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Download full textWoosley, Terry; And Others – 1985
Three volumes contain the results of a projejct to develop an evaluation procedure and training program for young adults and adults with hearing impairments, visual impairments, or multiple handicaps. Four major components are included: (1) the National Independent Living Skills Screening Instrument, The National Independent Living Skills…
Descriptors: Blindness, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, Deafness
Goetaski, Janet E. – 1984
The major goals of this practicum were (1) to initiate a preschool screening program to identify children with special needs in the Lower Township School District, Cape May, New Jersey; (2) to refer these children to appropriate remedial services prior to their entrance into kindergarten; and (3) to provide opportunities for parents to attend…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Diagnostic Tests, Handicap Identification, High Risk Students
Baroody, Arthur J. – 1985
Limitations of the retrieval strategy dimension of Siegler's (1982, 1984) distributions-of-associations model of young children's estimation of sums are delineated, an alternative model is described, and findings of two studies designed to test key assumptions of the models are reported. In Study 1, kindergarten children with normal IQ and no…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Oregon State Dept. of Human Resources, Salem. – 1985
This report is designed to provide information required to evaluate the Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Airframe-and-Powerplant Mechanic from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research, (2) fairness to minorities, and (3) usefulness of the battery to Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Aviation Mechanics, Job Placement
Edwards, Roger H. – 1984
The report examines the status of special education in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools. Census data are reported by primary handicap, age, and principle type of service received. Difficulties in the process of diagnosis and assignment of handicap category are revealed, including confusion over eligibility for learning disabled (LD) and…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Gress, James R. – 1977
This study investigates selectivity in teacher education. Using perspectives afforded by institutional admissions practices, teacher effectiveness research, and selected public school influences, the study explored both current policies and procedures in the selection of preservice students and the usefulness of a number of biographical,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Enrollment Influences, Followup Studies
Evans, Joyce S. – 1976
Presented is the technical report on development of the Observational Checklists for Referral (OCR), developed to assist teachers of young children in identifying problems that interfere with learning, making appropriate referrals to other professionals, and communicating with parents and professionals. Sections cover summaries of external…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children
Schaefer, Earl S.; Edgerton, Marianna – 1980
This study of handicapped and non-handicapped preschool and early elementary school children and their older normal siblings was designed to determine (1) the intercorrelation of parent and teacher ratings of the child's academic competence and social adjustment, and (2) the correlations of mother, father and teacher ratings with the child's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities
Gabert, Trent – 1981
Youth sport programs must offer children the opportunity to participate successfully and without injury, and the optimum development of each child should be the ultimate aim of all sport programs. A classification system can achieve these goals by accurate testing and placement of participants. Classification is needed because children do not grow…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Athletics, Child Development, Competition
Sennett, Kenneth H. – 1981
The paper describes development of the Brockton Battery: A Special Needs Assessment for Minority Students, a collection of four independent instruments designed for special education assessment of minority students. Initial sections review demographic information on the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, and on special education in the city.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Div. of Special Services. – 1980
The manual suggests local approaches for childfind in Washington state. After a brief introduction, community resources are focused on in terms of surveying agencies, maintaining contact, and developing interagency agreements. A rationale is presented in Section III for using agency resources. Public awareness procedures are addressed in a fourth…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Coordination
PDF pending restorationEpstein, Donald B. – 1978
Following a brief history of literacy from the dawn of civilization in Egypt to the founding of the community college movement in the United States in 1945-55, this paper describes the Guided Studies Program at Clackamas Community College. The aim of the program is to increase literacy, which is viewed as a means to help students' self improvement…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Humanities, Individual Counseling
Howlett, S.; Stennett, R. G. – 1978
Children in the kindergarten and first grade classes at 14 London (Ontario) schools were selected to participate in a pilot project that compared procedures for the early identification and remediation of children likely to experience difficulty acquiring reading skills. Analysis of the results indicated that the six screening systems tested did…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
Moore, C. Rochelle; Sunal, Cynthia S. – 1978
This paper reports the implementation of teacher-made, early education screening practices and materials for identifying pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children with developmental risks. A total of 105 children were screened in the spring of 1979 using screening tests devised by the researcher, another kindergarten teacher and a special…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Diagnosis, Kindergarten Children, Learning Problems
KINDWALL, AUDREY – 1967
FOUR VISION SCREENING METHODS WERE STUDIED DURING THE 1966-67 SCHOOL YEAR IN FOUR SELECTED SCHOOLS WITHIN A FOUR COUNTY AREA IN IOWA. SCREENING METHODS STUDIED WERE (1) SNELLEN CHART FOR DISTANCE VISION, (2) SNELLEN CHART FOR DISTANCE PLUS THE READING CARD-SNELLEN RATING FOR NEAR-POINT TESTING, (3) KEYSTONE VISUAL SURVEY TESTS, AND (4) T/O SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Grades (Scholastic)
