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Download full textBecker, Wesley C.; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1973
The technical report provides preliminary findings on the academic achievement of over 9,000 kindergarten through grade 3 children (78 percent economically disadvantaged) involved in the Follow Through program, a structured program of academic instruction based on the principles and materials (DISTAR) of S. Engelmann and W. Becker. The following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
Becker, Wesley C.; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1973
Described is the Follow Through academic program based on the principles and materials (DISTAR) of S. Engelmann and W. Becker, and reported are results of program use over a 4-year period with 9,152 primary grade children (78 percent economically disadvantaged). The program description includes teaching procedures; program objectives; class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Exceptional Child Education
Becker, Wesley C. – 1978
The Abt Associates' final report on the Follow-Through Planned Variation Experiment is defended against the critique published by a blue ribbon panel funded by the Ford Foundation. In contrast to the conclusions drawn by House, Glass, McLean, and Walker that Follow Through showed no "winners" or "losers", the National…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis
