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Marged, Judith – 1990
There are potentially successful students who are failing one or more subjects every year. Many students are spending more than the normal 3 years at the middle school level because of this failure. A program was designed to increase the self-esteem, motivation, and interest of at-risk students, thereby improving their grades. A second aim was to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, High Risk Students, Junior High Schools
Blacharski, Carol S. – 1985
This study examined the effectiveness of a program with three basic features--high interest plays, oral reading, and high readability level--designed to aid middle school students scoring two or more years below grade level in reading comprehension. Subjects, 13 boys and two girls enrolled in a basic English class in a suburban middle school…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Jostes, Kara J. – 1993
The lack of leisure reading of learning disabled seventh graders was addressed by the implementation of a 3-part reading program. First, a sustained silent reading program was established school-wide on a daily basis. Second, a target group of 15 seventh grade learning disabled students participated in sustained silent reading with writing twice a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 7, Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High School Students
Persons, Jody S. – 1994
This paper reports on a practicum that was designed to improve the behavior of at-risk youth. It targeted seventh- and eighth-grade students who attended a 12-week middle school violence prevention program which utilized a multisensory approach in conjunction with group counseling. This practicum included an educational component for parents and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Grade 7, Grade 8, High Risk Students