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Download full textHawkins, Joseph; Frechtling, Joy A. – 1981
This is a report of the findings of the Minority/Majority Experiences Study conducted to secure baseline data on educational equity in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools. The report presents statistics on minority and majority participation in remedial reading programs for low achievers offered in the elementary grades, as well as in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Basic Skills, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Christ, Frank L., Ed. – 1968
The report drawn from the first annual conference that was designed to provide professional dialogue for those interested in the improvement of college reading programs, this volume contains seven papers that deal with the following topics: the role of literary criticism and rhetoric in developing new models of reading comprehension, a pilot…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Developmental Reading, Higher Education, Phonics
PDF pending restorationEpstein, Donald B. – 1978
Following a brief history of literacy from the dawn of civilization in Egypt to the founding of the community college movement in the United States in 1945-55, this paper describes the Guided Studies Program at Clackamas Community College. The aim of the program is to increase literacy, which is viewed as a means to help students' self improvement…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Humanities, Individual Counseling
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
The Summer Program objectives were to increase pupil competency by providing remedial and corrective instruction in reading and mathematics for children who were likely to be held back, needed strengthening in basic skills, or were one or more years below grade level in reading or math achievement. Eight elementary and junior high schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education
Hartman-Haas, Hope J. – 1978
A study was conducted at Rockland Community College (New York) to determine the adequacy of the reading criterion that determined entry into its intensive freshman English classes from the college skills program, a developmental program designed to improve skills in communication, mathematics, reading, and studying. A group of 746 freshman English…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, High Risk Students, Reading Achievement
MINSKOFF, JOSEPH G. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO--(1) INVESTIGATE AND DESCRIBE THE LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROUP OF MENTALLY RETARDED, EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN, AND (2) TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PSYCHOLINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES BY COMPARING THREE GROUPS--AN EXPERIMENTAL REMEDIAL TREATMENT GROUP, A COMPARISON…
Descriptors: Children, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Language
MARBURGER, CARL – 1963
BECAUSE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, CITIES OF TODAY REALIZE THEIR OBLIGATION TO EDUCATE THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED. CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN REFLECT INDIFFERENCE TO RESPONSIBILITY, NONPURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY, POOR HEALTH HABITS, INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LITTLE MASTERY OF READING SKILLS AND A…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Inservice Teacher Education, Motivation
Thompson, H. Wendell; And Others – 1980
Computer assisted instruction (CAI) modules were developed to improve the reading comprehension skills of college students at Alabama A and M University. These modules were designed and tested to provide individualized instruction in a remedial reading program that was already operating at full capacity. Based on an informal assessment, it appears…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Portsmouth School Dept., RI. – 1978
The third of eight related documents, this monograph deals with the remedial reading aspects of the Reading Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services (RIPPS) program. The duties of the reading specialists in the program are described, as is the process by which children are screened and selected for the program. The prescription and remediation…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Role, Program Descriptions
Sawyer, Diane J., Ed. – 1980
Focusing on helping teachers to understand and help children who have reading disabilities, the 13 papers in this volume were prepared by practitioners at various levels from public school, community, and university settings. The papers included in part one offer insights into the concomitant aspects of reading difficulties. Specific topics…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education, Learning Disabilities
Sloane, David E. E. – 1979
The traditional method of teaching writing to students in universities by correcting their errors supposes a generally well-developed sense of written language structure and formal English language discourse. The new population seeking higher education does not always possess such a background. An alternative instructional method is to use the…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Grammar, Higher Education
Lidstone, John, Comp. – 1979
This booklet contains a description of Reading Improvement Through the Arts, a prototype program funded by the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I that was developed and implemented in the state of New York. The Reading Improvement Through the Arts (RITA) program is described as an alternative way to reach previously unreachable pupils. The…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Lefevre, Helen E. – 1968
After a brief discussion of the problems and defects of junior college remedial or compensatory English programs, the need for adequately trained teachers for these programs is considered. The major areas essential to the training of such teachers are identified as (1) training in English, including oral language and linguistic studies and a broad…
Descriptors: English, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Deem, James M. – 1978
Although, as an important component of any basic skills curriculum, college remedial reading programs need to be objectively and fully evaluated, no comprehensive, systematic procedures have been developed for this purpose. Three guidelines should be followed in evaluating college remedial reading programs: first, appropriate variables that allow…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Needs
Brown, William D. – 1977
Reviewed in the document are the implications of Public Law 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, and related implementation strategies regarding educational programing. Focused on are aspects of individual educational plans; and specifically considered are diagnostic procedures, the role of behavioral objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
