Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on college reading programs. (RB)

Offers a broad overview of the developmental reading program at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Discusses the unwritten and written course goals, the administration of the reading program, and four aspects of the organization (courses, conferences, evaluation, and use of support services). (MS)

Describes changes occurring in preservice reading programs in schools of education during the last decade. (RB)

Excerpted from the second chapter of the International Reading Association's "Computer Applications in Reading" (2nd ed.), this article presents an overview of computer-assisted reading programs developed on college campuses during the 1970s. (AEA)

Describes a model of developmental education for college students used with great success by the Reading and Writing Center at the University of Florida. Discusses how it uses reading tests, think-alouds, and conferences to promote an exchange of learning between instructor and student. (SR)

Descriptions of selected college reading improvement programs (most of which were begun in the 1920s or 1930s) reveals that with the exception of increased standardization in the areas of administrative concerns, little seems new. Reviewing the cases of seven college reading improvement programs (Harvard, Hamline, Amherst, University of Chicago,…

Describes a college reading clinic program which combines a college Reading Improvement Course and counseling sessions to aid students to improve their study skills. (EJT)

This paper is a summary description of the Peabody College Right to Read Teacher Preparation Project. The goals of the project are to plan, implement, and evaluate a replicable model for the improvement of the preservice reading program and to develop a program that prepares teachers for work in a wide variety of settings. Project objectives are…

Reports on changes initiated to assist college students with less than adequate reading skills. (AEA)

This paper describes the criteria for hiring student tutors for college developmental reading programs, their tutoring responsibilities, their training program, and their supervision. It enumerates some general guidelines for planning a tutoring training program and for supervising the tutors and presents specific suggestions for planning…

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…

Describes the evolution, development, and characteristics of a developmental reading program at a private four-year college. Discusses student placement, class structuring, tutoring, and program rationale. (FL)

Describes a study skills program for college freshmen that was based on information obtained from older college students about the problems they had encountered as entering freshmen. (FL)

Describes a textbook study system designed for math or applied math courses in which students focus on solving problems, consulting the textbook and reading for well-considered purposes. (AEA)