The procedures utilized by the Learning Assistance Center at the University of California, Davis Campus, to evaluate its programs and the subsequent ongoing evaluation process were described in this paper. In order to gather the needed information, four different evaluation techniques were utilized. The first technique was to collect general…

The reading clinic at Eastern Montana College uses preservice elementary and special education teachers to provide remedial tutoring to elementary reading disabled students. The program is centered on the motivating force of success with emphasis on the academic task of reading. Tutors adapt instruction to strengths and weaknesses of students. A…

The activities of the reading/writing center at the University of Minnesota Technical College are described in this paper. Following a brief discussion of the background of the center and its rationale, the paper provides (1) steps in planning effective reading and writing strategies, (2) examples of reading/writing assignments, and (3) ways to…

The learning resource center is a place where learning materials and students are brought together under some kind of human mediation. The instructional interaction is primarily between students and materials. In planning a learning resource center, the first step is to survey the needs the center should satisfy. In part this can be done by using…

This paper provides (1) a profile of the Burton International School (BIS) in Detroit, (2) an account of the background to and aims of the school's three year pilot program for multiethnic, multicultural education (K through grade 8), and (3) brief descriptions of some of the educational activities and functions related to this program. Objectives…

A systems approach to evaluation of the Diagnostic Reading Clinic Program's progress and its effects upon participating pupils from the Cleveland schools is reported on in this document. Formal evaluation of the Diagnostic Reading Clinic Program is directed toward the following objectives: to assess the extent to which the Diagnostic Reading…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of creating a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for use in a clinical setting with disabled readers. The subjects were 100 clients ages six to sixteen of the Belser-Parton Reading Center at the University of Alabama whose files contained scores…

In order to include listening training as part of a one credit, one-year study skills course, freshmen students in the college of basic studies of the University of Hartford (Connecticut) are given 12 weeks of listening exercises. The focus of each of the 12 weeks is as follows: Week 1--interviews about studying; Week 2--identifying good and poor…

This paper describes an individualized reading program for grades one through twelve and discusses some of the administrative requirements for conceptualizing, implementing, and supporting such a program. It also presents the historical events that led to the development of the individualized reading program. A description is given of the…

This article proposes steps for a systematic, logical method of moving from a nonexistent or limited reading program at the secondary or junior college level to a highly effective one which better meets the needs of the students. The first step suggested is to survey general reading ability within a school in order to formulate the direction the…

A longitudinal study evaluated the Cambridge Lesley literacy Project as implemented in the Longfellow School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Five years of data on the progress of all children from kindergarten through third grade in both the Spanish bilingual program and the standard program were gathered during twice-weekly visits to the…

Learning centers are student centered. That is, instructional goals are matched to learner needs and desires and student learning is self-paced. Teachers coordinate the learning process while students explore and experiment with learning materials. The learning center has several advantages over the traditional classroom: (1) it is success…

The characteristics of clinical problem solving tasks are discussed and applied to reading diagnosis and remediation. These characteristics are: (1) clinical practice is concerned with action directed toward a particular problem or set of problems, (2) clinicians are generally concerned with the problems of a particular individual, (3) clinical…

Learning assistance is a relatively new idea in education in the United States since most learning centers have come into existence since 1970. Although developmental education has become accessible in remote areas and many financial and psychological barriers have been lifted, much more could be accomplished in this area if more evaluative…

This paper describes the Pre Technical Learning Lab at the Utah Technical College at Provo which is aimed at providing individualized instruction and tutoring to meet the varied needs of the students. The contents include: "Assessment of Student Needs," which discusses pupil teacher conferences, initial reading assessment, reading tests used for…