The paper describes the planning, preparation and conduct of an academic treatment program for 120 adjudicated delinquents identified as learning disabled (LD). The remediation program, conducted in three locales, each representing a different demographic focus, was based on an academic treatment model incorporating elements of process training…

A MODEL READING APPROACH TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF READING INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM IS PRESENTED. THE CRITERIA OF GOOD TEACHING METHODOLOGY ARE THAT PROGRAMS SHOULD MEET INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS, THAT A PROGRAM'S LEVEL OF CONTENT SHOULD BE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S LEVEL OF CAPACITY AND ACHIEVEMENT, THAT THE SPEED OF…

PARTICIPANTS IN A PROJECT TO TRAIN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THE USE OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION WROTE COURSE SECTIONS AS AN EXERCISE IN THE USE OF THE "COURSEWRITER" LANGUAGE AND THE APPLICATION OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT HAD BEEN STUDIED DURING A PREVIOUS COURSE IN THE SUMMER OF 1965. UPON COMPLETION OF THE…

This paper discusses the current confusion in differentiating between reading disabilities and learning disabilities, as well as the role of the learning and reading specialist. The origin and history of the movement toward helping children labeled as having a reading or learning handicap are examined, and various definitions are discussed. It is…

This joint project of Northampton Area Community College and Lehigh University examines the college's General Studies Program for the student scoring below the twelfth percentile on the ACT math or English tests. Depending on his score, he must take the math or English or both; his other hours are in the regular courses. (Others, in special cases,…

The paper focuses on the importance and relevance of measuring the remedial progress of any learning disabled student. (Author)

The article presents techniques for teaching gifted children with the clumsy child syndrome. (Author/SBH)

Presents suggestions which can serve as guidelines for the secondary level principal when a remedial reading program is being set up. (JM)

Describes the college writing laboratory as a campus support service and a community, resource, training, and research center. Discusses misconceptions about writing labs. (DMM)

Project ABLE is a successful program providing educational services to learning-disabled adults over the age of 16 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The program features individualized, structured, remedial lessons in language arts and mathematics; large-group motivational sessions; and attempts to make learning as functional as possible. (PGD)

This study was designed to investigate whether direct instruction applied as a main-instructional strategy with a focused curriculum could help students quickly improve their math basic skills. Nineteen students aged 7-16 years old with math problems received individualized treatments for 3 weeks or 12 hours using pre-test, treatments, post-test…

Provides opportunities for high school graduates to improve their own reading skills before entering the State University College at Buffalo by tutoring primary grade inner city children. (MS)

Special educator stressors within the realm of administrative remedication are identified and organized under the topics of roles, resources, and relationships. Problems such as lack of role clarity, lack of time, lack of material resources, and insufficient recognition and reinforcement are examined. (Author)

Illustrates the problems involved in college remediation programs by narrating the personal history of a Native American woman who dropped out of a college developmental program in her freshman year. (DD)