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Harris, Ruth; Bauer, Harold – Roeper Review, 1982
The Potentially Able Learner's Program in Rockford, Illinois, is a centralized gifted program for students (K-6). The program features self-contained grade-level groupings and emphasis on parent involvement. Evaluation is gathered through achievement testing, parent questionnaires, and student self-report. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Cramer, Joyce; And Others – 1985
The Special Education Department of the Omaha Public Schools implemented assessment classes for students identified as learning disabled. The classes offer the opportunity for in-depth evaluation of behavior in a variety of situations and with many different techniques and materials. Four critical elements of LD assessment classes include: the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Occupational Information, Program Descriptions
Chalk, John – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Villars, Gerald, Ed. – 1967
In order to provide teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, and parents with those procedures necessary to set up programs for the gifted, the following topics are considered: definitions and descriptions of the gifted, an identification procedure consisting of five stages, and a list of 19 traits common to the gifted. A discussion of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration, Educational Programs, Enrichment
Gill, Douglas H. – 1981
This program guide examines a comprehensive occupational preparation program for the handicapped that is fiscally responsible, in concert with current practice, and has practical application possibilities. Section 1 is a position statement for the guide. Section 2 is a diagram showing program goals and objectives. The purpose of section 3 is to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Directories, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Klein, Genevieve, Ed.; And Others – 1967
Involving seven Tucson school districts, a children's home, and a child guidance clinic, the Covert School (Children Offered Vital Educational Retraining and Therapy) was designed to initiate, compare, and evaluate educational approaches to the problems of emotionally disturbed children. Six distinct approaches were implemented, including a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Behavior Problems, Day Schools, Educational Therapy
Pheasant, Marilyn – OSSC Bulletin, 1985
This bulletin describes a first-grade "readiness program" developed at the Aumsville (Oregon) School District to help children who have been found to be at risk in a standard first-grade program. These students attend a readiness first grade designed to assist their development emotionally, socially, physically, and academically and only…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Cameron, Lorene; And Others – 1977
The paper describes a collaborative project carried out with staff of an IIWAS (Individual Instruction with Augmented Staffing) classroom and clinical staff of IJR (Institute for Juvenile Research) to provide educational and mental health services to 16 Black inner city children (10-12 years old) with low academic achievement and a variety of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Problems, Blacks