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ERIC Number: ED142604
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Mar
Pages: 94
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Emergency School Aid Act, Pilot Project, 1975-76. Part I and Part II. Research and Evaluation Report, Vol. 10, No. 12.
Crawley, Nora; Taylor, Myrtice
This paper describes and evaluates a pilot project funded under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). The pilot project was subdivided into two parts: the Camp Learning Center program, and the Cultural Adjustment Program. Among the general goals of the Camp Learning Center were to improve mathematics and reading skills through a relevant and interesting program of outdoor education which included the natural, environmental, and social sciences. The overall objective was to improve cognitive and effective skills and development while further reducing minority isolation. It was predicted that the participating students would make gains in the areas of reading, certain camping content areas, and social development. These objectives were met. The Cultural Adjustment Program extended the services provided through general funds for non-English speaking pupils and pupils with first language interferences. It also provided special services for native Spanish-speaking pupils. The major purpose of this project was to reduce isolation and educational problems related to non-English speaking pupils and those pupils who have first language interferences. Among the findings of the evaluation include: (1) pupils studying English as a second language increased their profiency in English usage skills, (2) pupils studying Spanish as a native language increased their levels of skills in Spanish usage, and (3) the services provided by this project served a definite need of the school system by extending existing services to immigrant pupils. (Author/AM)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Authoring Institution: Atlanta Public Schools, GA.
Identifiers - Location: Georgia (Atlanta)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Emergency School Aid Act 1972
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