A 6-WEEK SUMMER READING PROGRAM SPONSORED WITH THE AID OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY THE APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AND BY THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SUMMER OF 1966 IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO HELP 600 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH READING PROBLEMS AND TO DEVELOP AN INSERVICE PROGRAM…

THE CALIFORNIA MCATEER ACT AUTHORIZED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 2-YEAR PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT UNCOVERING METHODS OF ENCOURAGING CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL UNTIL GRADUATION. SELECTION OF 16,000 DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FROM 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WAS BASED UPON THE STUDENT'S SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, HIS ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL, AND…

To differentiate certain characteristics of unsuccessful, marginally successful, or successful students in a junior college remedial program, the author made a random selection of 219 males and 120 females (from the 790 enrolled in a 1.5 probation program) according to the independent variables of high school rank (HSR), SCAT-Total score, class…

For three years (including 1968-69), remedial English has been taught at Golden West College (California) to groups of 200-365 students. Follow-up studies, begun with the opening of the College, have indicated that the student who completes the remedial program and proceeds to freshman composition has a better chance of success (C or better) than…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of remedial courses and present placement policies and instruments. Comparisons were made in such areas as ability, interest, motivation, persistence, and performance among randomly selected groups of junior college students: (1) those needing to take remedial courses but placed in…

The report explores extent, availability, and cost of basic and remedial education services in Department of Labor manpower training programs. It discusses factors in the decision to provide basic education, types of organizations providing basic education, schedules and linkages with skill training providing basic education tailored to specific…

This report analyzes the early academic achievement of disadvantaged students admitted to the Special Educational Opportunities Program (SEOP) at the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois. Overall gradepoint averages and grades in 3 new courses established in rhetoric, psychology, and mathematics are examined. Both criteria are…

Funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the College Discovery and Development Program is a cooperative program developed and offered by the City University of New York and the Board of Education of New York City. This program provides remediation in reading and math to approximately 830 sophomores, Juniors and Seniors…

The differences between two groups of students (17 Blacks and 23 Whites) were examined on the basis of participation and nonparticipation in a special studies program designed primarily to meet the needs of minority and disadvantaged students. Participating students met with more academic success than nonparticipating, irrespective of race.…

Remedial reading classes were given for 75 employees (15 to 32-years- old) of a vocational rehabilitation center after it was found that a number of persons at the center could neither read nor write. (Author/IM)

More than five years of research offers little evidence that students who attend federally funded remedial and learning disabled reading programs improve their reading skills. The three assumptions underlying these programs are discussed. Ways teachers and schools can evaluate their programs are listed. (MT)

Identifies ways in which remedial/developmental programs are like and unlike other academic programs for evaluation purposes. Offers a four-stage evaluation model representing four different levels of activity and points at which evaluation can be conducted. (DMM)

Outlines the establishment of a program to aid children who are seriously behind in basic math and reading skills and seeks specific causes and provides minimal solutions directed at increasing the child's standard performance. (Author)