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Calhoon, Mary Beth; Sandow, Alexia; Hunter, Charles V. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2010
The primary purpose of this study was to explore if there could be a more beneficial method in organizing the individual instructional reading components (phonological decoding, spelling, fluency, and reading comprehension) within a remedial reading program to increase sensitivity to instruction for middle school students with reading disabilities…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Difficulties, Remedial Reading, Reading Programs
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Bergin, David A.; Cooks, Helen C.; Bergin, Christi C. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This article describes EXCEL, a program that encourages youth underrepresented in higher education to enroll in higher education, specifically at the sponsoring university. Eighty-three eighth grade students with GPA of B and above and standardized test scores at grade level or above were randomly assigned to the program or to a control group. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Higher Education, Grade Point Average, Enrichment Activities