In addition, the project has supplied supplementary materials
and equipment for a Black Heritage Center at one junior high
school, for a Black Studies course in one senior high school,
and for language arts classes in all Title I secondary
schools.

When a child's parents can discuss and be knowledgeable
of the concepts and ideas he brings home from school,
school and home become more closely integrated, and learn-
ing more meaningful to the child.

For this reason one Cleveland elementary school used DPPF
funds to set up a Parent Resource Center to help parents
become more involved and proficient in the use of the instruc-
tional materials and equipment used by the children. The
center proved so successful that what began as a Pilot
Project became a full-fledged project, and similar centers
have now been established in 12 elementary schools.

The centers are equipped with the same supplementary read-
ing materials, instructional games and devices, and audio-
visual equipment as are used in the classroom. Parents are
taught how to use the resources and are free to take them
home to use with their children at any time.

At the end of the first grade, on the average, participants in
the Reading Impact Project achieved second grade reading

scores.

Both boys and girls in the Production Workshop Project made
gains in reading and mathematics that exceeded one month
for each month in the project.

Participants in the Latin Cultures Project made significant
gains in basic English reading skills, basic Spanish reading
skills, oral communication skills, and basic concepts in
social studies.

Sources of financial aid were identified for 2588 pupils in
four senior high schools during the 1971-72 school year as
part of the Scholarship and Continuing Education Project.

Ninety-five per cent of pupils enrolled in the Job Develop-
ment Project during the past six years have obtained jobs
upon graduation from high school.

The vast majority of Kindergarten Enrichment pupils have
continued to enter the first grade with reading readiness
skills which are average or better.

Elementary pupils enrolled in the Improved Science Studies
Project made greater achievement gains in science concepts
than did comparable non-project pupils.

Senior high schools with attendance aides as part of the
Special Services Project have shown an improvement in
attendance over previous years.

The Expanded and Adapted Learning Materials Project led
to greater circulation of multi-media materials to the homes
of pupils in the project schools.

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