REMEDIAL EDUCATION

The Remedial Education Program is an instructional program designed for students in who have identified deficiencies in reading, writing, and math. This program provides individualized basic skills instruction as mandated by Georgia Law in the areas of reading, mathematics, and writing.

Remedial education (also known as developmental education, basic skills education, compensatory education, preparatory education, and academic upgrading) is education designed to bring under prepared students to expected skill competency levels.

Whereas special education is designed specifically for students with special needs, remedial education can be designed for any students, with or without special needs; the defining trait is simply that they have reached a point of under preparedness, regardless of why.

For example, even people of high intelligence can be under prepared if their education was disrupted, for example, by internal displacement during civil disorder or a war.

Kozeracki (2002) distinguishes seven commonly cited elements that are associated with student success in developmental programs:

• Orientation, assessment, and placement are mandatory for new students
• Clearly specified goals and objectives are established for courses and programmes
• The adult learning theory is applied in the design and delivery of the courses
• The courses are highly structured
• The programmes is centralized or highly coordinated
• Counseling, tutoring, and supplemental instruction components are included
• The social and emotional development of the students is taken into consideration