Fifteen high school students served as volunteer tutors in an individualized reading program for 14 fourth and fifth grade pupils unable to succeed at grade level in reading skills. Assignments were based on the Ginn 100 reading series and Ss were evaluated on word recognition (taught with flashcards) and comprehension. Each student improved in…

The feasibility of devising a highly individualized reading program for low-achieving 6-year-old children centering on structured tutoring was investigated. The 33 subjects from three schools would enter first grade in the fall and were considered low achievers on the basis of kindergarten testing. Upper-grade elementary students volunteered to…

A talent development project at Mount Holyoke College, part of A Better Chance (ABC)-Independent Schools Talent Search program, was offered during the summer of 1968 to 71 disadvantaged high school students from 13 states. Major aims of the program were to help these students with college potential to strengthen their academic skills and…

The Adult Learning Program Service (ALPS) aims to reach eight and a half million adults between ages 25 and 44 and teach them reading and math skills they can use at home and on the job. ALPS proposes to reach those who have never finished high school but do have at least a sixth-grade reading level. They could use their new skills to prepare for…

An individualized instruction program in which the teacher was able to be more highly involved with 350 students than she was in five conventional classes of 25 students each is described. The success of the Basic Writing Skills course at American River College, Sacramento, California, depends largely on the careful organization of course content,…

Designed by California's Region II Office of Migrant Education to aid in training teacher aides working with migrant children, this manual outlines activities used in teaching by the aides. Each activity is described in terms of the concept to be taught, the tutorial skill required, standard instructional media, rationale for the media, expected…

Contents include evaluations of the following programs funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act: (1) The Early Childhood Preschool Summer Headstart Program; (2) Kindergarten "Star" Program; (3) Identification and Treatment of Perceptual Difficulties Program; (4) Summer Day Elementary Program; (5) Homework…

TEN EXPERIMENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF THE PROGRAMED TUTORING TECHNIQUE AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE TEACHING OF BEGINNING READING ARE SUMMARIZED. THE BEHAVIOR OF PROFESSIONALLY UNTRAINED PERSONS IN THIS TECHNIQUE WAS PROGRAMED IN AGREEMENT WITH PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION FOR INDIVIDUAL TEACHING. FOUR HUNDRED…

This after-school remedial reading program is designed to make it possible for people without extensive training to improve the reading skills of community children. Competencies to be achieved, criterion behaviors for instructors, criterion behaviors for children, and instructional materials are outlined. Suggestions are included for budget…

The School for All Ages (SFAA) integrates local adults, with academic levels from nonreaders through high school, into a regular K-12 program. The coordinator's role in attracting, orienting, and supporting adult students is outlined, as are the advantages and disadvantages of joint classes for adults and children. (SJL)

Describes an informal study of the relationship between peer tutors and writers in a college writing lab. Notes that while working with the computer, the varying social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds of the participants vanish and a new relationship develops. (SKC)

Research on effective Chapter One programs shows that comprehensive classroom programs and intensive supplementary programs have the greatest potential for improving achievement of at-risk students. Proposes that part of the funding in Chapter One programing go to research. Includes five tables. (MD)

Suggestions are offered for motivating ninth grade low readers with a combination of bookmaking and tutoring, for motivating college basic reading skills students with four learning strategies, and for using writing as a means of communication for learning disabled students. (HOD)

Describes the conceptual and operational framework of Collaborations for Literacy, an adult literacy project based on the premise that the educationally disadvantaged parent and child are a learning unit and might benefit from shared learning activities. Project's objective is to encourage adults to improve their own reading through reading to…

An examination of the need for academic advising and tutoring for upper division students of the Open University in Scotland reveals a gap between institutional recommendations and the actual use and perception of the services. Clearer guidance is recommended for tutor-counselors, and questions are posed about service needs for further…