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DeWitt, Frances B. – Academic Therapy, 1977
Outlined is the Special Academic Development Program devised by the author, a specific learning disabilities consultant at the secondary level. (JG)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Emotional Problems, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Turner, Marguerite T.; Turner, R. V. – 1974
The persistence of learning disabilities to the junior school level indicates the need for a supplement to the regular school program, especially since junior high represents the last chance in most cases for public educational intervention. One-time development of a workable and transportable program model is therefore desirable. Personnel…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Program Development
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Coll. of Education. – 1986
This module provides information on identification and characteristics of disadvantaged students and the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The guide includes a list of definitions and uses a question-and-answer format to define disadvantaged students (academically and economically disadvantaged, limited English…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Resources
Morris, A. – 1982
The evolution of the role of secondary school resource teachers, introduced in Queensland (Australia) in 1974 was examined through findings in research literature, interviews with key school personnel, a survey of resource teachers, and case studies of four schools. Data were collected from 1976 to 1978. The resource teacher program was introduced…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Change Strategies, Educational Diagnosis
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1981
Materials are presented to assist Illinois educational administrators in providing the necessary programs and services to allow for the attainment of vocational skills by the handicapped, limited English proficiency, and disadvantaged populations. The first section briefly describes such relevant legislation as Title II of the Education Amendments…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Criteria, Disabilities
Maxam, Sandra; And Others – 1986
This manual was developed as a resource to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) in conducting assessment of special needs students in Missouri. The six chapters of the manual contain basic information on the following topics: (1) legal requirements in assessment, (2) screening/referral, (3) multidisciplinary evaluation, (4) diagnostic report…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Leconte, Pamela J.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1995
Assessment of students with disabilities is addressed in the context of career development, vocational education, and transition. Assessment is viewed as humanistic, therapeutic, holistic, and leading to self-determination and self-advocacy. Profiling, a process of linking a database of aptitude, skills, abilities, and instructional methodology,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Data Analysis, Disabilities
Lehmann, Jean P.; McAlonan, Susan J. – 1985
This handbook is intended to assist educational and other institutions to meet the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 by developing and/or enhancing vocational assessment services for special populations throughout Colorado. The first section outlines the purposes, strategies, and outcomes of the vocational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Criteria
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers assessing basic skills through a set of activities for making professional decisions regarding remediation, individualized learning, and program and course improvements and for making status…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Lichtenstein, Stephen, Comp.; Cormier, Larry R., Comp. – 1981
This pamphlet, directed to vocational education and special education teachers and counselors at the secondary school level, provides a guide for developing Individual Vocational Education Programs (IVEPs) for disadvantaged learners, along with sample completed forms; and a resource of available IVEP forms being used in several of the secondary…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Check Lists, Cooperative Planning, Counselor Client Relationship
Cordova, Rose Mary; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the varied procedures and approaches utilized in identifying, assessing, and placing limited English proficiency (LEP) students in vocational education programs in Illinois high schools, area vocational centers, and community colleges. Utilized in the study were data from the following survey instruments: (1) a mail questionnaire…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Educational Improvement Center-South, Sewell, NJ. – 1981
Designed to help South Jersey school districts address the vocational developmental needs of their secondary gifted students, the Vocational Guidance/Instructional Program for Gifted/Talented Vocational Students (Project VGIP) involved a flexible consortium and development of a handbook of vocational counseling and teaching strategies for gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Career Counseling, Career Development
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Div. of Occupational and Vocational Studies. – 1978
A study was conducted to determine the state of the art in vocational education programming for disadvantaged in Pennsylvania and the nation, and to develop materials to improve vocational programs for the disadvantaged. Project efforts focused on programs serving the academically/economically disadvantaged in regular classes, special classes, and…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Kuhn, Deborah; Pressman, Harvey – 1980
This paper provides program planners with some innovative ideas that have been used in all phases of various multi-service programs for high-risk youth. Chapter 2 focuses on strategies for assessing participant needs. Diagnosis, learning disabilities and remediation, and staff training are discussed. Chapter 3 considers elimination of service gaps…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Career Development