Within the purview of a Chapter One Basic Program, this practicum initiated a 3-month intervention in oral language development for minority group first grade students with language differences and delayed speech who attended Gove Elementary School, Belle Glade, Florida, Goals for students included extension of mean length of utterance (MLU), and…

The role and effectiveness of compensatory education in Rhode Island was evaluated over a seven year period. An analysis of existing data on Rhode Island compensatory education programs for purposes of describing trends in funding patterns, resource allocations, and the provision of services from 1970 to 1976 was evaluated. Also, an analysis of…

Higher Horizons 100 is a program for underachieving pupils in the seventh to 10th grades. These pupils are given supplementary and individualized instruction and support services during the day and evening. Students are divided into eight clusters. Each cluster has a staff of six; one counselor, and teachers in reading, English, math, science, and…

This document consists of data tables showing the amount of compensatory instruction received by pupils in first and third grade classes. The instruction offered included reading and/or mathematics as well as other academic subjects. Instruction received is differentiated by subject area and by location (inside or outside the classroom) within…

A "Participation Study," designed to determine the relationships among economic status, educational need and instructional services received, is described in this report. Based on data collected from 15,000 randomly selected elementary school students from across the country, compensatory education selection rates are presented for…

This bibliography covers a period from approximately 1963 to the present. The bibliographic citations were drawn from the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) data base. The bibliography does not have subject divisions but is organized in direct alphabetical order by author's name or title. A subject index follows the main…

This handbook is provided to serve as a guide for parents and school personnel in establishing and in determining the functions of Title One, ESEA, parent advisory councils. From the very beginning of Title One, the involvement of parents and community representatives in the school program has been recognized as an important element in the ability…

This evaluation handbook was written for school district personnel who may be either novices or experts in the use of educational research techniques. Tailored to categorically aided projects, the handbook describes techniques that will isolate specific activity effects as reflected by pupil achievement. Chapters are devoted to the construction of…

This interim report summarizes the procedures and results of the Sustaining Effects Study (SES) on Compensatory Education, conducted at selected elementary schools during the 1967-77 school year. Data from the study are presented for the following findings: (1) poor and educationally needy children are the principal recipients of Compensatory…

An overview of compensatory education programs is presented in this paper. The rationale for compensatory education is outlined, and the early implementation of these projects at the local and national levels is described. Specifically addressed are Project Head Start and Title I programs. The paper also discusses James Coleman's "Equality of…

The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: the educational services component of Head Start, and a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. These…

This paper presents a conceptual overview of issues relating to the education of the disadvantaged. Problems of identification and definition of the disadvantaged are discussed in terms of compensatory education. Concepts regarding "disadvantage" that underlie many of the compensatory instructional intervention programs are described, as…

There are two purposes to this study: (1) to provide a rationale for bilingual education in Chicago based on history and the characteristics of the Spanish-speaking students; and (2) to propose an innovative model for a bilingual-bicultural program. American attempts at bilingual education in the public and non-public elementary schools from…

This book examines the study of compensatory reading programs which was undertaken by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at 537 schools, and presents the results in a format usable by administrators, legislators, and teachers. Chapters deal with the following topics: the compensatory reading survey; communities and schools; a profile of…

Federal and State public policy aimed at educational improvement consists of many individually designed and implemented programs, including Title I. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) develops and disseminates Title I policies and guidelines and provides direction to States and local districts through monitoring and enforcement…