The two concepts of individualized instruction in reading, prescriptive individualized instruction (IPI) and the individualized reading program (IRP), differ in the nature of their structures. The IPI program involves a progressive sequence of learning tasks which are accomplished at an individual's own rate. The IRP involves exploration and…

Individually Guided Education (IGE) is a system whereby change agents such as the Merrimack Education Center (MEC) work to effect innovative behavior in networks of schools. Thus, MEC undertook to form a League of Schools with the specific objectives of a) attainment by all member schools of peer support, b) creation of a communication network,…

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WERE APPLIED IN A STUDY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF A BIOLOGY COURSE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS. THEODORE HIGH SCHOOL AT THEODORE, ALABAMA, WAS SELECTED FOR STUDY BECAUSE OF ITS APPROACH TO THE ORGANIZATION OF ITS RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. DESCRIBED IN THIS INTRODUCTORY…

This report contains a description and evaluation of the City College School of Education Advisory Service Workshop Center for Open Education, a program funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program is a free resource facility for all participants in the school process; teachers, administrators,…

This booklet is Part II of a two-part manual for teaching reading through the Systems Approach to Individualized Instruction (SAII) program developed at Manzanita Elementary School in Josephine County, Oregon. Part II describes the SAII program in detail and is intended for use by elementary teachers as a day-to-day reference for teaching reading…

In light of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), the article explores some training alternatives for both parents and professionals who are involved in the process of developing individualized education programs for handicapped children. (DLS)

Physical education clinics or "resorts" accommodate students with developmental problems of varying degrees of severity, some of which require one-on-one attention. (MM)

Additional teacher time allocations in contract agreements will be necessary to provide the formal individualized education programs for handicapped students required by PL 94-142. (MLF)

Goals, scheduling, and grading of a college-level individualized aerobics course are discussed. (MJB)

The article discusses micro-training needs and various possible solutions, including existing programs, self-study programs, special assignments, field trips, coaching, seminars and workshops, university programs, and professional conventions and conferences. (MF)

Presents an overview of the revitalized emphasis on individualized instruction and competency based education as a means extending existing on-campus college and university programs to adult students in an off-campus format, and discusses current operating models of individualized instruction. (Author)

Describes the use of computer-generated testing to provide the immediate feedback aspect in a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) course with large enrollment and only a limited number of teaching assistants available. (SL)

Leisure services, especially those involving aged people, need to focus not on the activities themselves, but on awareness of leisure, lifestyles, interrelationships, processes, values needs, and the meaning of activity. (MB)