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Download full textKitao, Kenji; And Others – 1990
A study investigated the use of a collection of English language books by Doshisha University (Japan) students of English as a Second Language (n=300). Four levels of readers, graded by vocabulary content were used in eight classes that offered individualized reading instruction. Students were given instruction in using graded readers, strongly…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Tompkins, John F. – 1984
The 1983-84 Chapter II Reading and Mathematics Lab Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District is evaluated in this report. The first section describes the program. Topics covered include the history of the program, the educational activities carried out under its aegis, how instruction was organized, theories utilized…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship
Hennessy, James J. – 1976
The Ethnic Heritage Learning Center, designed to increase the reading skills of elementary students who are educationally and economically disadvantaged, is described in this paper. The major goal of the Center was to provide supplementary remedial reading instruction. In addition to the 250 students who were selected as a target group, the Center…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Students, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Griggs, Shirley A. – 1975
A total of 1,922 pupils participated in this Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act Program, which was designed to improve the reading and/or mathematics skills of the students. The program aimed to serve students in special schools or residential treatment centers in New York City who were in kindergarten through grade 12. The majority of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Hardy, Madeline I. – J Reading, 1969
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Case Studies, Followup Studies, Learning Problems
CUTTS, WARREN G.
WHENEVER IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR A PUPIL TO RECEIVE EXTRA HELP OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM, HE IS INVOLVED IN REMEDIAL READING. REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IS MORE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED THAN REGULAR READING INSTRUCTION, AND IS TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON THE BASIS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT TO ALL REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION, FOR…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials
MAXWELL, MARTHA J. – 1965
THE AMERICAN OPTICAL (AO) COMPANY'S SIGHT SCREENER, A PORTABLE BINOCULAR INSTRUMENT DESIGNED FOR MASS VISION TESTING, WAS EVALUATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND READING AND STUDY SKILLS LABORATORY TO DETERMINE ITS CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS NEEDING PROFESSIONAL EYE EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO READING INSTRUCTION. DATA FROM 106 PROBATIONARY FRESHMEN,…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Low Achievement, Measurement Instruments
RUSSELL, EARL V.; THOMPSON, CHARLES L. – 1966
THE METHODS AND MATERIALS USED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA ADVANCEMENT SCHOOL FOR TEACHING REMEDIAL AND CORRECTIVE READING TO UNDERACHIEVING EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS ARE DESCRIBED. THE AUTHORS BELIEVE THE PATTERN OF DIAGNOSIS, GROUPING, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT, AND REGROUPING IS CENTRAL TO DETERMINING THE CAUSES OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS OF…
Descriptors: Administration, Concept Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Media
Vinsonhaler, John F. – 1979
In a study of reading clinicians' collection and diagnosis procedures, three types of clinical agreement were examined: group agreement, intraclinician agreement, and interclinician agreement. Eight senior and respected practicing clinicians were involved in the study, which used simulated cases of reading problems based upon real cases. The…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Oral Reading, Problem Solving
Parham, Jo Ann Walton – 1975
Seventy freshmen in a reading and study skills center participated in a study of the relationship between persistence in participating in a voluntary, noncredit developmental reading program and sex, personality type, entrance reading proficiency, entrance general scholastic ability, type of program selected, and change in grade-point average. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Developmental Reading
Angello, Nancy; And Others – 1975
Designed to provide ideas for developing and implementing a reading skills center for secondary schools, this document focuses on the needs of students who can be helped in the typical school setting and presents suggestions for helping students who have profound reading or language deficits. The contents outline in detail the many facets involved…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Educational Facilities, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Gillespie, Barbara – 1975
The emphases of the reading center proposed in this study are on the assessment of reading strengths, the isolation of reading deficiencies, and--in an instructor-learner environment--diagnosis and the prescription of action which will enable students to master the reading skills necessary for independent reading in their high school careers. This…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Masters Theses, Program Descriptions, Reading Centers
Storer, Eldon L. – 1970
A problem-solving evaluative approach is described for an ESEA/Title III program in Topeka, Kansas. One problem in the program was to identify the reading curriculum needs of the 34 elementary, 11 junior high, and 3 high schools with a total enrollment of 25,000 students. There were 1,000 students 2 or more years below their expected level who had…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Federal Programs, Inservice Education
Kerstiens, Gene – 1971
This topical paper discusses briefly the status of research in junior college reading/study skills programs. Specific gaps in research and the fundamental reasons for them are examined. Several areas in critical need of immediate and long-range study are identified. Tests, materials and their selection, programs and approaches, and student…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Research, Reading, Reading Centers
Anderson, Clarence A. – 1969
Because junior college students so frequently need remedial reading training and grammar review and because few teachers in such institutions have special training in reading instruction, a reading center was set up at Flint Community Junior College in Michigan. The Center used 2,500 square feet and a variety of types of equipment and materials…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Diagnostic Tests, Individual Development, Individual Instruction
