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Everett, Irene – 1987
A preliminary study investigated whether regular periods of sustained silent reading (SSR) would positively affect verified silent reading comprehension scores for eighth grade students. The hypothesis tested was that students allowed 15 minutes of recreational reading (reading self selected material for enjoyment) five times a week for three…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8
Maley, Donald, Ed.; Starkweather, Kendall N., Ed. – 1982
This yearbook consists of 14 articles dealing with the contributions of industrial arts to selected areas of education. Included among the articles presented are the following: "Industrial Arts and Its Contribution to the Education of the Elementary School Child," by Michael J. Williams; "Industrial Arts and Its Contribution in Assisting the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Education, Consumer Education, Decision Making
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of phonemic segmentation and blending training on the word recognition performance of learning disabled readers; (2) a comparison of two remedial…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
National Italian American Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1983
The reading activities collected in this handbook were used in parent workshops organized to increase the involvement of parents of Italian descent in teaching their children reading skills. The goal of the lessons was to increase parents' activities directed toward reading skills and to familiarize parents with what their children were learning…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Home Study
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Dept. of Research, Development and Evaluation. – 1981
These descriptive and evaluative reports examine fifteen program components implemented under the Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund by the Cleveland, Ohio public school system beginning in 1966. The following programs are discussed: (1) classroom support program; (2) communication skills improvement project; (3) computer assisted instruction in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Amsden, Constance – 1968
A second interim report on a reading program for Mexican-American children in an East Los Angeles elementary school notes that reading ability in the primary grades has improved. In January, 1967, the average first grade reading score on the Stanford Reading Test was at the third percentile, whereas in January, 1968, the score was at the eighth…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Individual Instruction
NORRED, ROBERT B. – 1967
A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF OPERATION PEBBLE'S 3 YEAR SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION OF TENNESSEE IS PRESENTED. THE INTENT OF THE PROJECT WAS TO INVOLVE THE CHILDREN IN EXPERIENCES THAT MIGHT EXPAND THE HORIZONS OF THEIR STAGNANT, HIGHLY STRUCTURED CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT…
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Cultural Isolation, Culture Contact, Disadvantaged
Sacramento City Unified School District, CA. – 1967
Along with general information on the 1966-67 Title I compensatory education programs in the Sacramento City Unified School District and on the instruments used in evaluation the effectiveness of these programs, this report contains descriptions of individual activities: (1) language arts development and reading remediation (also information on…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Auditory Evaluation, Compensatory Education, Data
Malpass, Leslie F.; And Others – 1967
Three hundred words were programed for presentation by teaching machine or by workbook to mentally handicapped, nonreading subjects selected from the public school system (69 subjects) and from an institution (30 subjects). Both groups were matched on chronological age, mental age, programed words known, Gray Oral Reading Test (raw score) and a…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Conventional Instruction, Exceptional Child Research, Institutional Schools
O'Donnell, Michael P. – 1975
Designed primarily as a guide for teachers at the secondary level and in adult basic education, the book summarizes basic techniques for instructing students in how to read, emphasizing continuous informal diagnosis and adaptive teaching. Chapter titles include: Stages of Development, providing an overview of the basics of the reading process and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bibliographies, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
Gunn, M. Agnella, Ed. – 1969
The eight studies on reading reported in this publication focus on research in the areas of greatest concern to the general English teacher. The findings and conclusions of systematic empirical investigations as well as descriptive analyses, status studies, and surveys are presented on (1) preparation for teaching reading; (2) variations in…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Peper, John B. – 1969
To develop an evaluation model appropriate to education in the Philadelphia School System, six teams of evaluators drawn from a total evaluation staff of 11 report on 34 Title I-ESEA projects processed in the city of Philadelphia during the 1968-69 school year. Information in each report includes a summary of the particular project, its problem…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Studies, Closed Circuit Television, Dramatics
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1970
Twelve articles describe projects demonstrating what can be done, with Federal assistance authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to advance public school educational quality and service. Seven stories cover Title 3 innovative programs designed to advance creativity in education; three deal with Title 1 projects; one…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Creative Teaching, Dropout Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1971
The current changing preferences of teen-agers, changes which result from social forces, are presented. An attempt is also made to orient adults to a better understanding of the concerns of young people. The point is made that these concerns can, with skillful guidance, lead the young to a lifetime habit of reading and finding out for themselves…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biographies, Books
Peer reviewedStevens, Robert J.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1987
Describes two studies conducted to evaluate a comprehensive cooperative learning approach to elementary reading and writing instruction: Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC). Found significant effects in favor of the CIRC students on standardized measures of reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, language expression, oral…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4
