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Download full textStern, Rhoda – 1976
The Native Language Arts English as a Second Language Program for Optional Assignment Pupils in New York City was designed for economically disadvantaged students whose native language was not English and whose ability to read and write in English and, in some cases their own tongue was not adequate to permit them any degree of success in school.…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, English (Second Language), High School Students, Illiteracy
Brandt, David E. – 1975
This document describes and evaluates the Reading Skills Laboratories Optional Assignment Program for the school year 1974-75. The purpose of this program was to improve the reading skills of high school students (grades 9-12) whose reading fell two or more years below their grade level. The program was conducted in 8 alternative independent mini…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, High School Students, Individual Instruction
Sirota, Norman – 1976
This document presents a description and evaluation of the bilingual program for children in Bilingual Class for Retarded and Mental Development (BCRMD), a program designed to provide bilingual instructional and supportive services to eligible BCRMD students. The program provided supplementary bilingual bicultural services to 153 mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism
Greenleigh Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1966
IN A LARGE-SCALE FIELD TEST WITH FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE ADULTS, THIS PROJECT EVALUATED FOUR READING SYSTEMS--LEARNING TO READ AND SPELL, READING IN HIGH GEAR, MOTT BASIC LANGUAGE SKILLS PROGRAM, AND SYSTEMS FOR SUCCESS. TESTING WAS CONDUCTED IN SEVEN COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK, THREE IN NEW JERSEY, AND FIVE IN CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING A MIXTURE OF…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Literacy, Dropouts, Evaluation
Fordham Univ., Bronx, NY. Inst. for Research and Evaluation. – 1975
An evaluation of twelve different New York City Umbrella Programs coordinated in New York City public schools during the 1974-1975 school year is contained in this document. This report presents a description and evaluation of these programs, together with the major findings. The programs were implemented in the following areas: (1) tutoring in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMeier, Joanne D.; Invernizzi, Marcia – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2001
Evaluated the effectiveness of Book Buddies, a volunteer tutor program designed to improve young elementary students' reading and writing skills, using diverse older adult tutors and a rigorous experimental versus control group design in a high-poverty, urban setting. Overall, students participating in Book Buddies were significantly stronger in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, High Risk Students
Hoffman, Louis J. – 1971
The Cluster program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is designed to be a school within a school in which the students receive the benefits of small class size, psychological support, and curricular innovation. The program this year was expanded to include both ninth and tenth year students. The two clusters of…
Descriptors: Class Size, Cluster Grouping, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Hoffman, Louis J. – 1970
The Cluster Program at Benjamin Franklin High School, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is designed to be a school within a school in which 249 ninth grade students attend classes in two separate clusters. Each cluster is formulated such that all students receive instruction from five teachers in classes whose…
Descriptors: Class Size, Cluster Grouping, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Carrasquillo, Angela L. – 1982
The knowledge and training of 80 bilingual elementary school teachers in the areas of Spanish language, reading skills, and reading methodology were studied. The teachers met the following criteria: they were bilingual (English and Spanish), they were licensed and currently teaching in New York City, and they had been exposed to the teaching of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language)
Karlstein, Patricia J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1988
Describes a structured 20 week program in which the mastery of one segment in the sequence prepares the student for the next step. Focuses on reading and writing, with touch-typing providing a strong backup. Includes a history and principles of the program and the role of the teacher. (MVL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
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
WHITMAN, LAURIS B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES CONDUCTED A SURVEY FOR THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ITS MEMBERSHIP AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. THE AIM WAS TO COMPARE VARIOUS POPULATIONS (CLERGY, COMMUNICANTS, CHURCH SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND YOUTH), CONCERNING THE EXTENT OF THEIR ORTHODOXY. VOLUMES IIA AND IIB OF THE REPORT RELATE TO THE…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Beliefs, Churches, Communication Skills
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Multilingual Survival Skills Program, in its final year of a three-year funding cycle, provided instructional and support services to 350 Haitian and Hispanic students of limited English proficiency (LEP) at George Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York). The program emphasized the acquisition of English language skills, using students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Hedley, Carolyn N. – 1975
One hundred eight children in grades two to four (ages 7 to 10) whose reading level was one to two years below grade level participated in this program. The Creative Reading Program for the Children's Art Carnival funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I had as its purpose the teaching of reading and other communication…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Expression, Communication Skills
Forlano, George – 1970
This volume describes and evaluates 21 selected New York City Board of Education Umbrella Programs for the 1974-1975 school year. The programs include: (1) the parent resource center, (2) the teacher self-help program, (3) the East Harlem pre-kindergarten center, (4) the Brooklyn College volunteer tutoring program, (5) the parent education for…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Black Studies, Career Awareness
