This book outlines a plan for individualizing instruction in spelling. Part 1 describes how to organize and manage the program and provides examples of instructional materials. Part 2 concerns the ways that students learn to spell words as they work within this individualized spelling program. The appendixes which comprise over half the document,…

Discussed are the following three major areas which influence the design of individualized programs for deaf adolescents as well as their communication with the world-at-large: attitudes toward communication, understanding the speech of others, and communicating through speech. (BD)

A questionnaire was designed to determine parent perceptions of and degree of satisfaction with the services provided by Philadelphia's Prescriptive Educational Approach to Children with Handicaps (Project PEACH). Project PEACH provided diagnostic, referral, and prescriptive educational services for preschool children. Five areas were covered by…

The "theme approach" can be used by a teacher who has a class of students of different ages and varying abilities. A "theme" or topic is chosen which all of the students will work on individually at their own levels. Guidelines are given, using "Pioneer Life" as a sample theme. (CFM)

THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS STUDY WAS TO FOSTER PREKINDERGARTEN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A PERSONALIZED PROGRAM BASED ON ASSESSMENTS OF EACH CHILD'S DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS, USING NEW TESTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADAPTED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. OF FOUR EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES, THREE FOCUSED ON AN AREA OF WEAKNESS (MOTOR, AUDITORY-LANGUAGE, OR…

This report is the second from a 3 1/2-year project. The prekindergarten research involved matched groups of children (91 experimental, 115 control), representative of the local population, whose developmental needs (motor, auditory, language, visual retention) were identified by a test battery. Half-day classes focused on specific need for 20…

These instructional materials, designed for use with the "A-LM" German language course, permit teachers to individualize instruction. Basic objectives are outlined concerning basic dialogues, vocabulary, supplementary materials, reading, grammar, recombination materials, and creative conversation. A student checklist serves as a guide for the…

These instructional materials, designed for use with the "A-LM" Spanish language course, permit teachers to individualize instruction. Basic objectives are outlined and a student checklist of required activities for each unit is included. Worksheets and unit tests are also provided. (RL)

These instructional materials, designed for use with the "A-LM" French language course permit teachers to individualize instruction. Basic objectives are outlined concerning basic dialogues, vocabulary, supplementary materials, and conversation stimulus. A student checklist serves as a guide for the student, indicating required work in the…

This paper is a description of a college-level instructional program put into operation in the face of the obvious need for individualization of foreign language instruction. The program represents a compromise solution between the limitations presented by institutions and students on the one hand, and the need for greater flexibility on the…

The University of Missouri adult basic education (ABE) system, developed from the ABE laboratory with the help of Title III funds, consists of a series of subsystems designed to effect behavioral change in undereducated adults through an individualized flexible approach to learning. The subsystems of diagnostic testing; individual counseling,…

Sociological implications suggested by the growing national trend of individualized foreign language instruction in American schools are explored in the introductory remarks of this final report of a workshop held at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania. The rationale, structure, and daily schedule of the workshop, and a paper by Valerie M.…

This communication arts program is part of a larger plan designed to provide a continuing link between the language arts component of grades 3 through 6 and the language arts programs for middle and high schools in Hartford, Connecticut. The purpose of the program is to develop communication skills in sequence, and to relate all of the…

As a continuation of previous research, this project was designed to test the efficacy of a multi-media individualized program in Spanish. Spanish 2 students were divided into three groups, two experimental and one control group. One experimental group utilized the individualized approach in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2. The other studied traditional…