Descriptor
| Reading Instruction | 4 |
| Remedial Instruction | 4 |
| Slow Learners | 4 |
| Arithmetic | 2 |
| Beginning Reading | 2 |
| Compensatory Education | 2 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 2 |
| Inner City | 2 |
| Program Evaluation | 2 |
| Programed Instruction | 2 |
| Reading Programs | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Narem Journal | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Illinois (Chicago) | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Narem Journal, 1978
Eight articles are included in the journal of the National Association for Remedial Education, Malaysia (NAREM). Chua Tee Tee describes the history and objectives of NAREM. Alec Williams reviews philosophical issues in remedial education. Khoo Phon Sai discusses cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of slow learners and considers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handicapped Children, Reading Instruction, Remedial Instruction
Ogletree, Earl J.; Ogletree, Gerda S. – 1976
The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR) was developed to provide beginning and remedial instruction to disadvantaged children. This paper describes the DISTAR reading program, noting its heavy emphasis on programmed learning and repetitive drill exercises; it then cites the opinions of proponents and opponents…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
DiPasalegne, Rosalee W.; Ogletree, Earl J. – 1976
The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR) was developed to provide beginning and remedial instruction to disadvantaged children in preschool and the primary grades. The method places heavy emphasis on structure, programmed learning, drill, and repetition. To determine teachers' opinions of the DISTAR reading…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Beginning Reading, Black Students, Compensatory Education
Hardin, Susan J. – 1987
Jonathan Turner Junior High School, in Jacksonville, Illinois, identified 121 7th- and 8th-grade students as being below grade level in one or more subject areas. A special program for slow learners was designed, which called for classes of no more than 20 students. The program was successfully initiated without special funding or added personnel.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
