Describes the "Get Excited about Reading" program at the South Side Middle School, Anderson, IN. Notes that the goals are to lead middle school students to realize the importance of reading; be motivated and challenged to grow in their love of reading; share their excitement of reading with others; and make reading a lifelong priority.…

This paper is an account of procedures followed when the traditional classroom of a college reading and study skill program was changed to a fully individualized structure. A folder of information to be used by each pupil consisted of personal information graphs for plotting rate and comprehension scores, answer sheets, a reading skill and…

This pamphlet describes the Pyramids Reading Program, which is part of a larger program in Minneapolis called Instruction in Basic Skills for Educationally Deprived Children. The reading program is funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The contents include: "General Information," which describes…

Describes the competency-based teacher training system that will include reading- and math-related teaching skills generic to all vocational program areas and competencies specific to each program area; assessment criteria and learning activities for each competency; individualized, self-paced learning modules; a management system for the learning…