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Spalding, Norma – 1970
Specific difficulties encountered when helping low-achieving students improve their college reading and study skills include pronunciation of new words, low vocabulary, inability to follow directions, spelling problems, and an inability to differentiate between main ideas and details. Some techniques that have been used at San Jose State College,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Programs, Cultural Differences, Group Instruction