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McGrail, Loren, Ed.; Purdom, Laura, Ed.; Schwartz, Rick, Ed.; Simmons, Alison, Ed. – Adventures in Assessment, 1998
"Adventures in Assessment" is an annual journal of the system for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES), a comprehensive training and technical assistance initiative for adult literacy educators and programs. SABES accomplishes this goal through staff and program development workshops, consultation, mini-courses, mentoring, peer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment
Rubin, Rhonda; Aquino-Russell, Catherine; Flagg-Williams, Joan – Online Submission, 2007
(Purpose) The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of classroom sound field amplification on communication in kindergarten through grade 3 classrooms. (Methodology) Sixty classrooms were involved in the study; half of the classrooms were provided with sound field amplification. The flow of communication was measured through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Observation, Semi Structured Interviews
Walmsley, Sean A.; Walmsley, Bonnie Brown – 1996
With the message that parents need to become informed about the educational practices that affect their children, this book offers a guide to different approaches to kindergarten, expectations for incoming students, and ways to obtain needed information for parents new to the process of schooling. Following an introduction that calls for increased…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Size, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Sovilla, J. Buttet, Ed.; de Weck, G., Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 1998
These articles on scaffolding in language and speech pathology/therapy are included in this issue: "Strategies d'etayage avec des enfants disphasiques: sont-elles specifiques?" ("Scaffolding Strategies for Dysphasic Children: Are They Specific?") (Genevieve de Weck); "Comparaison des strategies discursives d'etayage dans un conte et un recit…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Brown, Mark E.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1977
This paper offers a two-step review to be used in designing dominance assessment plans and in determining appropriate instrumentation. The first step provides a classification system of dominance instruments according to testing specificity and strategy. The second step suggests criteria by which such instruments can be evaluated and selected.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages)
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1978
This journal consists of guides to instructional materials and articles on subjects of interest to teachers in bilingual education programs. The following articles and regular features appear in this issue: (1) "Evaluation of the Impact of ESEA Title VII Spanish/English Bilingual Education Program: Abstract and Summary of Findings"; (2)…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Asian Americans, Biculturalism
Toll, Sherran – 1976
The Philadelphia Prekindergarten Head Start program is a child development program for three and four-year-old children from low income families which stresses an interacting and multi-disciplinary attempt to improve the child's physical and emotional health, his family relationships, and his abilities to function better as a person. The program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, 2006
Group family day care providers need to create high-quality programs where children have opportunities to grow, learn and thrive. Part of providing high-quality child care includes complying with the group family day care regulations from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). This Handbook will help day care providers:…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, State Regulation, State Standards
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 2001
The National Research Council formed a Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism and charged the committee with integrating the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature and creating a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
Jones, John Walker – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Information about developments in the field of education of visually handicapped children and about resources available to assist educators in their efforts to initiate, extend, and improve educational programs for these children appears in a wide variety of pamphlets and professional journals. An attempt is made in this bulletin to summarize…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Vision Tests, Parent Counseling, State Departments of Education
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1983
The essays in this volume seek to elucidate the policies and processes whereby groups of students in 15 (mainly industrialized) countries are designated as special, and differential treatment is legitimated, organized, and financed. Essays and authors are as follows: "An Overview of Experience in Fifteen Countries" (W. Donovan, A.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Pluralism
Jacobsen, Linda S.; Borchardt, Gordon C. – 1980
In order to identify a battery of aptitude tests which could adequately predict the success of applicants to its court-reporting program, MacCormac Junior College contracted with Science Research Associates in Fall 1976 to conduct a longitudinal validation study of court-reporting aptitude measures. Eight tests were administered to each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admissions Counseling, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Occupations
McCobb, James L. – 1994
This guide provides Vermont school districts with resources for offering equal education to limited-English-proficient students. It is organized according to a series of legal obligations to this population. The first four sections outline education-related rights and obligations, provide background information on second language acquisition and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Cultural Pluralism
Bonny Eagle High School, West Buxton, ME. – 1982
The objectives and activities are described of the Vocational Investigation and Placement (VIP) Project, a demonstration model providing new methods for identification, assessment, referral, education, and placement of handicapped students. An abstract overviews rationale, objectives, procedures, and expected contribution to developing marketable…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Community Services
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1979
Two purposes are served by this guide: to allow school districts to examine their special education programs and related pupil personnel services, and to aid state departments of education in evaluating the nature, scope, and quality of school district offerings to handicapped students. The guide is divided into two parts: one provides forms for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Agency Cooperation, Check Lists, Data Collection
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