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Waller, Suzanne P.; Waller, Michael I. – 1980
This paper presents the design, underlying theory, and primary outcomes of the Multiple Model Preschool Program (MMPP), a three-year longitudinal early childhood intervention program which focused simultaneously on the three dimensions of parental involvement, home-school relations, and individualized education. In both homes and schools at three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Family School Relationship
Download full textFROELICH, MARTHA; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF A BEGINNING READING PROGRAM IN A HARLEM (NEW YORK CITY) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE DISCUSSED. INDIVIDUAL PACING OF INSTRUCTION, ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INDEPENDENT STUDY SKILLS, PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT OF EACH CHILD, AND FREQUENT STUDENT EVALUATION ARE INTRINSIC TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE PROGRAM.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Schools, Experience Charts
BROWNELL, SAMUEL M.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THREE PILOT SCHOOLS, TWO ELEMENTARY AND ONE JUNIOR HIGH, ARE DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF CHILDREN COMING FROM HOMES OF LIMITED BACKGROUND. IN MOST CASES THE FAMILIES ARE RECENT IN-MIGRANTS, WHITE AND NEGRO, OR FAMILIES WHO HAVE FAILED IN ATTEMPTS AT ASSIMILATION INTO A DYNAMIC, INDUSTRIAL, URBAN CULTURE. WITH A MINIMUM OF…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acculturation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1965
THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON INCREASING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS TO FOSTER REAL UNDERSTANDING ACROSS RACIAL LINES. A SERIES OF CLOSELY RELATED PROGRAMS WILL ATTEMPT TO HELP DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DEVELOP THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES NECESSARY FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. INTEGRATION IN DEPTH WILL BE FOSTERED BY COMMON SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Educational Opportunities, Family School Relationship
Levitt, Edith; Cohen, Shirley – 1974
This literature review highlights the need for parent intervention programs in the education of their young handicapped children. Supportive research is cited from the following areas: Home-based programs for the disadvantaged; home-based programs for the handicapped; developmental factors in cognitive dysfunction; motivation; and the parent as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children
Scott, Mari Gumm – 1974
The Kindergarten Home Learning Kit was developed to ameliorate the educational deficit of disadvantaged kindergarten children by providing toys and learning materials to work with in the home. Each of the eight sequential kits also contains an illustrated instructional letter to the parents. Two groups of 25 disadvantaged kindergarten children…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Pilon, Grace – 1970
In this program report, students from Workshop Way (WW) classrooms were compared with students who were not in the program to discover if WW students were progressing faster in academic and social development. The WW program operated in disadvantaged areas; it combined a special organizational plan of the social and physical features of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Blayton, Ethel J.; Ryals, Joe – 1973
The staff at Forrest School developed the following program goals: (1) activities which will encourage pupil participation in planning the learning activities; (2) opportunities for pupils to develop self-expression and verbal communication with adults and peers; (3) activities designed to insure some degree of success; (4) encouragement and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Schools, Individualized Instruction
Langley, Janis; And Others – 1973
Project Keeping All Pupils in School (KAPS) is a dropout prevention program designed by officials in the Baltimore City Public Schools, supported by Federal funds under the provision of Title VIII of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act (PL90-427). The KAPS Program consists of six components. They include: Daily Program, Service to Aid…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., New York, NY. – 1973
Part 1 of this report outlines the concept of vouchers and the nature and objectives of the New Rochelle study. The more pertinent work tasks undertaken to accomplish the objectives are contained in the appendix. The authors describe their position regarding the voucher plan, highlight its major elements, and outline the steps the district should…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers
Kowatrakul, Surang; And Others – 1970
This paper reports a short term intervention in the area of "need to achieve" among disadvantaged preschoolers. Changes in measured intelligence were also examined. The study hypothesized that children receiving need for achievement ("n"-Ach) training would score higher on intelligence tests and evidence more of an increase in…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Goal Orientation
Newton Public Schools, West Newton, MA. – 1970
A summer program conducted in two schools involved 154 nursery school and kindergarten children. Eligibility was determined by economic criteria, ability to attend the full 5-week program, and probability of benefit from the program. Pupil-teacher ratios were generally 9 to 1; part-time psychological and speech services and a nurse were also…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Kindergarten Children
Murfreesboro City Schools, TN. – 1972
Designed for 3- and 4-year-old disadvantaged children and their parents, a mobile unit consisting of a renovated school bus turned classroom is described which travels to three areas daily for a 2-hour period. The program for children is designed primarily for developmental skills--visual, sensory, auditory, and cognitive. Activities emphasize…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Mobility
Dunkeld, Colin G. – 1972
The Portland Project, an inservice training program in the teaching of reading for teachers, parents, principals, and teacher aides, was a federally-funded joint effort of Portland State University and the Portland, Oregon, Public Schools. It provided for one day of released time per week for teachers of grades one through four in four…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, Washington, DC. – 1972
This report, the eighth annual report of the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children (NACEDC), is presented as a commentary on the previous year's administration of the programs for disadvantaged children, with recommendations for the future. NACEDC notes that 1.5 million fewer disadvantaged children are now being…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
