Describes how to use wordless picture books to encourage development of reading skills of Chapter One remedial reading students. (MG)

A study investigated the learning styles of remedial students and the implications for computer-assisted instruction. The subjects were 31 sixth-grade Chapter 1 students from a middle school in Idaho who did not have learning disabilities nor were candidates for special education. The subjects were given the Reading Style Inventory (RSI). Results…

This evaluation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in the 16 participating schools and camps of the California Youth Authority presents findings for the year 1983-84. The students enrolled in the program were severely academically disadvantaged teenagers (reading and mathematics abilities five or more…

Computer-assisted instruction together with remedial reading classrooms for reading and regular classrooms for math has produced significant remedial gains in Chapter I students in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana--gains which are above the national average for Chapter I. The computer provides a vehicle for daily drill at each child's level which adds…

Describes a cross-age tutoring program between middle school and kindergarten and second grade students. (MG)

Discusses three types of congruence--procedural, instructional, and philosophical--for compensatory educational programs. Asserts that most definitions of congruence are inadequate because they don't include all three aspects. Examines the practices used to operationalize congruence, and notes that conflicting perceptions of congruence may lead to…

Interviews classroom teachers and reading specialists regarding their Chapter 1 reading programs. Finds specialists constructed their roles differently with each teacher, a lack of joint planning, different definitions of program impact reflecting different goals, and different philosophies regarding reading processes. Suggests that all teachers…

Two studies investigated the effectiveness of the A-Priori reading intervention program, which uses pre-teaching in an effort to provide at-risk students (who qualify for the Chapter 1 program) with prior knowledge before the regular instruction on the same objectives and topics. In the first study, subjects were a control group of 207 students in…

A study compared peripheral vision applied to letter-pair and Dolch word recognition. Subjects, 6 normal readers, 12 Chapter 1 students, and 34 learning disabled (and assumed dyslexic) students from grades one through three enrolled in a parochial school, a public school, and a university summer reading clinic, completed a test designed to…

This report describes a longitudinal study of pupils who were enrolled in the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools as grade 1 students at the beginning of the 1979-80 year. Using existing pupil records, information was obtained for a 5-year period regarding pupils' service in the Chapter 1 program, other categorical programs, and special education…

The purpose of the present study was to examine the possibility of summer regression on Chapter 1 remedial children. Students received computer-assisted instruction in mathematics and reading using programs devised by Computer Curriculum Corporation. Computer performance level data were collected in May 1984 and September 1984, and SRA scores were…

This handbook on Chapter 1 was developed for public school teachers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first section deals with Chapter 1 regulations and guidelines for: identifying eligible schools and attendance areas; identifying and selecting eligible children; and the participation of nonpublic schools in the Chapter 1 program. The following…

Subjects in this study were 69 fourth-grade students enrolled in a Chapter 1 program who received low scores on a standardized reading comprehension test in the spring of 1982. One group (n=35) received 15 minutes of programed reading tutoring each day throughout the 1982-1983 school year as a supplement to classroom instruction. The Houghton…

A study evaluated the Chapter 1 Reading Skills Center program which provided supplementary, individualized instruction in reading and writing to 176 eligible students in grades four through eight from four nonpublic schools in New York City. Major goals were to enable students to develop competency in reading and to integrate reading skills into…

This document comprises a report on the evaluation of the 1988-89 compensatory elementary education programs in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The programs comprised provision of reading instruction to disadvantaged elementary students and a separate…