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Download full textBossone, Richard M.; Troyka, Lynn Quitman – 1976
An experimental approach to remedial writing instruction was compared with other teaching methods in common use in New York City, in a study involving 71 teachers of remedial English and 2,066 of their pupils. The experimental program correlated reading and writing instruction in a highly structured design for the purpose of improving expository…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Research, English Curriculum, Expository Writing
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1986
Evaluation results for the College Bound (C.B.) program at New York City public schools are presented. The C.B. program seeks to improve reading and mathematics skills of high school students who are 2 or more years below grade level and to prepare these students for college. It includes basic skills instruction in reading, career and college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Educational Objectives, High Risk Students
Perin, Dolores – 1987
The Consortium for Worker Literacy is made up of a group of New York City unions that are providing literacy education to workers and their families in order to help them adjust to a radically changing labor market. The consortium operates a degree program for workers in collaboration with the City University of New York. At a different academic…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Consortia
