The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics. This article features Ginny Badger, a teaching assistant at Glenwood Springs High School in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, who sacrificed her…

Based on a sample of 12 school sites in California, the report documents the effectiveness of the secondary Resource Specialist Program (RSP) which provides instruction and services for handicapped students--primarily the learning disabled--who are assigned to a regular classroom for a majority of the school day. A number of program components are…

A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WAS INITIATED IN 27 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DAILY SESSIONS OF 45 TO 50 MINUTES WERE SCHEDULED FOR 60 PUPILS IN GROUPS OF 12. DURING THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR PRIORITY WAS GIVEN TO THE NEEDS OF THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS. BEFORE ASSIGNMENT TO THE COMPENSATORY CLASSES, EACH CHILD WAS TESTED TO…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SEVEN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WHICH CONCENTRATE ON LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING IMPROVEMENT. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS GEARED TO ITS SPECIFIC NEEDS. THE REPORT ALSO DISCUSSES THE SPECIAL QUALITIES NEEDED BY THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE…