluating compensatory education programs; Part II includes papers describing compensatory education from various…