Details a study of the reading-study skills course at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, that was performed to assess the effectiveness of the program in terms of academic progress and student retention. Reports positive and significant results. (FL)

Aspects considered include whether and when to initiate auxiliary communication skill instruction, which auxiliary communication systems should be taught, which vocabulary items should comprise the initial communication content, and what instructional considerations should be made when attempting to teach auxiliary communication skills to severely…

Provides details of a mini-course, developed in cooperation with the school's study skills center, that is the essential feature of a program designed to help students in the business communication curriculum improve their writing skills. (RL)

Describes a technique for teaching remedial community college students spelling words in context by having them do daily writing and compile their own spelling lists. (DD)

Discusses the design and production of guided learning materials for remedial, supportive, and extending courses.

Discusses a course designed for large numbers of underprepared chemistry students at a large metropolitan university; an evaluation of the course based on student performance in succeeding courses is included. (MLH)

Discusses some of the unique problems within higher education which are present as a result of an open-door policy for students. (JM)

The study found that 40 percent of 25 adult alcoholics were found to have had special education, remedial services, or repeated grade failure concurrent with a familial history of alcoholism and current discrepancies indicative of learning disabilities. Results suggest that childhood learning disorders may be related to the development of…

Current Chapter 1 remedial and compensatory education programs may not be worth the substantial funds being poured into them. To address shortcomings, such programs should be upgraded, reconceptualized as educational (not funding) programs, and fully integrated into the total school program. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

Reviews the literature on the benefits of mentor relationships for both the protege and the mentor. Suggests that experienced developmental educators mentor colleagues new to the field and that developmental students be encouraged to find and cultivate mentoring relationships. (DMM)

Advocates using "classics" to teach remedial English classes. Outlines several misconceptions about teaching the classics to lower-ability students, and recommends several selections which can be used in remedial classes. (MM)

The study found that activities designed to improve the elaboration and/or retrieval of words with two language-impaired children (ages 9 and 10) showed definite effects with the greatest gains associated with activities focusing on both elaboration and retrieval. (Author/DB)

Describes a research project in which students investigate a personal "bad" habit. (MM)

The article describes a language-to-reading intervention method, termed "Communicative Reading Strategies," that can be used to provide language intervention within the context of the language-impaired child's classroom reading group. An example demonstrates modeling principles to assist children in dealing with the complexities of contextual…

Describes how to use pragmatic and logical arguments to change students' negative attitudes toward basic writing courses. (MM)