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Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; McMaster, Kristen; McComas, Jennifer J.; Bradfield, Tracy; Braganza, Viveca; Koch-McDonald, Julie; Rodriguez, Roxana; Scharf, Haley – Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate how brief experimental analyses (BEAs) could be used to identify effective interventions for Kindergartners (2 girls and 2 boys, 5 years and 7-10 months old) with low performance and/or growth slope in letter sound fluency (LSF). Interventions were tested within a multielement design with brief…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Evaluation
Wehlage, Gary G. – 1983
The characteristics of marginal high school students and the social dynamics that create conditions in schools that lead to truancy and eventual dropping out are described as an introduction to a discussion on how to deal with the problem. Guidelines for effective programs for marginal students are delineated, and the activities and scope of six…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Experimental Programs
Kibler, Robert J., Ed. – 1964
Chapter IV describes the interim findings of an experimental program for underachieving high school graduates during their freshman year at Southern Illinois University. The statistically analyzed data are presented and discussed under four headings--(1) Subjects' occupation or whereabouts in the year following their participation in the program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Programs, Data