The functions of the Psycho-Education Center at the University of Washington are described, together with the services it will offer to the state and local communities. (MM)

The author describes a computer-based Instructional Management System...designed to aid teachers in managing their regular classroom instruction" by monitoring every student's performance on behaviorally defined learning objectives. (Author/AK)

This article describes an instrument for diagnosing shorthand learning problems, with an outline of diagnostic activities and a student score sheet, and describes prescriptive activities to aid in solving or overcoming shorthand learning problems. Includes suggestions for improving reading rate, transcription, and dictation. (CT)

The author suggests that individualizing spelling can be quickly and easily accomplished, and lists ideas for diagnosing and remediating spelling problems on an individualized basis. (KC)

The focus of this article is recent CBM work that incorporates diagnostic reading assessment. The goal is to help general and special educators tailor more effective reading instruction for developing readers. The development process for this CBM diagnostic reading assessment is described; the resulting assessment is presented; and preliminary…

Promoting the development of students' scientific inquiry capabilities is a major learning objective in science education. As a result, teachers require effective assessment approaches to evaluate students' scientific inquiry-related performance. Teachers must also be able to offer appropriate supplementary instructions, as needed, to students.…

The seventh volume in the SER-LARS (Special Education Resource Location Analysis and Retrieval System) series, a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional data bank for teachers of handicapped children, presents information on instructional materials. Listed alphabetically by title, each entry includes information on source, catalog number, and an…

One of the programs included in "Effective Reading Programs...," this program's goals are to improve children's reading ability, to provide each child with an individually tailored instruction prescription based on diagnosed needs, and to involve the community in a democratic process of planning and helping. The program is operated in…

The annotated bibliography on educational diagnosis and prescription contains 42 listings which are arranged alphabetically by author, and which include title, name of journal or publisher, and publication dates (from 1922 to 1973). Subjects of entries range from a specific discussion of the relationships between written spelling, motor…

Teacher training for work in Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) depends heavily upon an intensive orientation to this specific system and to the theory and rationale underlying it. It can be fully successful only if it involves very extensive experience in actually working under this system in the classroom. Also, effective operation of an…