DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM FOR THE SECOND GRADE.

THIS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM AT NORTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1966 TO 1967, PART OF THE BOSTON-NORTHAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM, A TITLE III ESEA PROJECT, PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHING AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM IN THE CLASSROOM. BUILT AROUND THE EXPERIENCES OF A SECOND-GRADE TEACHER, THE REPORT DESCRIBES HOW THE TEACHER AND THE CHILDREN WERE PREPARED FOR THE PROGRAM, HOW THE PROGRAM WAS INTEGRATED WITH THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM, AND HOW DESIRED GOALS WERE ACHIEVED. EVALUATION WAS DONE THROUGH PUPIL BOOK REPORTS, PUPIL-TEACHER CONFERENCES, INTEREST INVENTORIES, READING TESTS, AND READING SKILLS CHECKLISTS. EACH CHILD'S PROGRESS WAS RECORDED IN HIS OWN READING RECORD AND THE TEACHER'S RECORD FOR EACH CHILD. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT ALL THE DESIRED GOALS WERE ACHIEVED SINCE THERE WAS A GENERAL GROWTH IN COMPREHENSION SKILLS AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD BOOKS AND READING. SAMPLES OF THE EVALUATION FORMS USED ARE SHOWN IN THE APPENDIX. (NS)