A study assessed the effectiveness of direct instruction in improving reading skills. After a 3-week summer remedial program in which direct instruction was the main instructional strategy, along with a controlled curriculum, 18 rural students aged 7-15 with severe reading difficulties showed notable improvement in reading and spelling. (Contains…

A survey of 127 rural Kentucky school councils found that more parent members than teacher members held positive views about their school-council performance, and more teacher members than principals had such opinions. Members indicated main benefits to the school from council performance and main problems faced by school councils. Contains 22…

Among 211 rural Kentucky schools surveyed, full inclusion of students with disabilities was practiced in only 9 schools, whereas approximately 80% had adopted partial inclusion (mainstreaming) to various degrees. Most respondents reported lack of teacher training, lack of special instructional materials and special equipment in the regular…