This study examined elementary school principals' beliefs and practices regarding the types of resources that facilitate collaboration between general and special education staff working on prereferral intervention/Response to Intervention (RtI) teams and serving students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). In June 2009, elementary…

Learning packages allow students to cook up their own educational recipes without having to stew about deadlines. (RA)

This packet of learning plans focuses on personalizing the teacher education experience through the APACE program (A Personalized Approach to Competency-Based Education). A rationale, objectives, learning activities, and evaluation procedures are presented for specific topics in the areas of the nature of learning, planning, teaching, knowledge of…

A modified plan to incorporate competency-based instruction and individualized units into a mechanical design-drafting course is outlined. (MS)

Five areas are suggested for individualized instruction. (HB)

The author explains what the teacher must know and prepare for when implementing vocational instruction developed by the Curriculum Delivery System (CDS) Project. Preparation of the learning activity packages are discussed, and the major points to remember when utilizing the total system are summarized. (BM)

Four stages of formative evaluation and questions concerning the process of the Individualized Science program are discussed. (DEP)

The Multimethods Model organizes the learning activities of preschool classes for gifted children and assures a differentiated curriculum geared to the individual student. Model components include prescriptive instruction, acceleration of content, building self-direction, creative divergent problem solving, affective guidance, cultivation of…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INDIVIDUALIZED READING IS COMPOSED OF 62 CITATIONS RANGING IN DATE FROM 1952 TO 1964. MAJOR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON RECENT BOOKS AND WIDELY CIRCULATED PERIODICALS WHICH ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE. LISTINGS REPRESENT VARIED PRACTICES AND POINTS OF VIEW. THEY INCLUDE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST INDIVIDUALIZED READING,…

This book provides discussion and guidelines for administering an individualized instruction program; it is stated, however, that the book is not confined to individualized study units alone but brings in the creation of any educational instrument, a variety of which are illustrated in the appendixes. The following topics are considered in this…

Discusses a contingency management program in an inner-city elementary school, whose basic core is a structured system of language learning packages providing guidance for the direct teaching of oral language, integrating reading and writing activities, and correlating language learning with other academic instruction. (VJ)

Previous research in locus of control (LC) suggested the hypothesis that internal Ss should perform better under mastery than under traditional assessment procedures, while the reverse should be true of externals. Two experiments were conducted using undergraduate and graduate Ss. Neither the LC nor the assessment procedure main effects were…

This study investigated the effectiveness of an observational technique developed to study characteristics of the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) system and the extent to which IPI adapts to individual student differences. Subjects for the study were students from a second grade IPI classroom of an inner-city public elementary school.…

Describes an individualized music reading program for middle school teachers. (Editor/RK)