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Dobrovolny, Jacqueline L.; McCombs, Barbara L. – 1980
It was hypothesized that a study skills package, based on active information strategies and incorporating test taking techniques, could be very beneficial to students enrolled in one of the four technical specialties courses in the Air Force Instructional System, a computer managed instructional system. The study skills materials consisted of…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Materials, Military Schools
Slaughter, Virginia B.; Wiener, Harvey S. – 1981
One of four reports describing the basic skills programs in writing, reading, English as a second language, and mathematics at the City University of New York (CUNY), this volume describes the writing aspect of the program--including content, structure, methodology, and support services--at nine senior colleges and eight community colleges in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Program Descriptions
Silva, Clare M. – 1977
Writing samples of 97 students in remedial writing classes were analyzed to determine error patterns in writing mechanics and the predominance of specific errors. Students were grouped according to individual student profiles and error patterns which indicated additional similarities and differences among individuals. Analysis indicated that most…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Individualized Instruction
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1965
COMPENSATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION IS EMPHASIZED AS THE MAJOR MOVING FORCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IS NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED WHICH INVOLVE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. TO THAT END,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
Download full textRAY, DARREL D. – 1966
THIS SECOND ISSUE OF VOLUME 1 OF "THE OKLAHOMA READER" PRESENTS SIX ARTICLES IN AN EFFORT TO EXTEND THE WORK OF THE OKLAHOMA READING COUNCIL TO TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE ARTICLES CONCERN PLANS FOR A REMEDIAL PROGRAM, THE ROLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN BASIC READERS, WORD ATTACK SKILLS, STRENGTHENING ATTENTION SPAN, CRITICAL READING, USE OF…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Basic Reading, Critical Reading, Individual Differences
SILVER, A.B. – 1967
IN SUMMER 1967, ALL ENTERING STUDENTS WHO SCORED BELOW THE 11TH PERCENTILE ON THE BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, SCAT, AND ENGLISH CLASSIFICATION TEST WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL READING, ARITHMETIC, AND GROUP NONVERBAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS. FROM THIS GROUP, 27 VOLUNTEERS WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN A 6-WEEK, 4-HOUR DAILY PROGRAM OF REMEDIAL…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Programs, Low Achievement
1962
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS HAVE STUDENTS WHO COME PREDOMINANTLY FROM A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND. AMONG SEVERAL OBJECTIVES IS THE AWAKENING OF COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH FOSTERING CLOSER TIES BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME. THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM IS ACTIVATED BY SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATORS WHO SERVE AS LIAISON AGENTS…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Programs, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1952
IN 1943 NEW YORK CITY UNDERTOOK RESEARCH ON RETARDED READERS IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. GOALS INCLUDED TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY A LARGE NUMBER OF PUPILS WITH AVERAGE OR BETTER INTELLIGENCE REACH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH RETARDATION OF SEVERAL YEARS IN READING LEVEL, AND THE TYPES OF REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION MATERIALS NEEDED. SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Reading Difficulties, Remedial Programs
Mira Costa Coll., Oceanside, CA. – 1966
ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ACCEPTED THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM AS A LEGITIMATE FUNCTION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES. IN THE FALL OF 1964, MIRACOSTA COLLEGE IMPLEMENTED A THREE-TRACK PROGRAM CONSISTING OF (1) A REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE REMEDIAL COURSES AND TO LIMIT COURSE SELECTION, (2) AN "UNREALISTIC TRANSFER" PROGRAM IN WHICH…
Descriptors: Flexible Progression, Low Achievement, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs
Gittelman, Rachel; Feingold, Ingrid – 1980
The effect of reading remediation that emphasized phonetic decoding was investigated in 61 children with pure reading disorders, controlling for the influence of nonspecific treatment effects. The children were randomly assigned to receive instruction in reading or in other subjects for four months; and they were reevaluated immediately after, two…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Phonetics, Program Effectiveness
Leonard, Judith E. – 1978
The monograph reviews the first 2 years of a model program to identify gifted-handicapped and gifted-disadvantaged children (2 1/2-6 years old) and to provide them with a preschool program that would offer a balance between stimulating enrichment activities and therapy and remediation in developmental areas, delayed because of specific modality…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Veloski, Jon – 1979
Discriminant analysis was used to predict the performance of medical students on a certifying examination, using available measures approximately seven months in advance of the examination. The purpose was to identify those students having the greatest chance of failing in order to provide them with remedial help. The linear discriminant function…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Mastery Tests, Medical Students
DeVito, Pasquale J.; Rubinstein, Sherry S. – 1977
Highlights of a followup study involving 1,179 remedial reading students in Rhode Island, grades 2 and 4, were examined. Since the study focused on determining the effect of Title I programs beyond one school year, the sample included students who did and did not continue to receive Title I services. It was not possible to determine whether each…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Followup Studies
Centralia School District, Buena Park, CA. – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO IDENTIFY KINDERGARTEN PUPILS WHO, WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER CHILDREN OF THE SAME AGE AND SEX, EVIDENCED PROBLEMS IN THE AREA OF VISUAL PERCEPTION. TESTS USED TO MEASURE SUCH DEFICIENCIES WERE THE BENDER TEST AND THE FROSTIG TEST OF VISUAL PERCEPTION, SUB-TEST I AND III. MATCHED PAIRS WERE SELECTED FROM THE TOTAL…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Groups, Kindergarten Children
Hodges, Kathleen M.; And Others – 1968
Under an ESEA/Title III Planning Grant, a survey of 11,311 students in grades 4 through 7 in 12 rural central Georgia school systems was undertaken to identify reading disability. Results indicated that approximately one-fourth of these students was reading more than 1 years below their expectancy levels as determined by a recognized formula. An…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Pilot Projects
