Children with educational handicaps progress most rapidly when they are placed in remedial learning situations. (CK)

A writing center derives its definition from the services it renders. (HOD)

The study investigated the effectiveness of the color coding technique in remediating the reversals of p, b, and d for 23 upper elementary school children with reversal problems. Using color coded letters as cues in words was less effective than simply practicing the same words without color coded cues. (Author)

The author argues that there must come a time when educators decide to stop remediating the learning disability and help the adolescent live with the fact that s/he has a learning disability. Factors to consider include chronological age, grade, motivation, nature of school program, and severity of disability. (DB)

Basic writing instruction at the University of Pittsburgh is offered through a three-hour writing course, a six-hour reading and writing course, and a voluntary writing workshop. Work in these courses involves students in studying their own writing as they attempt new perspectives and gather new information. (RL)

The article examines the need for training children with language disorders to judge the correctness or incorrectness of sentences which reflect error patterns. (PHR)

Presents the benefits of using free writing to teach remedial composition. (DD)

Two new concepts, recredentialing and remedial medical education, cloud and illuminate the idea of competence, as addressed in peer review and continuing medical education. (JOW)

Examines remedial education policy change at City University of New York (CUNY) both in historical context and from the perspective of system design. Interprets the policy to phase out remedial education in CUNY senior colleges as strategy to create "more of a system" by increasing differentiation of missions and stratification among…

Investigates the influences of the basic mathematics course on success in the elementary statistics course. Reports that a working knowledge of algebra and set theory may be a necessary condition for success in elementary statistics but may not be sufficient. Contains 20 references. (Author/ASK)

Explores how colleges are confronting the quagmire of issues associated with remedial, or developmental, education for their students, including public criticism and problems with teaching quality. Discusses signs that developmental education is beginning to emerge from the institutional shadows, including innovative programs. Includes data from a…

Explains the City University of New York's reversal of its 1970 Open Admissions Policy and discusses the ramifications of that reversal. (NH)

Explains how intervention differs from remediation and discusses the five step process of intervention. (ASK)

Although the issue of redefining the developmental education profession has been a constant in its history, the urgency to reexamine it has never been greater. As practice advances and changes, so must the language to describe it. A reexamination can be an opportunity to transform the work of the field, expand its borders, and redefine its…

Many families employ private tutors to help children with their schoolwork, thus participating in a "shadow education" system that supplements normal schooling. International surveys show that there is wide variation in the extent of tutoring in different countries. This paper considers reasons for this variation and evaluates evidence on the…