This report is a description of STELLAR (Strategies and Training for Effective Learning in Language and Reading) Project operations, its impact on the reading and language achievement of 1,053 Title I "at risk" students in grades one, two and three, and its institutionalization in the 1978 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I program. Primary dimensions focused on include: (1) the instructional needs of disadvantaged Title I students in the District of Columbia; (2) the development and use of effective receptive and expressive language skills by urban learners; and (3) STELLAR strategy designs in the areas of organizational structure, curriculum and instruction, specialized staff training, parent training, and supervisory support and assistance. An evaluation of outcomes reports increased achievement in language and reading by STELLAR students and changes in students' self concept. Appendices include letters of support and institutionalization documentation and guidelines for project operations, individually prescribed instruction, specialized staff training, coordination and supervision, and assessment instrumentation and documentation. (EB)