This paper describes the materials, processes, and effects of three individualized compensatory courses in reading, writing, and mathematics. Each course was outlined separately and evaluated according to student performance in selected transfer-level courses. Follow-up studies for each course show that the performance level of former…

Learning assistance is a relatively new idea in education in the United States since most learning centers have come into existence since 1970. Although developmental education has become accessible in remote areas and many financial and psychological barriers have been lifted, much more could be accomplished in this area if more evaluative…

This paper describes the results of the Eagleville Reading Academy and Satellite Program, a demonstration project funded by the U.S. Office of Education. Eagleville is a private, nonprofit hospital devoted to treatment, research, education and training for alcoholism and drug addiction. The therapeutic community setting includes individual and…

The author first reviews traditional approaches to classroom spelling instruction, then presents research on remedial spelling instruction for learning disabled children. Section I considers factors which make spelling harder than reading, the history of traditional spelling instruction from Colonial times to the 1950s, the generalization…

The report examines a variety of computerized aids and devices for individuals with visual, communication, or other disabilities, as well as ways computers may be used in the education and employment of handicapped individuals. Considered in the section on visual and hearing aids are talking meters, braille terminals, devices for reading standard…

The four chapters of this book move from the history, philosophy, and approaches that writing laboratories encompass to a look at the many facets of their organization before treating in detail the actual teaching process and the practical elements of writing laboratory management. Chapter one notes the growth of writing labs and discusses…

A systems approach was used to assess, remediate, and/or develop compensatory strategies in learning disabled college students. The approach consisted of four components: an analysis of the educational task, preparation of criterion measures, preparation of behavioral objectives, and preparation of instructional sequences. A task analysis was…

This reference manual for administrators contains: (1) the compiled laws, rules, regulations, and policies relevant to programs conducted under Title I of the Federal Elementary, Secondary and Continuing Education Act of 1965 as amended; (2) provisions of New York State Law concerning Pupils with Special Educational Needs; and (3) the New York…

While it is financially impossible to design a whole spectrum of preparatory chemistry courses to suit the varying backgrounds and needs of students entering an open-door institution, chemistry courses can be designed to meet three instructional needs shared by all students: mutual respect between the instructor and the students; implementation of…

This paper explores the professional preparation of remedial reading specialists for the community college. Various sections of the paper discuss the following topics: (1) the need for more reading specialists at the community college level, (2) the past training of college reading specialists, (3) undergraduate training of college reading…