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Peer reviewedGood, Cecil G. – Reading Teacher, 1980
Presents guidelines for implementing a district-wide reading improvement system, gleaned from the experiences of the Detroit school system. (ET)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Management Systems, Program Implementation, Publicity
Maras, Lorene Ruth – 1974
This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a remedial reading program conducted in a large city school district over a five-year span of time. There were 200 students in the experimental group and 200 students in the control group. Stanford Achievement Test stanine scores were obtained at the beginning fourth-grade level for all subjects…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Download full textMontoya, Colleen, Ed. – R&D Alert, 1999
This quarterly newsletter covers educational issues affecting schools in WestEd's 4-state region (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah) and nationwide. This Summer 1999 edition contains a lead article entitled "Reading for Understanding: A Modern Urban Success Story," which describes a course in "academic literacy," developed…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Effectiveness
Woods, Jerry – 1993
This report presents evaluation information concerning a 1993 New York City Chapter 1 summer program's four components: Project Welcome Plus/Study Skills in Communication Arts (PWP/CA); the programs Basic Skills Academy/Comprehensive Competencies program and Auxiliary Service for High Schools Basic Skills; Basic Reading; and Project YOU. These…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
The National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement sponsored a conference to take a close look at the practical ways in which education is being reformed, and perhaps transformed, with the assistance of private-sector advice and innovations and with certain business disciplines. Following are the titles and authors of the papers…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
