Described is the Transitional Classes Program for emotionally disturbed children 7-17 years old. It is explained that individual or small group sessions based on individualized programs are conducted daily to improve reading and math skills. Program evaluation findings are reported, including an improvement in six specified reading and six math…

This year-end evaluation report concludes the twelfth year of operation of the Chapter I Early Childhood Education (Preschool) Program in Portland, Oregon, public schools. The purpose of the preschool program is to provide educationally disadvantaged children with the experiences needed to ameliorate their disadvantages. The report is prepared…

This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…