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Manning, M. Lee; Baruth, Leroy G. – 1995
Intended for teacher educators, educators working daily with at-risk students, and human services specialists, this book operates from the premises that: (1) at-risk children and adolescents deserve the attention of professionals; (2) at-risk conditions and behaviors can be identified and their effects assessed; (3) effective programs and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textRunco, Mark A. – 1993
This paper cites reasons to be optimistic and to be concerned about the creative potential of at-risk and disadvantaged students. Reasons for optimism include the wide distribution of creative potential, the significant role played by motivation in creative performances, and the diverse expression of creativity. Reasons for concern include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Development, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth
Collins, Allan; And Others – 1991
A framework is described for extending the principles of apprenticeship to teaching such subjects as reading, writing, and mathematics. Such a cognitive apprenticeship is aimed at teaching students the processes experts use to handle complex tasks. Conceptual knowledge and factual knowledge are illustrated within the contexts in which they are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Meyer, Linda A.; And Others – 1983
The Follow Through Project at New York City's P.S. 137 has demonstrated that even students from highly disadvantaged areas can match the academic accomplishments of their middle class peers. Begun in 1968, the project involved 12 classrooms at the kindergarten through grade 3 levels and used a direct instruction model featuring (1) a consistent…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
Yount, Rebecca, Ed.; Magurn, Nancy, Ed. – 1988
Presenters at this conference on teaching at-risk youth focused on the following topics: (1) effective teaching approaches to reach different types of learners; (2) improving the school-as-workplace through collaboration among and support of teachers; (3) successful teaching practice for at-risk students; (4) the cultural orientation of black…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Cultural Influences
Karweit, Nancy – 1989
This report describes the development of a story-reading program called Story Telling and Retelling (STaR), and its effects on the language and comprehension of disadvantaged prekindergarten and kindergarten children. Following an introduction, an initial section describes the development of this program as part of an urban school restructuring…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition
Wardell, Karen – 1989
This handbook suggests teaching methods and classroom techniques for reaching high risk students in health occupations education classes. The handbook is divided into two sections. The first section is a compilation of information and intervention techniques shared by health careers educators throughout California. It serves as a source of ideas…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendance, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
Marchisio, James R.; And Others – 1977
This report contains the results of the second year (1975-76) of a five year longitudinal study to determine the effectiveness of Title I programs for disadvantaged students in Seattle, Washington's Public Schools. The report attempts to identify Title I student characteristics and determine which educational variables affect academic performance.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Columbus Public Schools, OH. – 1977
Three hundred twenty-six disadvantaged boys and girls in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten were pre- and post-tested in clay sculpturing, drawing and verbal cognitive abilities to determine whether teaching children through a non-verbal art medium, clay, would improve their verbal skills. Assessment instruments were developed. Children were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creative Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Gray, Susan W.; Ruttle, Kristi – 1976
Fifty-one low-income families, each with a toddler, plus at least one other child under age 5, participated in a 5-year home-based intervention study designed to help mothers become more effective educational change agents. One group received a 9-month treatment specifically designed for the needs and characteristics of the individual families;…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Family Characteristics, Home Programs, Home Visits
OSBORN, JEAN
THE GOAL OF THE BEREITER-ENGELMANN PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS TO GET DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN READY FOR THE LEARNING TASKS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BY TEACHING A TEACHING LANGUAGE. THIS IS DONE BY MEANS OF A HIGHLY ORGANIZED AND STRUCTURED DIRECT LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO TEACH THAT A SENTENCE IS A SEQUENCE OF MEANINGFUL PARTS. THE CHILDREN BEGIN WITH…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Disadvantaged Youth
Karnes, Merle; And Others – 1966
Intended as a guide, not as a curriculum, the manual presents activities designed to improve communication and information processing skills in culturally disadvantaged preschool children, as well as to ameliorate deficits. Generally following the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, except for a section on visual closure derived from…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Games
Sheppard, N. Alan – 1975
The report examines the problems, necessary competencies, and inservice needs of those currently employed to teach the disadvantaged and handicapped in vocational/technical schools and programs. The study is based on questionnaire responses of 107 graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Of the respondents, 29…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Handicapped Students
Vickstrom, Sandra E.; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
This course description was developed by educators for use at the Work Opportunity Center which was established to teach high school dropouts and/or hardcore unemployed youth. The ultimate objectives of this curriculum are to develop communicative skills necessary for social interaction and to help the student complete high school graduation…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Boyer, Jerome L.; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
This course description was developed by educators for use at the Work Opportunity Center which was established to teach high school dropouts and/or hard-core unemployed youth. The ultimate objectives of the marketing and merchandising curriculum are to prepare students for careers in distribution and to assist them in graduating from high school.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
