Individualized reading and mathematics programs in the United States and Canada were surveyed as a means of providing a report of successful programs for use by the Calgary, Alberta, schools. The report contains definitions of terms related to individualized programs, statements of rationale for individualized reading and mathematics programs,…

A summary of findings of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I programs for the years 1965-1967 in the State of New York comprises this report. About 20 percent of public school children and ten percent of private school children participated in Title I programs during these two years. Tables give data on pupil personnel services,…

Intended for use by visitors to the Demonstration Schools in Individualized Instruction (DSII) network, this guide provides the following information: lists of members of the DSII steering committee and service center contact persons, explanations of the DSII and of Project CITE (Coordinated Information for Texas Educators), a visitor's checklist…

Special centers established to improve the performance of disadvantaged students in reading and mathematics, emphasizing individual attention and close relation between student and teacher, and setting achievable goals, are proving effective. (JD)

The staff at Forrest School developed the following program goals: (1) activities which will encourage pupil participation in planning the learning activities; (2) opportunities for pupils to develop self-expression and verbal communication with adults and peers; (3) activities designed to insure some degree of success; (4) encouragement and…

Now in the 17th year of operation, this project is a laboratory program designed to provide remedial instruction to improve the achievement in reading and/or mathematics skills of children who test in the lowest quartile in these areas. Classroom and laboratory teachers work closely together to identify potential program participants and formulate…

The purpose of this report is to provide data on the educational program at Goldsmith Elementary School with a focus on several specific programs. The community from which the approximately 210 Goldsmith pupils came consisted mainly of lower-class, single-family dwellings, which were rented by the residents. The racial composition was…

The Reading Skills Centers, funded under Title 1 of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, were designed to improve reading skills of the target population consisting of optional assignment children who were economically deprived and retarded in development of reading skills. Centers were operated in six elementary and one junior high…

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…

The purpose of this report is to provide conclusions and evidence relating to the implementation of certain grant terms and conditions negotiated between the National Institute of Education and the Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP), which were finalized on February 13, 1976. The conclusions and evidence delineated in this document focus…

Emphasis in the 1975-76 Omaha Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program for disadvantaged youth was on reading activities. The High Intensity Learning Centers for Reading for grades three through twelve continued their operations. Development of Primary High Intensity Centers in reading was continued to provide a supportive reading skill…

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…

The following Title I and Impact Aid programs carried out in Bronx, New York's Community School District 10 are evaluated in this report: (1) a reading program providing remedial instruction to students in grades K-9; (2) a non public school component providing remedial reading and mathematics instruction to eligible students in grades 1-8 at…

This report presents a detailed rationale and a plan for a study of the effectiveness of materials and procedures for meeting the educational needs of individual children in compensatory education programs. An introductory section addresses an overview of the policy questions to which the results of the individualized instruction study will be…

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…