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Shippen, Margaret E.; Reilly, Amysue; Dunn, Caroline – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2008
This study investigated the effects of two levels of intensity (one lesson per day or two lessons per day) of a spelling intervention on students at risk for school failure. A quasi-experimental group design with random assignment was used. Elementary-level participants (n = 39) enrolled in a 4-week summer remedial program progressed through the…
Descriptors: Spelling, Remedial Programs, At Risk Students, Spelling Instruction
Tapp, Gerald R. – Amer Vocat J, 1969
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Distributive Education, Program Descriptions
Dworkin, Nancy; Dworkin, Yehoash – 1978
The 1978 Summer Reading Institute, which served 58 Washington, D.C., elementary school children, is described in this paper. Major characteristics of the program model are first identified, along with elements that were added to the model in the preplanning stage. Numerous aspects of the program are then described, including the make-up of the…
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Activities
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Hill, Stanford R., Jr.; Hounshell, Paul B. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
A remedial biology course that employed six planned strategies to guide program activity is described. Team planning and team teaching, mastery learning, process skill emphasis, technology emphasis, positive reinforcement grading, attendance incentives, student achievement, student attitudes, parent attitudes, and implications are topics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Biology, Evaluation
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1987
Designed for use by basic education teachers, this teaching guide outlines a summer school communication skills program for at-risk students which seeks to build self-esteem through high-interest, success-oriented experiences and to enhance language development by providing opportunities to use language in meaningful situations. The guide…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Grade 3, High Risk Students