Described are the organization and implementation of a speech and language therapy program in Madison County Alabama, a rural and sparsely populated area. (CL)

A teacher describes her program which prepares young orthopedically handicapped children for integration into regular classrooms. Available from: Allen Raymond, Inc., P.O. Box 1223, Darien, Connecticut 06820. (GW)

Observations from a visit to a Montessori school in Rome. (SB)

Demonstrating the way in which the National Diffusion Network (a system set up to disseminate exemplary educational practices) operates, this article describes application of an Illinois-developed early childhood program to the needs of a rurally isolated county in North Carolina. (JC)

Students in the Los Angeles school system had the opportunity to learn how an artist works at his craft through a program called, "Children Meet Artists". (RK)

It is through use of language that the teacher fosters concept formation, critical thinking, reflection, planning skills and a host of other intellectual capacities in children. This article points the way toward a more effective use of language by planning the development of children's listening skills through tapes, exercises and games.…

Living the credo of its famous forerunner, a creative education program on Maryland's Potomac shore is "sending people away with more than they had when they came". (Editor)

Experienced people from business and industry have something to offer young people. Teachers have something to offer business and industry. Suggests combining the two, and providing students with both a stable faculty and a more thorough program of vocational education. (Author/RK)

Strong programs to help alcoholics can result in savings of both money and lives. (Author/IRT)

Described is the Parent Infant Program at the United Cerebral Palsy Center in New York City, an interdisciplinary program for atypical infants and their parents. (CL)

Court-appointed committees that monitor desegregation plans are an emergent and potentially useful new form of citizen participation on education. The scope of several monitoring committees is outlined. (Author/IRT)

Describes selected examples of successful programs for gifted/talented students now underway throughout the United States. (JG)

Described is the Cooperative Educational Service Agency 4, based in Cumberland, Wisconsin, which serves hearing impaired students in a rural setting. (SBH)