A summary is given of the proceedings of a Special Study Institute which investigated the problem of identifying the preschool or the prenursery child with a hearing impairment as well as potential problem areas in educational programming for him. Considered are the healthy child, some of the deviant functioning of the impaired child, and…

Developed for use in a manpower development and training program, these curriculum materials include: (1) occupationally-related language arts and mathematics courses of study (Appendixes A-J), (2) occupationally-related remedial lesson materials for native born illiterates and non-English speaking trainees (Appendixes K-O), and (3) discussion…

The Maine Township Diagnostic and Remedial Learning Centers were established to provide educational, diagnostic, and remedial services to selected students who were so handicapped by their inability to make use of the communications skills, particularly reading and writing skills, that their school experience became one of frustration and failure.…

Some practical steps for organizing programs for secondary level nonreaders are presented in this book. Included are chapters which describe common characteristics and problems of nonreaders, discuss alternative reading approaches for the teacher or tutor who is not an expert in reading, and explain specific techniques for teaching nonreaders. Two…

A remedial program was developed at Nashville State Technical Institute to provide individualized instruction in mathematics, English, and reading. Students scoring less than a composite 50 percent on the five sections of a developed diagnostic reading test were assigned to the remedial reading program. The IBM Model 30 Computer was used to assign…

This report explores the evolutionary process of the concepts of accountability and performance contracting from their inception through mid 1970-71. Six major topics are discussed: (1) ideological, managerial, and pedagogical underpinnings, (2) definitions and history of the concepts, (3) five performance contracting projects, (4) the political…

Because televisions are found in many homes today, they can be used as a channel for bringing reading improvement courses to a large number of people. Various experimental television reading programs are summarized which have proven successful in motivating people to improve their reading skills. Through Glendale Community College in Arizona, a…

In 1966, the Department of Defense lowered entrance standards for military service. Many of the 'New Standards' men who then entered the service were placed in remedial training programs (Army Preparatory training, APT), designed to upgrade their literacy status to a fifth-grade level or higher. The research sought to determine whether success in…

This paper reports the results of the experimental use of new remedial education techniques in three urban out-of-school Neighborhood Youth Corps programs. The use of these techniques and the evaluation of the results of these techniques constituted the Accelerated Learning Experiment. The research design called for study groups of 50 each in…

This guide is designed to assist Head Start personnel in effectively approaching communication problems of children. The sections of the guide are as follows: (1) Introduction, (2) Development of Speech and Language (Normal Development of Speech and Language; Factors; Influencing Speech and Language Development), (3) Goals of the Speech, Language,…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the inclusion of visual tracking exercise in a remedial reading program would result in significant higher reading achievement scores when compared to a conventional remedial reading program. Seventy-five sixth-grade students, reading a year or more below grade level and potential, made…

Based on the learning theories of Benjamin S. Bloom, the program described in this report aims to help students develop basic skills for success in college work. The program, created for Virginia Highlands Community College, centers around English and mathematics learning laboratories. All students can enroll in regular college level courses, but…

This study sought to determine whether it is possible to predict at the end of kindergarten those pupils who will not succeed in achieving stipulated norms for reading in the first grade, and if a summer intervention program could contravert predicted reading failure. Failure was identified as a score below the 25th percentile on the Stanford…

This report was prepared to provide information on the operation and management of state-funded educational programs for the disadvantaged in Massachusetts institutions of high education. Schools surveyed included ten of the 13 community colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Detailed information was collected from each school on…

The Compensatory Education Program for Educationally Deprived Children in the California Youth Authority was initiated in the summer of 1967, as a Title I program for delinquent children in institutions funded under Public Law 89-750 which amended P.L. 89-10. Responsibility for evaluation of ESEA programs is vested in the Educational Research…