THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INSERVICE PROGRAM WHICH STRESSES THE STUDY BY A TEACHER OF A SINGLE SOCIALLY UNACCEPTED CHILD LEADS TO A DESIRABLE CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, AND CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR OF THE TEACHER. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP CONSISTED OF 46 CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN 6 COUNTIES, WITH ONE UNACCEPTED CHILD IN EACH OF THE…

THE APPLICATION OF THE LAUBACH METHOD TO TEACH ILLITERATE ADULTS BY TELEVISION WAS REPORTED. THE PROGRAM INVOLVED 600 STUDENTS OF WHOM 250 COMPLETED THE COURSE OF STUDY. THE STUDENTS WERE ILLITERATES ABOUT 40 YEARS OF AGE WITH 2 TO 3 YEARS OF FORMAL SCHOOLING. LESSONS WERE PREPARED AND TELECAST USING MATERIAL DEVELOPED BY F.C. LAUBACH. CLASSES…

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY, AND AN EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM WERE CONDUCTED. IN MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA THE SAMPLE SELECTION CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY 650 NEGRO AND 10 WHITE ILLITERATES FROM A SOUTHERN COMMUNITY. DATA WERE GATHERED THROUGH INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRES, TESTS, AND RATING TECHNIQUES. DATA…