Suggests that, concomitant with the next pay increase, elementary grade school teachers put forth an extra hour each day to initiate a small group instruction reading program at the first grade level and a tutorial program for older students. (DE)

As a state and national model for a basic skills curriculum for Kindergarten through grade 12 students, Coordination Learning Integration--Middlesex Basics (Project CLIMB) is described. The unified system was developed by teachers with administrative support to accomodate all students' reading and mathematics needs. Project CLIMB's development and…

A procedure called "contrast training" is described as a method to overcome the generalization problem by contrasting sentences so that young language handicapped learners can learn to recognize which parts of a sentence occur regardless of the presence or absence of the target form. (Author/SW)

Describes a program at a two-year vocational-technical college which serves the unique needs of handicapped students. The three general areas are independent living skills, remedial studies, and career exploration. A summer orientation/evaluation program and a specific skills training program are also described. (CT)

Describes a computer-assisted learning system that was developed for use by second language students and remedial English students. These students are provided free access to a wide variety of instructional materials via the computer terminals. The workings of the computer programs are described along with sample input-output exchanges.…

Presents evidence from a New York study which indicates that some teachers may be using invalid, nonacademic criteria to place students in remedial reading programs, and suggests that the resulting deviant stigmatizing effects on these students may be inhibiting their academic and social development. (JD)

Compares two language intervention methods on effectiveness at improving syntactic structures of language-delayed preschool children. The interactive approach optimized syntax improvement for children with high pretraining scores, whereas the programed approach resulted in superior syntax performance for low-scoring children. (Author/BK)

Describes a program that permits failing accounting students a second chance to pass by transferring them out of their original section into a new section designed specifically for failing students. The approach is adaptable to any community college and creates few administrative problems. (CT)

Points out the importance of public librarians becoming informed about learning problems, particularly reading disabilities. Some of the causes of reading problems are discussed and resources are cited which librarians can recommend to parents and teachers. A bibliography is appended. (LLS)

Act 101 funds provide special classes, counseling, and tutorial support for participating academically, economically, and culturally deprived college students. (Author/IRT)

Describes a successful middle school mathematics program that groups students according to the lowest skill they have not mastered, irrespective of the grade the student is in. (IRT)

Discusses the confusion that results from differences among various labels used in developmental and basic education programs. Proposes clarification of such terms as "center,""lab,""individualized," and "clinic" and suggests definitions for proper usage. (DR)

Analyzes current educational and legal trends involving attitudes toward and funding for reading disabilities and learning disabilities programs, and makes suggestions for the future. (DD)

The article describes the University of Washington's Parent/Child Learning Clinic, a parent based remediation program for children with learning disabilities. (DLS)

The article describes two cases of children (7- and 8 1/2-years-old) with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who participated in a research project to discover whether such children could make significant improvements in writing given appropriate help, and to produce an advisory booklet for teachers. (SBH)