This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves from 10 to 40 junior college students each semester. The students come from several ethnic groups and are from low-income families in a small rural town. They represent various age groups, including adults returning to school after years of absence. Begun in 1971, the program consists of a series of individualized laboratory reading courses offered for credit by Wharton County (Texas) Junior College. The program is designed to assist the student in becoming a better reader by supplementing regular reading classes. Four semester-length courses focus successively on word attack skills, vocabulary development, and comprehension; critical reading and newspaper reading skills; various other study skills; increasing speed and comprehension; and skimming and scanning and further work in critical reading skills. Each student takes a diagnostic exam and has an individualized reading program prepared by the reading specialist based on the results of the exam. The student then enters into a contract with the reading instructor, who establishes the guidelines for student objectives and responsibilities. (AIR/RB)