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Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Gallagher, Kathleen; Ginsberg, Marnie C.; Amendum, Steve; Kainz, Kirsten; Rose, Jason; Burchinal, Margaret – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2010
With the advent of "Response to Intervention" there has been emphasis on preventing reading disabilities. This study examined the effectiveness of a classroom teacher Tier II intervention for struggling readers in kindergarten and first grade called the Targeted Reading Intervention. Three rural schools were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Rural Schools, Intervention, Kindergarten
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Brick, Michael – Reading Improvement, 1976
Examines the effectiveness of a systems approach, diagnostic reading program. (RB)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Program Effectiveness
Tilis, Howard S.; And Others – 1979
The District 6 program for Pupils with Special Educational Needs (PSEN) was designed to provide (1) supplementary reading instruction to English speakers, and (2) bilingual instruction and reading skills, including English as a Second Language (ESL), to Spanish and Greek speakers. A total of 3,856 kindergarten through third grade children and 227…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Halliwell, Joseph – 1979
Based on observations of all Title I reading teachers participating in the Program for Optional Assignment in District 20K, Brooklyn, New York, this report summarizes the program's policies, practices, and student achievement results. The program proposal called for assigning special reading teachers to work with second through ninth grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings contain three reports of improvement programs designed to help students to succeed in large urban school systems. In the first report, the "Achievement Goals Program" (AGP) is described as a highly structured, objective based instructional program in reading and mathematics carried out for the purpose of reducing racial…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Halasa, Ofelia; Morton-Watts, Gwen – 1983
The Pupil Adjustment Project (PAP) in the Cleveland Public Schools is designed to develop basic social and academic skills among kindergarten pupils exhibiting special needs (but not identified as learning disabled or developmentally handicapped). The highly individualized instructional model involves extensive diagnosis, places strong emphasis on…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth
Bonn, Robert L. – 1979
The District 21, 1978-79 Title I Reading Program had three basic components: (1) Augmented Reading Services, (2) Optional Assignment, and (3) Non Public Schools. The Augmented Reading Services component operated in six elementary schools, reaching a total of more than 1,300 students defined as below minimum competency and unserved by other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged
Hicks, John S. – 1979
The Federally funded programs discussed in this report were designed to help students with significant problems in either reading or mathematics achievement in the regular classrooms of District 22 in Brooklyn, New York. Both the math and reading programs operated on a "pullout" basis, utilizng a diagnostic teaching approach. The two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Federal Programs
Weiss, James; And Others – 1980
Three programs, one in reading, one in mathematics and one English as a Second Language (ESL) component, are described in this evaluation. The programs were designed to provide remedial instruction to students in New York City's Community School District 5. For each program component, data presented in this report include: a description of program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1984
Project Esperanza supplemented the basic special education program for handicapped students with limited English proficiency (LEP) by providing (1) staff training and consultation, (2) materials development, identification, and evaluation, (3) assistance in the diagnosis of educational needs and the prescription of instructional strategies, (4)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Diagnostic Teaching
Community School District 27, Queens, NY. – 1979
Results of the evaluation of Title I and Impact Aid programs conducted in District 27, Queens, New York, are presented in this report. Program components described include: (1) reading resource centers organized in 14 Title I elementary schools and 4 junior high and intermediate schools as well as the Impact Guidance Program operated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching
Tilis, Howard S.; Conde, Aquiles – 1979
The following programs funded under Title I and Impact Aid and implemented in New York City's Community School District 6 are evaluated in this report: (1) the Program for Corrective Reading for eligible students in grades 3-6; (2) the Junior High School Reading Lab Program; (3) Project Striver, designed to provide supplementary reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching
Wright, Calvin E.; Kim, Yungho – 1977
The characteristics of effective or successful individualized instructional programs were investigated. The work of other evaluators was reviewed and a series of screening criteria were applied in order to identify effective programs. Programs were selected from evaluation reports for their effectiveness and their "popularity." Information about…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Organization, Compensatory Education