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Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1978
In 1976-77 a total of 5,917 students participated in Title I programs in the State of Alaska. Program emphasis continued to be on supplementary instruction in the basic skills from the preschool through the elementary and secondary levels. The most obvious trend in the Title I programs and their greatest strength over the past several years is…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs
Garvey, Reba – 1983
This report gives an interim evaluation for 1982-83 of the Kindergarten Reinforcement project in the Cleveland Public Schools. This project, designed to promote optimal development of disadvantaged children's basic learning skills relevant to subsequent successful school experiences, provides kindergarten teachers with supplementary instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedJohnson, Donna M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1987
Statewide evaluation of California's Migrant Education Program found that supplementary instruction, focusing mainly on basic skills, was provided almost entirely by teacher aides and that regular classroom teachers showed little awareness of the migrant students' activities or progress in the program. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Archambault, Francis X., Jr. – 1987
A review of the literature on compensatory education programs was conducted to determine the effects of their following design features: (1) instructional setting; (2) class size; (3) ability grouping; and (4) various types of instructors. Remedial instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics for elementary school students was…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Basic Skills, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Johnson, Jessie – 1987
The Instructional Aide Program of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools trained instructional aides to provide direct instruction to selected underachieving pupils in the classroom setting. The aides attended in-service training sessions and were provided with supplementary materials and numerous instructional activities in the areas of oral…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Class Activities, Grade 1
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections and Human Resources, Jefferson City. – 1984
An educational research and demonstration program was implemented in learning centers at five correctional institutions across Missouri. Included in the demonstration project were the following programs: a prescriptive learning system that served 253 students; a program in attitude, basic, and life skills; an ex-offender program that involved 20…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change
