Title: Effective programs for students at risk /
Authors: Slavin, Robert E.; Karweit, Nancy L.; Madden, Nancy A.
Publisher: Allyn and Bacon,
Year: 1989
Subjects: Children with social disabilities Education United States.; Compensatory education United States.; Special education United States
Abstract: A practical synthesis of latest research on how to enhance achievement of at risk elementary students. Includes chapter on compensatory education.
Contents: Introduction. Students at risk of school failure : the problem and its dimensions / Robert E. Slavin -- Elementary programs. Effective classroom programs for students at risk / Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden -- Effective pullout programs for students at risk / Nancy A. Madden, Robert E. Slavin -- Early childhood programs. Effective preschool programs for students at risk ; Effective kindergarten programs and practices for students at risk / Nancy Karweit -- Effective practices in remedial and special education. Instructional issues for teaching students at risk / Mary Kay Stein, Gaea Leinhardt, William Bickel -- The quality of Chapter 1 instruction : results from a study of twenty-four schools / Brian Rowan, Larry F. Guthrie -- Instructional setting and other design features of compensatory education programs / Francis X. Archambault, Jr. -- Instructional activities related to achievement gain in Chapter 1 classes / John Crawford -- Effective strategies for academically handicapped students in the regular classroom / Barbara Larrivee.