This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering quality reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This first booklet is an overview of the Right to Read effort at the national, state, and local levels. In addition to background material, it…

Fifteen author-contributed papers are presented to help campus personnel understand the difficulties encountered by disabled college students. Initial sections address issues and strategies involved, while a third section presents six case studies describing successful programs. A final chapter lists annotated resource guides on aspects of higher…

Designed for use in providing information to others on experience-based career education (EBCE), this introductory guide supplies information at the awareness level for use prior to a decision being made to start an EBCE program. The guide is divided into five sections. The first three sections focus on an orientation to EBCE and lay out several…

This booklet opens with an overview and description of gifted education. Considered are historical perspectives, the case for gifted education, defining and identifying gifted students, the psychology of mathematical giftedness, forces in the lives of gifted children, organizational alternatives for gifted, and program operation. In chapter 2 are…

This source book contains listings of resources available for educators in rural settings. This information was gathered from the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, by Colorado State University under contract to McREL. Practices reported involve staff development, academic planning,…

This document is a guide to career education and how to implement it in schools. An introduction which places present career education practice in an historical and philosophical context is followed by eight chapters which discuss how to prepare the school and community for career education and how to implement and evaluate a variety of career…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering quality reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This third booklet offers a rationale for establishing local reading advisory councils and lists both the functions and limitations of such…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering qualtiy reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This sixth booklet focuses on the roles and responsibilities of school district personnel in a local Right to Read program. Included is a series of…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering quality reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This last booklet offers suggestions for the effective planning and implementation of volunteer programs. Ten potential problem areas in utilizing…

The first of two volumes on planning parent participation programs, this guide is intended to be an aid in deciding what type of program is most appropriate for a given school. Definitions and purposes of parent involvement programs are offered, followed by an explanation of the importance of determining program goals before designing activities.…

A survey of resources is provided for improving youth programs conducted by religious organizations. After a brief introductory chapter establishing the focus of the document, the second chapter offers an overview of adolescent physical, intellectual, moral, social, emotional, and religious development. In addition, the attitudes of young…

This handbook provides planning, resources, and activities guidelines to assist libraries in implementing the Texas Summer Reading Club program for 1979 on folklore, the theme of which is "In Search of Texas Treasures." The manual is designed to aid those new at organizing a Summer Reading Club program and to complement activities…

The document, intended for educators working at an historical site, focuses on programs which demonstrate alternate approaches to teaching history. It is presented in seven sections. Section one discusses issues in planning an educational program at an historical site. Section two describes educational programs at the Adirondack Museum (New York),…

Intended for parents and educators of special needs children, this guide highlights current research-based literacy resources available through the U.S. Department of Education which focus on special needs children. The networks of regional educational laboratories, research and development centers, and other education and research organizations…

The rapid growth in the number of school-based health centers reflects the interest schools and communities have for this approach to the delivery of health care to children and adolescents. This technical assistance sampler contains information about resources for those developing or operating school-based health centers. The first section…