Points out that U.S. educators have lamented the deficiencies of college students' reading and study skills for almost two centuries. Describes present conditions that suggest the importance of college reading assistance programs to U.S. future. (SR)

Using all freshmen who entered the Millersburg University Department of Industry and Technology (1981-86) a system was created that could identify incoming students who would most likely have difficulty attaining a 2.5 grade point average at the end of the sophomore year. The process should provide a model for construction of a prediction…

Discusses the organization of two basic writing courses around reading and summarizing, following the typical description of summary found in composition texts. Notes that, based on their research, the authors no longer believe that summaries can be completely objective: instead, they believe that summary is an interpretive act and that students…

Discusses the use of the SuccessMaker software package--a learning management system intended to improve reading, spelling and numeracy. (SK)

In a second-chance program to develop reading competence, secondary students in an Alberta district continue in core academic subjects while enrolling in a 90-minute curriculum based on the "Picture Work Inductive Model." They listen to readings by teachers, write to prompts, and read independently. (Contains 14 references.) (MLH)

Reports on a study of remedial students. Finds that initial negative attitudes derive from the juxtaposition of emotional and cognitive responses involving derailment of self as a language user; and successful students recognized the need for developmental studies instruction, made improvements in reading and English, and developed coping skills…

According to Tinto (1993), more students leave college than graduate, especially at the community college level. Much of the blame for this attrition has been attributed to a lack of adequate preparation for college-level courses. Consequently, many colleges must provide remedial programs despite the objections of opponents of remediation who…

Second-language students form a considerable proportion of those undergoing training in institutions of higher education and technology. The establishment of remedial instruction rests on determination of which students need help, what kind they need, how much, and how it is to be given. (Author/MSE)

An examination of the philosophic and political implications of "compensatory" education that strongly affirms the difference as opposed to the deficit position and explores the practical implications of teaching useful skills and knowledge to all comers. (EH)

A study explored the design and delivery of Chapter 1 instructional services for eligible non-public school students during the 1985-1986 school year--the first year following the Aguilar vs. Felton ruling. Compensatory education programs have been driven by numerous policies implemented to ensure compliance with regulations that have often…

A study investigated the learning styles of remedial students and the implications for computer-assisted instruction. The subjects were 31 sixth-grade Chapter 1 students from a middle school in Idaho who did not have learning disabilities nor were candidates for special education. The subjects were given the Reading Style Inventory (RSI). Results…

This survey studied the resources that 128 counseling centers assigned to preventive and remedial activities on both a present and an ideal basis. It appears, even in an ideal situation, that college counseling centers are not prone to dramatically altering their mission. (Author)

In this evaluation report of the sixth year of operation of the Benjamin Franklin-Urban League Street Academy in New York City, it is recommended that the program be continued for the seventh year despite the poorer than expected student gains in all studied components and the sporadic student attendance pattern and high dropout rate. Students…