The program incorporated the following: (a) a library/learning center in each of the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) housing developing book and journal collections and nonbook instructional media; (b) a program for the selection and evaluation of self-instructional materials; (c) a uniform hardware system that included selected audiovisual…

The objectives of this reading program, funded under Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, were as follows: (1) students (grades two through seven) shall show an average gain of one month's growth in total reading for each month of participation in the program; (2) third grade students shall score an average 80 percent efficiency on…

The purpose of this publication is to provide principals with guidelines to be used in the development of functional media center programs. Five elements are required before this goal can be achieved: adequate facilities, well-trained media specialists, appropriate collections, active media programs, and supportive budgets. Accordingly, advice is…