Evaluates five themes of the race debate in education and social work: identity, assimilation, compensatory provisions, pathology, and integration/cultural pluralism. Outlines a broad approach to multi-cultural, anti-racist child practice. (Author/BB)

Developmental language disorders in preschool children are described. Levels of linguistic functioning are defined, and clinical language disorders are presented. Implications for the school psychologist are discussed, with an emphasis on assessment of verbal and non-verbal functions. (SLD)

Black Americans seeking to choose an African name are confronted by several issues growing out of internalized oppression. African identity carries with it connotations of slavery, ethnic duality, socioeconomic limitation, primitivism, and racial stereotyping. The right of naming themselves is seen as a crucial step toward liberation for African…

The two most important Black children's magazines of the twentieth century, published in the 1920s and the 1970s, met with untimely ends, and the entire body of Black children's literature may be diminishing. This lack hampers Black children's adaptation to White society and thwarts White children's comprehension of Black experience. (AF)

Compared to 19 controls, 21 dyslexic boys, age 11-18, were as successful in naming parts of objects in drawings, and they had no distinctive difficulty over homophones or homographs. However, subjects did produce more distortions of words, examples of inappropriate usage, incomplete sentences, repetitions, and other errors. (Author/JDD)

The accuracy of SEARCH for identifying children at risk for developing learning disabilities was evaluated with 1,107 kindergarten children. Children identified as at risk were of average intelligence. SEARCH scores were significantly correlated with sequential and simultaneous information processing skills. SEARCH predicted adequacy of…

Discusses ways in which preschool and other grade-level teachers can help children of alcoholic parents cope with their problems. (BB)

Examines theoretical framework of ethnic identity development in Mexican-American preschool and elementary school children. Two studies based on cognitive development theory assessed an instrument for measuring ethnic identity and for evaluating data. Children's Ethnic Identity Questionnaire responses were found consistent with framework guiding…

This article examines: the under- and over-representation of Asian pupils in British special education programs; assessment problems, particularly those related to language and bilingualism; the relations between Asian parents and school professionals; curriculum issues; and the employment of Asian teachers and professionals in bilingual and…

Using data from the Illinois Talent Search Program, this study examines relationships between scores on several common standardized achievement tests and subsequent performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The dual criteria testing process is also analyzed for possible race and gender effects. Guidelines are offered for setting appropriate…

The article provides a definition of the Regular Education Initiative, considers implications for students with mild learning and behavior problems and examines such issues as labeling, assessment, identification, placement, and attitudes in special education. (DB)

The Perception of Ability Scale for Students was administered to 29 intellectually gifted students and 71 average achievers in grade six in New Zealand. Gifted students held significantly higher ability perceptions in general ability, arithmetic, reading/spelling, and confidence. No differences were found in perceptions of school satisfaction and…

This article reports on a project responding to the need for culturally relevant alternatives to existing assessment practices in the identification of giftedness among rural Mexican Americans in the southwestern United States. Students identified using multidimensional and holistic procedures showed similar cognitive and performance profiles to…

Introduces six papers that address policy issues and alternatives related to the provision of child protective services. Papers focus on perceptions and reports of child maltreatment, decisions to investigate cases of abuse or neglect, and the effects of proposed federal legislation on service provision. (MDM)

This article addresses implementation of the British Code of Practice, which provides guidelines for the identification, assessment, and service provision of children with special educational needs. It covers the school-based stages of assessment, statutory assessment, the annual review, the role of child health and social services, and parents as…