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Kennedy, John A.; Kilroy, James C. – 1982
Curriculum planning and course organization of the Edison High School (California) reading program are described. Curriculum planning begins with identification of the reading needs of all incoming students. Group testing of all eighth grade students in local feeder schools in the spring is followed by diagnostic testing of individual strengths…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Course Organization, Curriculum Design, High Schools
Mordecai, James F.; And Others – 1977
Precision teaching is a way of maintaining accountability in a classroom, through letting children work on individually prescribed objectives without losing track of each child's needs and rate of progress. This goal is accomplished through taking a timed test of each student's performance daily, and recording the scores on logarithmic charts. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Objectives, Charts, Educational Planning
Cimler, Edward R.; Meland, Kathy M. – 1977
This is an evaluation report for Title I compensatory education programs conducted in Seattle, Washington, in 1976-1977. Demographic and achievement data were collected for 5325 students participating in reading and mathematics programs. The Title I student body was characterized by a high proportion of blacks and many students from poor and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1980
This is an evaluation report on a Title I non-public schools reading skills program that served students in grades 4-8 in New York City in 1979-1980. The program's goal was to provide individualized diagnostic prescriptive reading and writing skills instruction for severely disabled readers. Section one of the evaluation provides a description of…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Schools
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1977
The articles in this collection approach the question of what is fundamental in reading in a variety of ways. The topics covered in the 30 articles include the following: teaching and learning, structural imagination and professional staff development, Zen and the art of reading, learning and learning disabilities, Piaget and Hamlet, the political…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition
Beck, Isabel L. – 1979
Approaches that appear most effective for teaching beginning reading to children who are having difficulty learning to read are discussed in this paper. Research indicates that a code-emphasis method produces the best results. To determine which type of code instruction is most appropriate, reading programs were analyzed in terms of content,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Phonics
Whitfield, Eddie L.; Dickey, Wayne B. – 1980
Effective individualized reading programs can mean the difference between success and failure for children with reading problems. There are five areas to be considered in the implementation of such a program: (1) diagnosis or needs assessment; (2) flexible grouping, based on either achievement, special needs, interest, social background, or a peer…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Individualized Instruction, Individualized Reading
Perry, Marden L. – 1979
A study was undertaken to determine (1) whether community college freshmen who perceive certain structural considerations in their reading can generate essays that show application of those considerations, and (2) whether there are significant differences in the writing achievement of "more able" and "less able" students. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Literature, Reading Achievement
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1967
This 1967 Annual State Summary Report of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Projects describes Maryland's objectives for educating disadvantaged children. Projects were aimed at improving reading and language arts skills, test performance, verbal and nonverbal communication and strengthening the student's concept of himself and his…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Handicapped Children, Language Arts
Peer reviewedEvans, Charles S. – Social Studies, 1987
Presents a study of United States History textbooks that identifies possible shortcomings of several readability formulas as tools in determining the appropriateness of reading materials. Suggests additional factors to consider when selecting textbooks and techniques to help students understand reading materials. (AEM)
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedCordoni, Barbara K.; Welch, Marshall – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1986
The ACHIEVE Program, an academic support system for learning-disabled college students at Southern Illinois University, uses video technology to present information in a way that is more concrete, segmented, and inferential than traditional modes of instruction. ACHIEVE is used to improve academic skills in reading, writing, and social skills.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Briggs, Kerri L.; Thomas, Kay – 1997
A study examined the experiences of students, teachers, and principals involved in the day-to-day teaching of early elementary reading in four of the 12 Texas "Spotlight Schools" (schools that emphasize early elementary reading and are useful in helping all children to read). Data were collected during four-day site visits to each…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Instructional Leadership, Primary Education, Reading Ability
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1998
Based on the 1998 Arkansas English Language Arts Curriculum Frameworks, this sample curriculum model for grade seven language arts is divided into sections focusing on writing; reading; and listening, speaking, and viewing. The writing section's stated goals are to help students employ a wide range of strategies as they write; use different…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1998
Based on the 1998 Arkansas English Language Arts Curriculum Frameworks, this sample curriculum model for grade eight language arts is divided into sections focusing on writing; reading; and listening, speaking, and viewing. The writing section's stated goals are to help students employ a wide range of strategies as they write; use different…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Scott, Louise Shewfelt – 1999
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated whether the Accelerated Reader program meets its claim to motivate and improve reading achievement for all students, including those with special needs. The Accelerated Reader program is a computer-based reading management system that includes a database of thousands of books ranging…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
