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ROUTH, MARY R. – 1962
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF PENNSYLVANIA JOINED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OF GIFTED PUPILS. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO EACH DISTRICT. FROM THE REPLIES, SEVERAL GENERALIZATIONS WERE MADE REGARDING GIFTED PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. IN SELECTING PUPILS FOR THESE PROGRAMS, THE GENERAL PRACTICE IS TO CONSIDER GROUP INTELLIGENCE SCORES, INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academically Gifted, Acceleration, Curriculum Development
Download full textShively, Joe E.; And Others – 1975
This document contains the plans for conducting the field studies of Appalachian parents of young children which are part of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). HOPE is an integrated approach to education for preschool and kindergarten children being developed by AEL's Marketable Preschool…
Descriptors: Child Development, Demography, Early Childhood Education, Field Studies
Lare, Douglas – Schools in the Middle, 1993
A group of reading teachers at a Pennsylvania middle school was charged with developing a uniform reading program and selecting reading materials to meet their students' needs. This article describes the committee's work, focusing on the selection and adaption of a whole-language basal-reading program that incorporates writing and other language…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Basal Reading, Grade 5, Grade 6
Nagel, Elaine – 1999
For seven years, the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) was the primary standardized assessment instrument used by the adult education program of the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV (MIUIV) of the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. While reviewing its current assessment procedures, the MIUIV's…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Reynolds, Jack; And Others – 1978
These ten case studies of the Program for Persons of Limited English-Speaking Ability (PLESA) report different approaches to providing training and employment assistance to unemployed persons of limited English-speaking ability. (A summary report of forty-seven projects is available separately. See Note.) The first four describe projects conducted…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education
Reiff, Tana, Ed. – 1996
This guide, which is intended for administrators of programs providing adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) services in Pennsylvania, contains 59 individually authored papers devoted to planning, managing, and improving ABLE programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's five sections: understanding the role of the ABLE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Coordination
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2005
This document was prepared to serve as an aid in the planning, design, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Programs in Pennsylvania. School Codes and Public Laws are cited for guidance on mandatory issues. The suggestions and implementation strategies provided in this document are not requirements…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Curriculum Development, Program Design, Nontraditional Education
