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Heerman, Charles E.; Sheen, Sy-yng Violet – 1983
Concerned with how effectively nontraditional students (defined as older than average students with goals, motivations, and learning needs that differ from traditional-age students) function in an off-campus setting, a series of studies examined traditional and nontraditional students' performance in on-campus and off-campus reading programs. Two…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1983
Title I reading and math outcomes for the school years 1980-81 and 1981-82 in the District of Columbia's public schools (grades 1, 2, 3 and 7) are the subject of this report. In both school years, achievement gains in reading exceeded program objectives for grades 3 and 7 but not for grade 2 (grade 1 scores were not used due to a technical…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Bates, Gary W. – 1984
A questionnaire was mailed to 341 colleges and universities granting graduate degrees in reading to obtain information about the function and operation of their reading clinics. The concerns addressed include the function of the clinic, the type of clients served, the type of staff employed, the kinds of services offered, and the kind of funding…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Higher Education, Operating Expenses, Program Descriptions
PDF pending restorationLanese, James – 1983
Project STAR (Elementary) in the Cleveland Public Schools is designed to improve reading and vocabulary skills for grades 4-6 by providing 2,700 selected students with daily 40-minute sessions in STAR Learning Centers in 42 elementary schools. Eight to twelve students at a time use an individualized, self-pacing audio approach to remedial reading…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Individualized Reading, Intermediate Grades
George, Yvetta; Schaer, Barbara – 1987
The success of a reading laboratory using a learning modality approach was studied. The null hypothesis that there would be no significant difference among the levels of primary learning modality, sex, and race on the posttest of reading achievement for 31 second grade students, who read below grade level was tested at the 0.05 level after the…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Grade 2, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Modalities
Spennato, Nicholas A. – Elementary English, 1974
The Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Reading Council's county wide Reading Fair developed positive and enthusiastic attitudes toward books. (JH)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Learning Centers (Classroom), Libraries
PDF pending restorationGriggs, Shirley A. – 1975
This project funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, was designed to improve the mathematics skills of 328 males and females serving prison sentences or awaiting trial in the Rikers Island Penitentiary. For the male population exclusively, the project was designed to improve reading skills and English usage and comprehension. The…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, English (Second Language), Mathematics Instruction, Prisoners
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
Five hundred twenty-six second through sixth graders were identified as needing supplementary reading instruction, their specific needs were diagnosed, and intensive prescriptive instruction was provided. A lab oriented learning center environment was prescribed which included a listening/viewing center, a decoding center, a game center, a library…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions
STACK, THELMA D. – 1963
ELEMENTARY READING CENTERS FOR THE YEAR 1962-63 SERVED MORE STUDENTS OF AVERAGE ABILITY THAN STUDENTS OF HIGH OR LOW ABILITY. AVERAGE READING GAIN PER STUDENT WAS NOTED AS APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. NAMES OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (BOTH SILENT AND ORAL READING) AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY WERE USED ARE GIVEN. STUDENTS CAME FROM…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Admission Criteria, Class Organization, Developmental Reading
Ganikos, Mary; And Others – 1980
The individualized developmental reading laboratory program described in this monograph was designed to supplement regular reading instruction in grades four and five. Information is provided on the instructional procedures used in the program, with emphasis on instruction given through teacher comments written in individual students' folders.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Learning Laboratories
FARR, ROGER C.; HARRIS, LARRY A. – 1968
THE INDIANA READING QUARTERLY AIMS TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATION LINK WITH THE VARIOUS LOCAL COUNCILS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MOST OF THE ARTICLES SHOULD INTEREST INDIANA'S CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SINCE THE JOURNAL'S MAJOR FOCUS IS READING INSTRUCTION IN INDIANA. MOST OF THE ARTICLES WILL BE WRITTEN BY EDUCATORS IN INDIANA. VOLUME A OF THE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Informal Reading Inventories, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Associations
Download full textHammond, Bill – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education
Bedillion, Clare – 1974
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Higher Education
Kurak, Vernelle – General College Studies, 1975
Since its opening in the spring of 1972, the General College Reading/Writing Skills Center has provided students with tutorial help in reading and writing, and communication skills courses for credit. During its three years of operation, the Skills Center has extended its services through satellite centers to student populations other than those…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Communication Skills, Correctional Education, Prisoners
Morrison, Lois – 1970
The procedures for establishing a reading clinic in the Lufkin Independent School District are reported. Specifically discussed are (1) the qualifications and selection of staff (director, clinicians, secretary/librarian); (2) suggested materials for word recognition and comprehension; (3) diagnostic procedures and tools used; (4) the…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Grade 2, Individualized Instruction, Reading Centers
