The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine the impact of Riverside Middle Prep's Newcomer Program on academic achievement by using quantitative test scores and a case study design to analyze teacher and student perceptions about the newcomer program. The researchers wanted to determine whether there was a difference between EL…

These are the collected appendices to the evaluation reports on Title I non-public school programs conducted in New York in 1979-1980. Materials contained include: (1) teacher and program coordinator interview forms; (2) clinical and guidance survey; (3) classroom observation form; (4) supplements to the teacher questionnaire; (5) reading skills…

This report presents the evaluation of the 1973-1974 Fall River Middle School Research and Development Center, a project funded by ESEA Title VII as a model demonstration bilingual program beginning in 1972-1973. The evaluation focused on the assessment of the degree of accomplishment of product objectives for each component of the program. The…

The goal of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program, partially funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is to help youngsters master the oral and written skills of English which are necessary for success in an English-speaking mainstream education. Since the non-English speaking youngster attends an ESL class for…

A university education professor invited an urban middle school principal to "give me 50 of your most academically challenged students who need additional support to be educationally successful." What followed is an ongoing lesson in how achieving educational success is a family and community affair. One community-based middle school's attempt…

During the 1989-90 academic year, the New York City school system's Chapter 1 Clinical and Guidance program achieved its goals of identifying and alleviating the emotional and social problems that interfere with students' academic performance. During the year, the program served 6,203 Chapter 1 eligible students from 150 nonpublic schools. In…

The purpose of the clinical and guidance services component of the Central Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Remedial Services for Eligible Nonpublic School Pupils Program was to enhance the behavior of children in relation to specific instructional skills areas. The component included students who were diagnosed as needing various…

This document describes the developing Junior University College system in Ceylon. Six institutions, resembling American community or junior colleges, were established in 1969 to fill Ceylon's manpower needs not met by her universities, technical colleges, and teachers' colleges. The Junior University College's three-fold aim includes imparting…

The Chapter 1 Clinical and Guidance Program provided diagnostic and counseling services to students enrolled in Chapter 1 nonpublic school remedial instruction programs--Corrective Reading, the Reading Skills Center, Corrective Mathematics, and English as a Second Language (ESL). Program documents, data retrieval forms, observations of staff…

The Bilingual Academic Services and Integrated Career Systems Program (Project BASICS) is a federally-funded program of instructional and support services provided to 122 students at a Queens high school. The program's aim was to develop English literacy skills and appreciation of cultural diversity, and to prepare students for the psychosocial…

During the 1972-73 school year, Community School District 24 in New York City supplemented its regular school program with special educational services, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. A primary objective of the Pre-Kindergarten Program was to develop children's understanding of basic concepts through a…

The Career Awareness and Resource Education Program (Project CARE) served 425 limited English proficient students at two New York City high schools. The students, all Hispanic, were enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Native Language Arts Classes (NLA), and content area subjects. The program provided guidance, tutoring, and…

Designed for adult basic education staff members, this book provides general information about adult basic education and about teaching in an adult basic education setting. The first section is introductory; in the second, material is provided dealing with the administrator's role. The third section offers suggestions to teachers regarding their…

This report is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program conducted for Spanish speaking and Italian speaking high school students in 1979-1980. A section devoted to the program's description discusses: (1) the school district demography; (2) characteristics of the program participants; (3) personnel and administration; and (4) program goals…

The guidelines presented in this document aim toward carrying out Pennsylvania's responsibility to educate non-English-speaking children within its borders as efficiently and satisfactorily as possible. Remarks describe the rationale for the problem and provide ideas on funding, relevant educational legislation, classifications for varying…