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SCOTT, PALMER M. – 1967
INFORMATION ON TITLE 1 ALLOCATIONS WAS DISSEMINATED IN MONTANA THROUGH TELEVISION PROGRAMS, BULLETINS, NEWS MEDIA, AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 1966, 288 OF 521 APPROVED PROJECTS WERE IN READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS. SOME OF THE COOPERATIVE PROJECTS ESTABLISHED ARE CITED HERE. THE BIG SANDY DISTRICT AND EIGHT OTHER RURAL…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Reading Improvement, Remedial Programs
Berryman, Charles – 1974
Fifty instructional modules designed to improve newspaper reading skills were field tested in this study. During a 50-day period, modules were used by Wilkes County, Georgia teachers as they saw fit in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade classes primarily for 338 students with poor reading skills. In summary, the effectiveness of the instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Newspapers, Reading Ability

Din, Feng S. – Rural Educator, 2000
A study assessed the effectiveness of direct instruction in improving reading skills. After a 3-week summer remedial program in which direct instruction was the main instructional strategy, along with a controlled curriculum, 18 rural students aged 7-15 with severe reading difficulties showed notable improvement in reading and spelling. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Improvement