AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND A SATELLITE PROGRAM OF THE READING AND STUDY SKILLS LABORATORY WAS CONDUCTED AT THE DELTA PHI EPSILON SORORITY HOUSE. AT THE SORORITY'S REQUEST, SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A CONTROLLED READER, A TACHISTOSCOPE, A TAPE RECORDER WITH TAPES ON ALL PHASES OF THE READING PROGRAM, AND THE POWER AND RATE BUILDERS UNIT OF THE…

This bibliography is limited to pertinent studies and prescriptions based on junior and community college populations and to literature addressed to the junior-college audience interested in the improvement of reading and study skills. Included are sections on program prescriptions; program descriptions; program evaluation; status and reaction…

This bibliography is limited to pertinent studies and prescriptions based on junior and community college populations and to literature addressed to the junior-college audience interested in the improvement of reading and study skills. Included are sections on program prescriptions; program descriptions; program evaluation; status and reaction…

Describes the evolution, development, and characteristics of a developmental reading program at a private four-year college. Discusses student placement, class structuring, tutoring, and program rationale. (FL)

Questionnaires were sent to 56 senior colleges, universities and junior colleges, both public and private, in the state of Georgia, seeking to answer the following questions: (1) What are the general characteristics of developmental reading programs in Georgia's colleges? (2) In developmental studies programs, what reading skills are emphasized…

This study investigated the hypothesis that an effective program in developmental reading is generally a significant factor in the academic achievement of college students at the University of Akron. The data collected came from various sources, i.e., reports of investigations on the effectiveness of 18 well-established reading and study skills…

The thirty papers in this Annual Proceedings of the Western College Reading Association (WCRA) were originally delivered at the Sixth Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Topics covered include self-programed control, increasing study-concentration behavior, individualizing a college reading program, human options for human beings,…

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…

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…

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…

A program to teach learning and reading skills to career-oriented junior and community college students is described. "Learning Strategy" classes are given twice a week, at New York City Community College, and are supplemented with tutorial sessions. The objective of the program is to work from the student's area of highest motivation (his…

The analysis of individual learning styles and the application of the results of the analyses to realistic learning situations are the basic goals of a Wisconsin college reading and study skills program. In the 1-year required program, beginning college students deficient in reading hear a series of lectures on effective study habits, reading…

The reading program developed at Niagara University in New York has undergone a number of changes in response to long term evaluation. In the early 1970s, the only program evaluation tools used were pretests and posttests. These were misleading, as they measured only short term gains, not retention after completion of the course. Based on ideas…

The reading improvement program developed at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) was designed with a whole language base, one that considered reading, writing, speaking, and listening as inseparable components of language. Specifically, it was designed to meet the needs of 27 freshman students who were determined to be academically capable but…