A successful remedial reading program in a three-year high school in Las Vegas consists of small, separate, elective reading classes for which students receive credit and in which students are taught by a qualified reading specialist aided by trained assistants. This program uses placement tests and diagnostic tests to prescribe specific…

Provided is the 1975-76 evaluation of a center providing individualized prescriptive programs for secondary-level learning disabled students. Changes in the program for the third year of operation are noted to have been an emphasis on the evaluation of the group counseling format (based on Reality Therapy and using a team of two co-facilitators)…

Describes a program, involving individualized instruction and classroom management techniques, that has increased the reading skills of one district's students. (IRT)

One of the most pressing problems in California secondary schools revolves around the scarcity of options for those young people labelled as "troublesome" for a variety of minor but infuriatingly difficult adjustment problems. In the Pomona Unified School District, Fremont Junior High School has developed an alternative program to combat…

Describes the implementation of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) in Flint, Michigan. An increase in student failures resulted from implementing this curriculum. Reasons for the increase in student failures are given. (GS)

This article discusses the development and operation of a mixed-ability, individualized mathematics project. The report is divided into five sections: problems and successes, SMP workcards, continuing development, questions of method, and more workcards. The workcards form a major component of the program. (LS)

Programs providing vocational/technical opportunities for the deaf. (Editors)

Describes various physics courses offered at Moline, particularly the conduct of self-pacing programs for grade 10-12 students who are either interested in the topic or planning further study in science. Indicates tremendously increasing enrollments with the adoption of the new instruction method. (CC)

Describes Pope John Central High School in Elgin, Nebraska, one of the most innovative secondary schools in the state. (CB)

Techniques and instructional strategies for individualizing a high school chemical program are reviewed. (SK)

A system designed to provide workable mathematics enrichment to gifted students in a standard mathematics classroom is presented. Mathematical contracts are the main feature of this successfully used program. (MP)

Describes a science program designed for gifted seventh and eighth grade students. Includes curriculum guidelines; implementation, development, and evaluation of the program. (MA)

The Learning for Mastery approach is clearly more effective than traditional instruction, but individualized programs are better than group-based ones. Students master more objectives with mastery learning because their level of participation is higher. (Author)