Reviewed are resources to be used in developing programs to improve motor abilities among learning disabled children with severe motor dysfunction. (MH)

The impress method, an oral reading technique in which the child and the teacher read aloud simultaneously, is a simple and effective method for improving the reading skills of students reading at below-grade levels. (MB)

Responding to Dodd's critique of his 1986 article on teaching psychology in prisons, Osberg defends his statement that prison students are comparable to traditional university students. Contends student achievement is due to remedial courses in basic skills. Discusses prison classroom "norm violations" and lists some special considerations…

Describes the Abbott Union School and its program for traumatized and neglected adolescents. Reproduces a short novel written by one of the students. (CRH)

Examines Title I (now Chapter I) programs, specifically their problems, the reasons for those problems, and their future. (FL)

A group of minority community college students were selected for a one semester remedial program and special experimental admission the following year. They also received numerous positive expectations concerning their ability to achieve at a university. These groups did significantly better than a control group not involved in the program.…

Describes the counselor's role in a remedial college program where group counseling is an important component of the Communication Skills program. (HMV)

Describes a program which uses learning centers and a task-completion approach to teach students with reading difficulties. (KS)

Describes the Early Prevention of School Failure program, an ESEA Title III program developed in Peotone, Illinois, that provides special kindergarten classes for children with learning disabilities. (JG)

A pilot project was developed to examine how changing governmental policies designed to reduce or eliminate developmental education have been affecting the organization and delivery of developmental instruction, admissions practices, and other institutional decisions and processes in the New England states. The pilot project does not evaluate New…

At some time in most teachers' professional lives, they will be faced with making a decision about retaining a student. Although many teachers choose to retain students because they believe it will benefit the student, most studies find the practice of retention either harmful or ineffective. After a review of the literature, a survey was…