This paper is concerned with one aspect of intellectual functioning, logico-mathematical concepts, and with development of representational space in opportunity class children (those characterized mainly by cultural deprivation, intellectual retardation at the Educable Mentally Retarded-borderline levels, and specific learning disabilities) who…

Examines the effectiveness of a systems approach, diagnostic reading program. (RB)

Discusses the use of language testing in determining the English structure, vocabulary and usage to be taught to immigrant teachers who want to teach in British schools. (RM)

Excerpt from a research report supported by a Regional English Language Centre fellowship. (DD)

Described and presented are the Scales of Communicative Interaction, designed to identify the child who rejects verbal communicative interaction by delineating his habitual use of interactive language and noting the next highest level of language toward which remedial efforts should be directed. (DB)

Describes a remedial English program at the University of California, Berkeley. (RY)

Describes ways the teacher can analyze the reading growth and locate the instructional needs of a child and suggests how this knowledge may be applied in the introductory, guided reading, and followup phases of the reading lesson. (CM)

Action research refers to research activities carried out by educational field personnel with the objective of forming a link between researchers and practitioners. A study is described in which 133 Israeli students were trained to perform diagnostic action research. (Author/JN)

Describes a program that has been a requirement for Hofstra University students majoring or minoring in French for six years. The program offers 20-25 minutes per week of individual conversation sessions with native level speakers. Criteria for selection of personnel and diagnosis of each student's needs are discussed. (MES)

An experiment is described which started with exploratory interviews, evolved to design and administration of diagnostic tests, and led to the preparation and use of calculator-enriched teaching materials. (MP)