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Johnson, Willis L., Ed. – 1975
Although planned as a comprehensive listing of special programs for minority group members several decisions were made which significantly expanded its scope, and hopefully, makes it even more useful to candidates, counselors, and employers. A number of programs for "disadvantaged" persons were included. Some general programs, open to all persons,…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Programs, Directories, Employment Services
Dickerson, Dolores Pawley – 1975
The subjects for this study were 128 girls and 156 boys in public schools. Teachers were randomly assigned to one of three treatments designated active games, passive games, and traditional activities. Subjects were selected as having limited sight vocabularies based on the results of the Sight Vocabulary Recognition Test pretest. Data were…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Download full textDevirian, Margaret Coda; And Others – 1975
A national survey of learning laboratories in institutions of higher education, conducted in 1974, is reported in this document. Questionnaires consisting of 70 items on administration, budget, other programs, facility, staffing, services, clients, hardware and software, and evaluation were sent to all college and university learning centers in…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Financial Support, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories
Meier, Robert S.; And Others – 1975
Tutoring has been widely accepted as a remedy for academic deficiencies, yet actual short and long range results of tutorial programs are seldom examined. In this study 201 students from four associate degree nursing programs received tutorial assistance in freshman courses. Results indicated that students and tutors perceived tutoring as helpful…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Associate Degrees, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Rosner, Herbert – 1970
Some of the necessary characteristics for a successful cross-grade tutorial reading program are described. The program incorporates characteristics conducive to maximizing the learning appeal such as preplanning with school personnel; attitudinal emphasis; orientation enrichment sessions with tutors; varied multisensory approaches coupled with…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Community Involvement, Intermediate Grades, Kinesthetic Methods
O'Keefe, Ruth Ann – 1970
Eight reading specialists and seven classroom teachers in Washington, D.C., taught the STARTER/101 reading program to 98 elementary school children in 1969-70. The children were chosen because they had experienced considerable difficulty in learning to read. The program, designed as a beginning reading program for urban children, consists of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Individualized Instruction
Division of Compensatory Education, BESE. – 1967
A nationwide survey of 1,000 school reading projects for the disadvantaged during 1966-67 conducted by Western Reserve University is discussed. Among its purposes were (1) to learn by categories what Title I had funded under the general heading of reading, (2) to discover how these programs had been implemented, (3) to find out what kinds of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities
Patterson, Natalie E., Comp. – 1968
Educational diagnostic methods were used to screen children evidencing minimal brain damage, dyslexia, or emotional problems. Of 750 children, 15% had such difficulties; they received a highly structured language arts program in homogeneous transition groups while remaining in their usual homeroom. In addition, they participated in motor training…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Emotional Problems, Exceptional Child Research, Identification
Rubin, Donald; And Others – 1973
A survey of compensatory and noncompensatory reading programs in grades 2, 4, and 6 of the U. S. public schools was carried out in spring 1972. Phase I, the subject of this report, involved two tasks: (1) describing what was meant by "compensatory reading", and (2) identifying the characteristics of schools in which compensatory reading…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis, Elementary Schools
Greenwald, Marcia Alpern – 1972
The use of machines in reading instruction was examined in 174 New Jersey school districts. From data gathered by questionnaire, the numbers, types, and usages of machines in various school districts were examined. The ratio of pupil to machine was correlated with the size of the school district, expenditures per student, and organization of the…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Equipment, Elementary Education
Ellis, E. N.; Rintoul, R. M. – 1971
The purposes of this individualized reading program were to generate greater interest and enthusiasm in reading, to provide specific help to individuals who were weak in reading, and to improve reading skills. Innovations included special materials in all classes and the establishment of a remedial reading class. Although scores on an attitude…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Grade 7, Individualized Reading, Instructional Materials
Leibowitz, Gerald; Chorost, Sherwood – 1970
209 children residing in an institution for dependent children were used as subjects for the development of an institutional behavior rating scale. Results of a factor analysis are discussed in detail. It is noted that potential uses of the scale are: 1) to give the psychologist a picture of the child's daily functioning in various situations; 2)…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Blacks, Factor Analysis, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Roberts, S. O.; Oppenheim, Don B. – 1966
This study was undertaken to determine whether students who had received less adequate instruction and were less able in scholastic aptitude test performance than the subjects in previous studies might benefit more from special instruction. Specially prepared linear programed materials were developed in the verbal and the mathematical areas.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 11, Instructional Materials
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1972
The purpose of the demonstration programs in intensive reading and mathematics instruction for low-achieving students was essentially to enable school districts to establish and operate exemplary and innovative projects to improve the competence of junior high school students in reading and mathematics. Projects were limited to students in grades…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged
SHIELDS, VIRGINIA
THIS DOCUMENT ANALYZES A PROGRAM OF ORAL EXPRESSION, PROVIDED IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO ASSIST MIGRANT CHILDREN IN (1) SPEAKING ENGLISH FLUENTLY, (2) USING WORDS CORRECTLY, (3) DEVELOPING CORRECT SPEECH HABITS, AND (4) ENCOURAGING SPEECH AND LANGUAGE INTEREST ALONG WITH SELF-EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT. DISCUSSED ARE THE PROGRAM'S GOALS AND…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, English, English (Second Language)
