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Download full textCooter, Robert B., Jr.; Flynt, E. Sutton – 1986
Focusing on the important role that reading diagnostic reports (RDRs) play in the diagnostic/prescriptive process, a study evaluated RDRs at 26 reading centers to gain insights into the commonalities of RDRs at American institutions and to identify new trends in communicating perceived strengths and weaknesses in reading to parents and educators.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Centers, Reading Diagnosis
Crismore, Avon – 1984
Challenges and approaches for academic skills improvement programs for college students are discussed. Important prerequisites are a needs assessment and long-range plan and an academic skills improvement program based on theory and existing models. Identifying a set of supportive people with power and resources at an institution is also needed.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Students, Educational Testing, Higher Education
Vinsonhaler, John F.; And Others – 1983
While diagnosis is generally considered a vital element in reading clinicians' expertise, research has revealed that even degreed, experienced reading clinicians display little personal consistency or agreement with one another when diagnosing simulated cases of reading difficulty. Three studies were conducted to determine if systematizing the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Interrater Reliability
Ramey, Alan – 1982
To determine if college and university reading clinics assess students' attitudes toward reading and to discover the methods used in such assessments, questionnaires were sent to the directors of 110 reading clinics. Analysis of the data gathered from the 55 respondents revealed that a majority did assess reading attitudes and that most used…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Reading Attitudes
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
A college reading laboratory was designed and furnished to maximize flexibility in space use. To determine the effectiveness of the design and use of space, a two-part study was conducted that examined students' learning preferences and collected instructors' observations. Responses indicated student preferences for sound, light, warmth, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Design Preferences, Furniture Arrangement, Higher Education
Preininger, Patricia Vogel – 1985
To collect information about the operational structure of reading clinics in New Jersey's universities and colleges was the purpose of the research reported in this paper. Chapter one presents the purpose of the study, the statement of the problem, a definition of terms, limitations of the study, and the significance of the study. Chapter two…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Reading, Program Administration, Reading Centers
Fleming, Delryn R., Ed. – 1982
The articles in this publication focus on various concerns of college reading instructors. The topics of the twenty-four articles include (1) study strategies, (2) a fundamental skills initiative of the Navy, (3) special methods of teaching cursive handwriting to alleviate the writing problems of older beginners, (4) motivational techniques for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cursive Writing, Higher Education, Reading Centers
Berger, Kenneth – 1975
The 1974-1975 Reading Skills Center component of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Remedial Services for Eligible Nonpublic School Pupils Program was designed to provide intensive diagnostic-prescriptive reading instruction for students in grades four through eight who had evidence of reading retardation in excess of two and one…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5
Pyper, John R. – 1979
A two-phase investigation of characteristics associated with student achievement in elementary and secondary reading centers in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District is described and evaluated in this paper. After presenting background information about the centers, the paper describes the first phase of the investigation, which revealed…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Observation
South Mountain High School, Phoenix, AZ. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES THE SPECIAL OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL, REMEDIAL, CORRECTIVE, AND DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAM IN A PHOENIX, ARIZONA, HIGH SCHOOL WITH A DISADVANTAGED STUDENT POPULATION. THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL ARE SEPARATELY DISCUSSED. PART OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE AN ELECTIVE…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Developmental Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Methods
D'Angelo, Karen – 1980
Three research projects were conducted at the University of Maryland's Reading Clinic (for students in grades one through twelve) to evaluate the efficiency of clinical procedures and to generate research hypotheses and techniques. Using data from randomly selected clinical case studies, the research projects focused on two diagnostic procedures:…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Miscue Analysis
Texas Univ., Austin. Bureau of Industrial and Business Training. – 1974
The booklet provides a history of the Right-to-Read, Austin (Texas) Learning Center project and, based on the experiences at Austin, provides a guide to establishing a Right-to-Read project in a learning center. The general problems, needs, and experiences of the project are described and discussed as they evolved, under the following headings:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education, Community Programs
Williamson, Leon E.; Randolph, Dorothy – 1973
A study was conducted to determine if students could learn to monitor and evaluate their own reading performance. Five fourth and fifth grade students having a reading score indicating achievement within one year below grade level participated in the study for six weeks. Subjects spent one hour per school day learning how to monitor their reading…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Mangrum, Charles T. – 1970
The degree of correlation existing between visual screening results obtained from the Keystone Visual Survey Telebinocular and the Titmus Biopter Vision Test was discussed. A sample of 59 children admitted to the University of Miami Reading Clinic during the 1969 summer session was used. They ranged in age from 7 to 16. All subjects were…
Descriptors: Depth Perception, Elementary School Students, Measurement Techniques, Reading Centers
Hymon, Mary Watson – 1970
A college reading program at Grambling College of Louisiana, funded through Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is reported. The cooperation of library personnel with the program of the college Communicative and Study Skills Center provided students with opportunities to become acquainted with library facilities and to increase their…
Descriptors: Black Literature, College Libraries, College Programs, College Students
