This article reports on a teacher inquiry project in a primary school that serves disadvantaged communities on the outskirts of a de-industrialised city in the north of England. Of particular concern is a small group of white British boys in receipt of free school meals, who are identified by the school as disaffected and as a consequence…

Described is the third year of a Paterson, New Jersey, urban early childhood education project for disadvantaged children; and summarized are achievement data on entering third level (grade) children in 10 performance areas. Noted are revision and reordering of performance objectives, development of summary sheets for recording each child's…

Described is the inservice teacher training compontent for grade levels 1 through 3, of an early childhood urban education program funded under Title III in Paterson, New Jersey. Noted is development by teachers of tests for each of 10 previously identified performance objective areas. Described individually are workshops held on the following…

A screening and assessment procedure has been developed in Newark, New Jersey, to identify gifted inner-city minority kindergarten students. The procedure uses the Brigance K & 1 Screen, a new Gifted Screening intelligence measure, and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. The procedure has increased identification of gifted students…

A study was conducted to determine if the use of reading games or activities would cause greater improvement in the reading achievement scores of third grade low-achieving students in an urban school than would traditional instructional methods. A control group of five children received traditional reading instruction, while an experimental group…

Presented is the annual report (1971-72) of an urban early childhood education program in Paterson, New Jersey, which served up to 550 pre-kindergarten through third grade culturally disadvantaged children with an education intervention program. Listed are members of the project staff, the Boards of Education and Commissioners, and the Community…

Using the successful reading program of Kansas City, Missouri, as a basis for discussion, the author makes suggestions for future federal legislation and for administration of federally funded educational programs. The success of the Kansas City program is examined, and specific improvements are suggested. Recommendations for future Title I…

A study of school use and community and professional interaction in a New York school complex evaluated the nature of a community controlled school demonstration project's contact with parents, community, and service organizations on a daily basis. Focus was on the interactions which took place within the school buildings. Three data collection…

Evaluation of a collaborative service delivery model involving a speech-language pathologist and regular teachers of two inner city primary grade classrooms found that, in comparison to standard practice control classrooms, experimental students showed superior gains in receptive vocabulary, expressive vocabulary, beginning sound awareness, and…

A study examined low-socioeconomic status (SES) urban children's ways of interpreting traditional skills-based literacy instruction in kindergarten and first grade. Subjects, 35 randomly selected children from three inner-city schools, were tested for entering and end-of-first-grade knowledge of six domains of written language. Subjects' scores on…

This book discusses primary education of the poor in the city of Mumbai, India. It focuses on the city of Mumbai itself and the poor who live in it, answering questions such as What makes the city the way it is? What does it mean to be poor in Mumbai? and How does the poverty of the poor in Mumbai affect their chances of receiving a basic…