A new approach to follow-up support, the "SOS" tapes were given to 57 first-year learning disabilities teachers with the instruction to record problems and wait for responses. (PHR)

The author describes a program where students suspended from secondary schools can "cool off" before returning to the ordinary classroom. Sections address the background of the Parkhead Centre approach, program goals, indoor and outdoor activities, the admission system, and students' return to school. (SBH)

Outlines the history, form of membership, legal incorporation, and technical aspects of the College Libraries Activity Network of New South Wales (CLANN) and describes Insearch DIAL (Division of Library and Information) Services and its place in the information services network. (RAO)

Discusses how oral history can motivate elementary students in the social studies. Suggests oral history learning activities and procedures to help students recreate events from the past. (CK)

Describes how some of the problems of evaluating noncollegiate educational programs have been circumvented by an Illinois evaluation team (Project for the Evaluation of Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction). (JH)

Describes programs offered or sponsored by national trade associations in the finance industry. (IRT)

The article describes the Project on Aging, which was undertaken by the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped to avoid the institutionalization of elderly blind persons. (Author/DLS)

The article describes the Saturday Workshop program run by the Gifted Child Society in New Jersey, which offers gifted and talented students 50 different classes that are not available from the public schools. (DLS)

A teacher of primary grade gifted students describes the class's reactions to a six-week unit on the handicapped. Activities are said to have focused on the meaning of specific conditions, the range of careers in working with the handicapped, and observation of a preschool class for deaf students. (CL)

An on-line document retrieval system is described which combines a data base management system with automatic processing of natural language queries and abstracts. (Author)

Provides an overview of the Dow Jones News/Retrieval Database, describing its scope, users, history and development, foreign news categories, problems, and searching hints. Also included are an example of a typical search, a tabulated searchguide, and the database specifications. (JD)

Explains a program which involves parents as equal partners, sharing the responsibility for their children's education. (MKM)

Preschool programs in public libraries in Columbus, Ohio; New York City; and Greenvile, South Carolina, are described. They are meant to stimulate preschoolers and educate adults. (MBR)

The article describes the Job Seeking Skills Program established by the Oregon Commission for the Blind at its Portland Vocational Development Center, in which blind people are taught how to find a job commensurate with their capabilities. (Author/DLS)

Thirty-eight elementary grade school children with hoarse voices participated in a six-lesson, cartoon-illustrated vocal hygiene program that provided information concerning the human voice, voice quality, vocal abuse, and proper use of the voice. (Author)