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California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1985
This evaluation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in the 16 participating schools and camps of the California Youth Authority presents findings for the year 1983-84. The students enrolled in the program were severely academically disadvantaged teenagers (reading and mathematics abilities five or more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
McEwan, Elaine K. – 2001
This book offers middle and high school principals (with or without a background in reading instruction or curriculum) the tools to help teachers and lead their schools to reading excellence. The book presents the current status of student achievement in America, links the importance of reading to learning, clarifies the learning process of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Schools, Instructional Leadership, Learning Processes
Download full textCollins, Norma; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on motivating low performing students is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic; the full text…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Content Area Reading, Distance Education
Duncan, Elaine – 1983
Diversity is welcomed at the Jefferson Davis Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College, where the commuting students include teenagers, retired military personnel, displaced homemakers, the foreign-born, blacks, the full-time employed, and senior citizens. The students are counseled to take a reading and study skills class if their reading…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Age Groups
