Provides a sample debate which sets forth some major assumptions of two reading programs--a prescriptive reading inventory approach and an environmental reading approach. (HOD)

Suggestions are made for overcoming these common learning problems: (1) can't stick to a task; (2) trouble organizing time and space when starting or finishing a task; (3) trouble dealing with verbal information; (4) visual and visual-motor difficulties; (5) trouble understanding spoken language; and (6) trouble memorizing. (JD)

The article analyzes existing practice in assessment and recording in the special needs field and makes such recommendations as assessment with a wider perspective more continuously to aid in making the curriculum responsive to individual needs. (DB)

This bibliography lists references related to diagnostic and prescriptive instruction in mathematics education. The references are given in alphabetical order, without annotation or categorization. (MNS)

Diagnosticians of handicapped children need to provide the teacher with quantitative and qualitative descriptions of how a child succeeds to bridge the gap between evaluation and the prescriptive program. The child's performance and the demands of the task should be delineated. Variables of development influenced by the impairment should be…

Construction, administration, and interpretation of an informal reading inventory is, perhaps, too time consuming a task for the classroom teacher who may decide that other activities are more relevant. The informal reading inventory will probably be built into basal materials or into diagnostic batteries. However, the teacher can develop other…

Offered for teachers who are overwhelmed by the task of selecting specific details from referral information for application with the learning disabled child is an analysis of prescriptive teaching for early childhood. Prescriptive teaching is described in terms of utilizing diagnostic information by modifying the educational program and…

The article reviews literature on the diagnostic teaching approach, with particular emphasis on mathematics in the elementary school. (SBH)

The article focuses on the use of the Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude for prescriptive teaching with learning disabled students. (SBH)

Two perspectives that have influenced teacher preparation--the product (categorical) and repertoire orientations--are reviewed, and components of the repertoire orientation are applied to a set of principles that foster clinical teaching. (CL)

Provides a self-test with answers and a rating chart to help teachers clarify their perceptions about the concept of diagnostic-prescriptive instruction. Asks teachers to evaluate their test results and determine whether myths about diagnostic-prescriptive reading instruction hinder their teaching. (DMM)

This paper describes a continuous evaluation system, data-based program modification (DBPM), which has demonstrated technical adequacy, logistical feasibility, and instructional effectiveness. Use of DBPM is highlighted in a case study, and the DBPM software package that stores, summarizes, analyzes, and displays a graph of student performance…

Suggests that children's writing is an excellent source of pertinent information about spelling and word recognition skills and analyzes one child's writing to demonstrate how an analysis of misspellings might proceed and how information obtained might be used to direct future instruction. (Author/RB)