Self-regulation and academic skills in kindergarten are strong predictors of later achievement. However, many children enter kindergarten without adequate levels of these skills, often because of limited participation in early childhood education. The current study examined a kindergarten readiness summer program (Bridge to Kindergarten; B2K) that…

Based on the findings of a recent three-year study by Dominican University's Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, the authors can confirm what many librarians have long suspected: students who take part in their local library's summer reading program significantly improve their reading skills. This article describes the results of…

Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) is a summer employment, academic remediation, and life skills program intended to lower school dropout rates by reducing summer learning loss and preventing teen parenthood. The program is integrated into the federal summer jobs program and is offered during six-to-eight-week sessions in two consecutive…

During the fiscal year 1970-71, Oregon's Migrant Education Program coordinated the planning and administration of several district migrant programs into area projects. Objectives for these projects are to provide: (1) diagnostic and prescriptive, each-one-teach-one or tutorial educational services for all migrant students without the background…

During 1974-75, Oregon's migrant program emphasized the development of regular school year projects. Nine regular year projects provided diversified educational, health, nutritional, and social services to 3,693 students in kindergarten through high school. Seven summer projects, designed primarily for children ages 5-14, were directed toward…

During Fiscal Year 1975-76, the Oregon Migrant Education Program provided educational, health, nutritional, and social services to 4,677 children. Of these, 8% were preschoolers, 58% were at the elementary level, 21% at the junior high level, and 13% at the senior high level. Slightly more than 3/4 were Mexican American, with an estimated 48%…

This document provides a framework for academic and career/technical teachers who want to raise students' achievement through real-life projects reflecting the rigorous academic and technical standards needed for further learning in the workplace and postsecondary education. The document begins with definitions of the six A's of project-based…