ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the concept of remediation and proposes a more direct and practical methodology of accelerating low-achieving students. It examines what it means in theory and practices to accelerate low-achieving students, describes students typically labeled as low achievers, and highlights several innovative, successful acceleration programs for low-achieving students. Unlike acceleration of gifted and talented students, it is difficult to find a body of literature that defines and describes models and programs for accelerating low-achieving students. The definition and model of acceleration draws from accelerated programs with the primary purpose of catching students up with their peers in a shortened time period. Crayton Accelerated Program combines elements of the Accelerated Schools Project with an in-school alternative program. The project's goal is to accelerate reading skills as quickly as possible by helping students learn and apply decoding and comprehension skills. The chapter points out to several issues for exploration relative to acceleration of low-achieving students.
