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Download full textEchternacht, Gary – 1975
In the summer of 1975 a program to improve reading and mathematics skills for pregnant school age girls was implemented in New York City. The program was designed to provide continuity of instruction in reading and mathematics from spring to fall for girls who were at least two years behind in reading and mathematics achievement. The summer…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Mathematics Instruction, Pregnant Students, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedVacca, Richard T. – Journal of Reading, 1980
In a six-week study involving seventh- to ninth-grade students in a summer corrective reading program, neither the holistic nor the subskill treatment had a significant advantage in improving student reading comprehension or attitude toward reading. (JT)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corrective Reading, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension
GROTBERG, EDITH H. – 1967
DESCRIBED ARE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY SCHOOL PROJECT (1966-67), WHICH WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION IN A RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE PROJECT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND INVOLVED NEARLY 1,500 STUDENTS. DESIGNED AS A CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN GRADES ONE THROUGH 10 IN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Black Students, Corrective Reading
Turner, W. E.; And Others – 1973
Special Programs to Enhance the Education of Disadvantaged Youth (Project SPEEDY) was in its seventh year of Title I funding, the main thrust being in the area of corrective reading and other programs designed to promote language development. Although concentrating funds on fewer students has been made increasingly difficult by busing pupils,…
Descriptors: Art, Art Therapy, Bus Transportation, Business Education
