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Cordrey, Leroy J. – 1984
Beginning in 1978, Fullerton College implemented a mandatory assessment/placement program designed to assess student skills, ameliorate skill deficiencies through basic instruction, and place students in classes appropriate to their level of competency. A study was conducted to determine the impact of the skills prerequisite system on the progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis
Holder, Barbara; Lister, Bob – 1982
A brief description is provided of a successful peer tutoring model implemented by Portsmouth High School (New Hampshire) in which student tutors volunteer to work under the direct supervision of the special educator on reading, math, science, and pre-vocational skills. Peer tutor responsibilities on assisting students in reading are presented,…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, High Schools, Human Resources, Mainstreaming
Download full textGourgey, Annette F.; And Others – 1984
An improvisational dramatics program was developed to improve the reading achievement and school attitudes of disadvantaged elementary school children. The program, based on the rationale that encouraging self-awareness and creative self-expression will improve communication skills, reading achievement, and attitudes, was used with 141 fourth,…
Descriptors: Acting, Black Youth, Communication Skills, Creative Dramatics
Holm, John – 1985
Twenty linguistic features found in essays of Creole-speaking students taking remedial writing courses at Hunter College are discussed and illustrated. The students spoke a creole or post-creole language as their mother tongue. The language varieties, which are those most frequently encountered in East Coast urban centers from Boston to Miami, are…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Creoles
Plankenhorn, Andy – 1987
This report from the Campbell Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
Plankenhorn, Andy – 1987
This report from the Toomer Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
Snow, Mary B. – 1987
A survey of 40 school personnel responsible for remedial and special education in Nevada school districts was conducted to determine diagnostic tools and remedial programs for students with dyslexia and other learning problems. Major findings included the following: that 86.5% of school districts have a systematic process for identifying students…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Rubin, Donald; And Others – 1985
Intended for college-level basic writers, the program described in this report integrates selected oral communication training with writing instruction. The first section of the report presents a rationale for the program--which uses oral activities to enhance students' development in the underlying rhetorical abilities of invention, audience…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities
Ross, John A. – 1982
An instructional program to improve adolescent student mastery of real-life decision-making skills produced very positive results in terms of teacher comfort with the program and increased student performance. Five core skills for decision-making were the basis of the program: identification, selection and assessment of decision criteria,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Design, Decision Making Skills, Field Tests
Dallas, Susan, Ed. – 1982
One of the most difficult problems facing colleges today is dealing with students whose basic skills are too low to allow them to benefit from college-level studies. While some institutions seem to have given up expectations for underprepared students' achievement, others have instituted massive programs of individualized counseling and tutoring…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Multicampus Districts
Kwalick, Barry, Ed.; Slaughter, Virginia, Ed. – 1982
Nine complete papers and 32 abstracts are contained in this special issue drawn from the proceedings of the fifth annual meeting of writing supervisors within the City University of New York (CUNY). The first complete paper surveys basic writing programs over the decade and points to difficulties overcome, accomplishments,and future needs. The…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Acquisition
Tomlinson, Louise M. – 1985
Theorists and researchers have indicated that the Group Oral Review (GOR) provides valuable classroom interaction. Some objectives of the GOR approach to reading (for developmental studies reading students) are as follows: to reinforce the process used in a reading assignment, to aid development of metacognitive awareness, to emphasize the idea…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Course Organization
Suddick, David E.; Collins, Burton A. – 1984
The basic skills level of returning adult students was investigated longitudinally. A total of 217 entering juniors majoring in business administration in fall 1980 were followed for 3 years. Through assessment and course work, 146 students demonstrated at least minimum basic skills competencies in English usage and algebra, but 71 students had at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Algebra, Basic Skills
Collins, Christopher G. – 1985
This article describes an in-class suspension program in a junior high school, designed by the Turn Around Program (TAP) committee of the Myron J. Michael School (Kingston, New York). The committee developed a specific model to fit their needs, emphasizing reform rather than punishment. Suspended students received tutoring, remediation, and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Counseling
Sigety, Barbara; Levine, Eleanor
Presented is the participant's copy on the Educational Plan Game, a program designed to assist exceptional child educators in diagnosing students and assessing educational needs. Tables, charts, and guidelines are provided for the eight program components: the card game (an introductory exercise), spelling, basic sight vocabulary, informal pupil…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
