The selected bibliography on diagnostic teaching contains approximately 48 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of August, 1972. Abstracts are said to be chosen using the criteria of availability of…

In response to J. Lerner's paper (EC 081 334) on differences between the fields of reading and learning disabilities, the author stresses the importance of a developmental view of reading based on the theories and findings of J. Piaget. (DB)

Discusses the "diagnostic and prescriptive" instructional model for teaching young children in the United States to read, and cautions teachers not to rely too heavily on this approach but to remember that much of what they do is art. (JM)

Suggests that early identification should not focus on predicting which children will fail, but should concentrate on determining which skills children need in order to be successful in reading. (JM)

The paper offers a model for the design and evaluation of computer-assisted instructional programs. Components of a diagnostic prescriptive instructional model are delineated, along with use considerations. A sample software program is evaluated according to criteria for the diagnostic function, the prescriptive function, and user considerations.…

The goals of the Research Council for Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics (RCDPM) and the extent to which they are being realized are considered. Also discussed is the role of RCDPM in the broader mathematics education community, as well as some challenges and future directions. (MNS)

An instructional-based model for evaluating learning disabled students focuses on the child's response to teaching rather than to testing. Observation and analysis of response to regular classroom teaching strategies form the basis of an assessment which yields results that are more readily translatable into practical remedial methods. (Author/CL)

Several examples of mathematical diagnosis using microcomputer software are presented, with possible future considerations suggested. Three limitations of the software are discussed. (MNS)

Effects of aggregation on reliability of curriculum-based measures of academic performance were explored in two studies involving elementary students. Findings suggested that some academic behaviors initially are measured precisely (aggregation had minimal effect), while other behaviors, such as scores on the error passage reading measure, are not…

The Ainsworth-Lund transformation process model offers a framework for observing and assessing growth/development by identifying needs and matching them to available resources. The model's four phases are described and an annotated bibliography is provided which documents the engineering education experiences corresponding to each phase. (JN)

Argues that computers can be used in schools or reading clinics to maintain skill banks for organizing information about materials, tests, and prescriptive recommendations. (FL)

Ninety-six hearing impaired students (seven to 15 years old) completed cloze versions of stories written at the students' respective reading levels. Comparison of the cloze results to both probe and free response measures of comprehension indicated that the cloze procudure produced valid discrimination. (Author/CL)

Reports on intervention efforts to improve reading among 14 children (8-12 years of age) with major levels of reading retardation. Found a direct instruction program to be more effective than diagnostic-prescriptive remediation. (GC)

A thorough and efficient system of diagnostic reading instruction is really a process by which the teacher individualizes instruction in the classroom. (Author)

Reported is a study on solution methods used by third-grade students as they solve open sentences involving addition and subtraction. A list of methods that children might use is compared to a frequency tally of those methods used by a group of 32 students who solved 16 problems. (JP)