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Peer reviewedStrang, Harold R.; Wolf, Montrose M. – Child Study Journal, 1971
To improve reading skills, an automated tutorial program with immediate feedback and a token rewards incentive system, was given to a sixth grade class of culturally disadvantaged retarded readers. Significant improvement in reading skills was shown after a 4-month program period. (MK)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Automation, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 6
Spiegel, Dixie Lee; And Others – 1990
A study compared the effects of four study strategies on at-risk sixth-grade students' comprehension and retention of main ideas and details in considerate and less considerate social studies text. The four strategies investigated consisted of the following two pairs: (1) mapping with and without instruction in identifying important details; and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies
