In order to include listening training as part of a one credit, one-year study skills course, freshmen students in the college of basic studies of the University of Hartford (Connecticut) are given 12 weeks of listening exercises. The focus of each of the 12 weeks is as follows: Week 1--interviews about studying; Week 2--identifying good and poor…

Teachers, principals, and supervisors must become thoroughly familiar with innovations in the teaching of reading, and these new approaches should be evaluated thoroughly before being introduced in an elementary school. A quality reading readiness program might include the use of experience charts in which students propose experiences from a…

To determine whether remedial readers in the Kean College (New Jersey) reading clinic made a significant gain in reading, 70 sample cases were taken from the 128 most recent remediation case studies in the files of the clinic. The sample included only students attending the diagnostic sessions and one remediation session. The remediation sessions…

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE EDUCATION OF ALL YOUNGSTERS ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS' INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. FOUR DIFFERENT PLANS COMPRISE A SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS. THE FIRST THREE GRADES ARE INVOLVED IN THE PRIMARY CYCLE WHICH REPLACES THE TRADITIONAL FIRST, SECOND,…

The effect of training in reading-study skills and reduction of the academic credit load on the probability of academic success and the reduction of withdrawal rates for marginal college students was investigated. Subjects were 330 students, selected from the 1964-65 freshman class of West Virginia University, who had a predicted grade point…

The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not a reading laboratory, as defined by Educational Developmental Laboratories (EDL), is an effective means of teaching reading to Title I children, grades two through six, in the two Title I schools of an eastern Massachusetts community. Three hundred subjects participated in the study. There…

This paper describes an individualized reading program for grades one through twelve and discusses some of the administrative requirements for conceptualizing, implementing, and supporting such a program. It also presents the historical events that led to the development of the individualized reading program. A description is given of the…

Northwestern University's Learning Disabilities Program conducted a study to explore and develop ways of applying computer technology to the fields of reading and learning disabilities and to train specialists who are familiar with computer methods. This study was designed to simulate the actual conditions of the Diagnostic Clinic at Northwestern…

The operating procedures of a university reading and study skills center for completely individualized reading instruction are described. The program is offered as a student service (no fee) on a voluntary, noncredit basis. A prepared set of instructional tapes is used whereby students can largely serve themselves, proceeding at their own rates,…

The major portion of this document is devoted to an explanation for language arts teachers of ways to construct classroom games which can increase students' language and reading skills. Also included are suggestions and recommendations for designing and using different types of learning centers, for setting them up, for selecting the right type of…

This article proposes steps for a systematic, logical method of moving from a nonexistent or limited reading program at the secondary or junior college level to a highly effective one which better meets the needs of the students. The first step suggested is to survey general reading ability within a school in order to formulate the direction the…

Article confronts the problem of one-third of all freshmen who entered college in the fall of 1972-the inability to read properly. In addition, the policy of allowing students to enroll in the state college of their choice is considered. (Author/RK)

The Psychology of Reading Department and the Reading Clinic at Temple University provide a Diagnostic Division and a Laboratory School. They serve two main functions: training of graduate students in education and meeting the needs of children with reading problems through evaluation and remediation. (Author)