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Improving Basic Skills

Although many students lack the basic reading, writing, library, and study skills, limited finances make individualized instruction and special programs almost impossible. An effective program was developed at Leonia High School to provide individualized instruction by using the special talents of available personnel at no extra cost to the school district. All ninth and tenth grade English classes are scheduled for three weeks of intensive instruction in reading, three weeks of writing skills development, and one week of library and study skills review. Because the classes are large and individual or small-group instruction is impractical, classes are divided in half for the reading and writing instruction. One half of the class is sent to the reading teacher for three weeks, while the other half remains with the regular classroom teacher to develop writing skills. At the end of the three-week period, the groups exchange.