During a career spanning five decades, Edward Zigler has combined scholarly research with public service to promote national and state policies that are good for all children. Often called "the father of Head Start," he served on the planning committee for the program in 1965 and became the first director of the Office of Child…

Critics of Head Start contend that many programs spend too much money on programs extraneous to children. On the other hand, Head Start advocates argue that the families of severely disadvantaged children need a broad range of services. Given the available evidence, it has been impossible to assess the validity of these claims. In this study, we…

Children considered "at-risk" for school failure and other adverse life outcomes have received increasing attention in multiple countries across the world. The research literature is replete with studies that emphasize specific detrimental factors that may make a child's life more difficult upon entering adulthood. The traditional, negative…

This longitudinal study of 105 economically disadvantaged children examined the relation between reading problems and internalizing behavior in 3rd- and 5th-grade assessments (8- to 12-year olds). The variable-centered results showed that reading problems predicted change in internalizing behavior in the context of child and family predictors. The…

Argues that to be effective the reading teacher must be strong but sensitive at the same time. (RB)

The introduction of toys reversed the decline of the Valley Falls Branch Library, Cumberland, Rhode Island. (PF)

THE BOOKLET PROVIDES WRITING ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE ORAL EXPRESSION AND READING, WHICH ARE EMPHASIZED IN A LANGUAGE ARTS COURSE FOR NONENGLISH SPEAKING AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED FIRST-GRADE PUPILS. THE BOOKLET IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEACHERS' MANUAL WHICH TELLS HOW THE VARIOUS EXERCISES ARE TO BE DONE. EXERCISES USE THE VOCABULARY IN…

THE OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT REENTRY, CONDUCTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 AND 1964, WERE TO GUIDE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DROPOUTS BACK TO SECONDARY SCHOOL THROUGH COUNSELING AND TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED. STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR NEW YORK STATE INDICATED THAT 953 ACTUAL AND 722 POTENTIAL DROPOUTS WERE CONTACTED…

THE STRENGTHENING OF READING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS, THE PROMOTING OF CLOSER RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARENTS, AND THE HELPING OF YOUTHS IN GETTING JOBS AND COLLEGE PLACEMENT ARE THE GOALS OF A PILOT PROJECT IN A CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREA. INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT ARE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THREE HIGH SCHOOLS,…

EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. REASONS FOR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AS DETERMINED FROM TEACHERS, DROPOUTS, AND RECORDS INCLUDE LOW ACADEMIC APTITUDE, RETARDED EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, LACK OF INTEREST, ECONOMIC REASONS, AND MARRIAGE AND PREGNANCY. ON THE AVERAGE,…

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE FEASIBILTY OF COST EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY AS IT MAY BE APPLIED TO DECISIONS ABOUT MONEY SPENT ON EDUCATION. THE AUTHORS BELIEVE THAT IT IS FEASIBLE TO APPLY A SUITABLY MODIFIED VERSION OF COST/EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY TO MATTERS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE. THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITIES ARE LISTED…

PROJECT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION REPRESENT TWO BROAD STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATION. PRODUCT EVALUATION OF A PROJECT DETERMINES THE EXTENT TO WHICH OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED. THE EVALUATOR'S ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON CHANGE IN THE TARGET PUPIL OR SCHOOL ON A PRE-PROJECT TO A POST-PROJECT BASIS. IN THEIR EVALUATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION…

TEN GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITH READING PROBLEMS ARE SUGGESTED--(1) PROCEED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE STUDENT IS CAPABLE OF READING IMPROVEMENT AND CREATIVE THINKING, (2) USE READING MATERIALS AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW HIS INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL, (3) CHOOSE SELECTIONS THAT DEAL WITH PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS HE CAN IDENTIFY WITH,…