The School-University Program.

The article focuses on school-university programs in the United States which aim to improve achievement in reading. The typical school-university efforts are focused on poverty area schools where educational performance seems hopelessly below national norms. It has been shown that school-university approach to alleviating reading retardation is well-supported by data. The Atlanta Public Schools-University of Georgia program's Atlanta Public Schools Comprehensive Instruction program aims to assure each child of the maximum progress possible through improvement in the quality of instruction.