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Download full textWesterman, Gayl Shaw – 1969
Classroom teachers often do not get needed information from clinic case reports on children, and children often continue to fail in classroom settings even after individualized remedial instruction. Therefore, to complement existing clinic facilities, the CHILD Center, Kentfield, California, has included in its regular teaching program a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Education, Mobile Educational Services
Lowe, A. J.; Stefurak, D. W. – 1969
A questionnaire concerning the status of college reading improvement programs was sent to the 58 institutions of higher learning in Georgia in the fall of 1969. Thirty schools responded, representing a 52 percent return. Of the 30 schools replying, 21 (67 percent) had a college reading improvement program, while the remaining nine did not. Of the…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Media, Questionnaires, Reading Centers
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1971
Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois, has set up a reading program which includes a reading clinic, a reading laboratory, and a program of Individually Prescribed Study (IPS). The IPS helps the students to master the reading skills necessary for his course work in content areas. Used in this program are various materials for…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Reading, Program Descriptions
Kitao, Kenji; And Others – 1990
A study investigated the use of a collection of English language books by Doshisha University (Japan) students of English as a Second Language (n=300). Four levels of readers, graded by vocabulary content were used in eight classes that offered individualized reading instruction. Students were given instruction in using graded readers, strongly…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
RUSSELL, EARL V.; THOMPSON, CHARLES L. – 1966
THE METHODS AND MATERIALS USED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA ADVANCEMENT SCHOOL FOR TEACHING REMEDIAL AND CORRECTIVE READING TO UNDERACHIEVING EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS ARE DESCRIBED. THE AUTHORS BELIEVE THE PATTERN OF DIAGNOSIS, GROUPING, INSTRUCTION, ASSESSMENT, AND REGROUPING IS CENTRAL TO DETERMINING THE CAUSES OF POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS OF…
Descriptors: Administration, Concept Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Media
Kerstiens, Gene – 1971
This topical paper discusses briefly the status of research in junior college reading/study skills programs. Specific gaps in research and the fundamental reasons for them are examined. Several areas in critical need of immediate and long-range study are identified. Tests, materials and their selection, programs and approaches, and student…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Research, Reading, Reading Centers
International Reading Association, Newark, DE. – 1973
This document is a collection of the International Reading Association's first reports on the Right to Read effort. Five reports are included: report 1 discusses the basic principles of Right to Read, school and community based programs, administrators of the program, right to read states, special projects, technical assistance, emergency school…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Individualized Instruction, Motivation, Reading
Whittaker, Jeweleane Wilma – 1971
A machine-oriented reading course was compared to a textbook-oriented reading course to see which course more effectively improved reading rate and reading comprehension in disadvantaged college freshmen. Subjects were 340 college freshmen in reading classes at Texas Southern University who were divided into two matched treatment groups. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth, Reading Centers, Reading Comprehension
Ahrendt, Kenneth M. – 1971
Difficulties in staffing ever increasing numbers of college reading improvement programs makes this an area in which paraprofessionals can be of great value. One source of personnel for college reading programs, not strictly paraprofessional but called that for lack of a more explicit term, is graduate students in reading education. Training…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Reading Centers
Peer reviewedRadencich, Marguerite C.; Bohning, Gerry – Childhood Education, 1988
Examines the construct, appropriateness and appeal of natural science action books. Defines them as books with movable three-dimensional parts which illuminate scientific concepts as well as add immeasurably to children's pleasure of learning about the natural world. Stresses integral nature of motivational/instructional materials in children's…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Learning Experience, Natural Sciences
Kaufman, Maurice; Lynch, Mervin D. – 1971
The Beverly Public Schools Comprehensive Remedial Reading Program, funded under Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, was evaluated in the Spring of 1971. The program was comprised of Reading Laboratories using materials produced by Educational Development Laboratories, Inc. in three elementary schools, two junior high schools, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Program Evaluation
Wurster, Stanley R.; Mathis, F. Austin, Jr. – 1973
The purpose of this Title I project was to improve the reading achievement of educationally disadvantaged students. Improvement was also anticipated in the areas of self-reliance, personal worth, attitudes toward reading, and attendance. The subjects, 144 second, third, and fourth graders, were selected on the basis of their scores on a…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Reading
Maginnis, George H. – 1987
Reflecting the popularity of television viewing, the use of captioned video cassettes bridges the gap between "televiewing" and reading, and can be used to improve the reading skills of college students, who see these materials as helpful in improving concentration, mental imagery, speed, and comprehension. Cassettes, either of captioned…
Descriptors: Captions, Films, Higher Education, Media Adaptation
Whipple, Gertrude – 1968
The following five characteristics of successful reading projects for the disadvantaged are discussed as a basis for appraising ESEA/Title I programs: (1) a child need-centered emphasis, (2) provision for teacher education, (3) use of multidisciplinary and paraprofessional personnel, (4) parent involvement, and (5) evaluation procedures. Current…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth, Folk Culture
Burns, Versie G., Comp. – 1975
Materials contained in this booklet were developed to assist the teacher in a self-contained classroom to develop, organize, and utilize learning centers for reading and the language arts. Learning centers in a self-contained classroom are designated areas where students may go to work on a specific skill related to a new concept or a skill…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individualized Reading, Language Arts
