hey will also need the "way to learn. Therefore, teachers must provide a variety of learning strategies from which students may choose. (p. 100)There are a number of programs that can be adopted by a school to enhance the learning of at-risk students. According to Butler and Durian (1987) these programs can be categorized in the following manner: federally funded programs, pullout programs, and classroom based studies. The differences sited among these programs lies with pedagogical practices. "Differences between techniques used to serve at-risk youth and techniques in effective schools have to do with the types of goals which are pursued and not the manner in which they are pursued" (Butler & Durian, 1987, p. 9). However, all successful programs for at-risk students are characterized by: separating at-risk students from others, having strong hands-on components, utilizing out-of-classroom experiences, and being intensive with low student-teacher ratios, and individualized instruction....
