FOREST PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ST. LOUIS HAS LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM (THE GENERAL CURRICULUM) WHICH ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A MEANS OF MEETING THE REAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING NEEDS OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH STUDENTS OCCURS ON THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS. TEACHING ON THE FIRST LEVEL,…

The Kindergarten Extended Day (KED) Program provided supplementary instruction for kindergarten pupils tested with the Cooperative Preschool Inventory (CPI) and identified as having educational deficiencies. Pupils in the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program attended school for a full day. Academic achievement of pupils relative to…

The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the effects of the educational science of cognitive style as an aid for teachers of educationally disadvantaged college students. The concept that was investigated was whether teachers, who had a variety of learning methods available to teach reading and mathematics to college freshmen could improve…

PRESENT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE OF 3 KINDS--(1) AN INVENTORY TYPE WHICH ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY DEFICITS WHICH WILL AFFECT SCHOOL LEARNING AND TO OVERCOME THESE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, (2) A PLAN BASED ON A RECAPITULATION THEORY WHICH ATTEMPTS TO DESCRIBE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND TO COMPENSATE FOR THOSE WHICH A…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves about 450 educationally disadvantaged children, aged from 3-5 years, and approximately 40 handicapped students, aged from 0-5 years. The overall goal of this project is to establish a partnership between school and parents for the purpose of educating preschool children.…

A cost analysis of the developmental education program on the North Campus of Florida Junior College at Jacksonville revealed that in the 1972/1973 fiscal year the special credit courses offered for remedial students cost over 80 percent more than regular credit courses. Among the developmental courses offered (English, reading, mathematics, and…

Some considerations for revising the curriculum to meet the educational needs of the disadvantaged are discussed. It is suggested that the lack of language development is basic to most reading problems at all school levels, particularly for the bilingual students. Therefore, a systematic and continuous language-development program from…

This report provides information on the students who have enrolled in the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program at 40 institutions of higher education in New Jersey for the academic years 1968-69 and 1969-70. The purpose of the EOF is to provide scholarship assistance to educationally and economically disadvantaged youth who might otherwise…

Project Upper Cumberland was a three year endeavor which served 16 Tennessee counties. The final report and evaluation, in three documents, summarizes the three innovative programs which it engendered: (1) teacher inservice training, emphasizing human relations; (2) a pilot cultural arts program (art, music, drama) for grades 1-12; and (3) a pilot…

The 17 lessons in this book are based on transformational grammar theory, but they are not designed to teach grammar--not even transformational grammar theory. The authors have used them with students who speak a variety of non-standard English and who have previously been unsuccessful in English classes. These students would write little or…

Three programs of early intervention designed specifically for the Mexican American child are discussed. Three groups, each consisting of 16 three-year-old children, were involved in a nine month program. The first group of children, enrolled in a daily three hour bilingual preschool program, were exposed to sequenced instructional activities.…

This document describes the purposes and functions of Project P.L.A.N. (Preschool Learning Adjustment Needs). It is a prevention oriented program, designed to detect existing and potential barriers to learning in young children before they enter school so that individualized developmental programs can be designed and implemented early in their…

The major purpose of this study was to ascertain the reading and math progress made by Title I eligible intermediate grade students who lived and attended school in the Minneapolis Public Schools Target Area. A comparison group of students was also selected for study from a non-target school. The study population was all 1969-70 fourth graders…

This survey examines the extent and nature of certain special educational and support services for educationally disadvantaged community college students. The data are based on responses from 76 per cent of 180 public 2-year colleges in the Midwest. The findings were: (1) one out of nine Midwestern community college students is involved in…

The first of a series of three workbook texts on beginning algebra. Designed primarily for use by lower ability mathematics students, the texts have been used by average ability students as supplementary materials. Volume 1 contains material on multiplying, prime factors, signed numbers, problem solving involving addition, subtraction, and…