THE CHARACTERISTIC ABILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND OTHER RELATED SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAD ACCESS TO CENTRALIZED LIBRARY SERVICES WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO DID NOT. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM SIX SCHOOLS WITH VARYING SCHOOL LIBRARY PROVISIONS WHICH INCLUDED EXAMPLES OF--(1) A CENTRALIZED SCHOOL…

This report evaluates an ESEA Title I 1970 summer program, conducted in and by the Passaic Public Schools (New Jersey), that enrolled 393 children in grades 2-6. The project aimed at improving the reading skills of the English speaking children and the English language skills of the non-English speaking children. Other aspects of the program…

This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of the 1970-71 Title I reading program for disadvantaged elementary and secondary children. The document is presented in five color-keyed sections that include (1) conclusions and recommendations; (2) program environment - a demographic view of Newark; (3) program description - the…

This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of the 1969-70 Title I program for disadvantaged children. Part one covers major findings and a summary of the elementary and secondary reading program with recommendations for future implementation; and abstracted data from teacher, parent, student, and administrator…