Described are identification procedures, a multi-dimensional screening device (MDSD), and special curriculum for gifted and talented students in Fairfax County, Virginia. Noted are discriminatory aspects of intelligence testing and teacher nomination in identifying gifted children. Described is the development of the MDSD which involves rating…

Presented are brief descriptions of approximately 140 tests suitable for children under 6 years of age and 10 measures for use with parents. Tests for children are indexed by age range in months, by skills tested (language, cognition, self help, social-affective, visual motor, and physical health,) and whether the test is designed for use in…

A program based on the use of the Kindergarten Questionnaire (K-Q) is described, with emphasis on the questionnaire's potential as an assessment tool for prevention of learning and emotional problems. The goals of the questionnaire program are (1) to assess readiness in children, (2) to provide more complete information to teachers, (3) to inform…

Scales and tests for evaluating children with learning disorders are listed by type of test and by characteristics investigated. Types of tests listed are individual intelligence tests, developmental charts, readiness tests, and language evaluation instruments. Tests are also included for investigating visual motor development and functioning,…

The efficiency of the Revised Denver Developmental Screening Test an easily administered measure of four areas of infant and preschool development, was evaluated using an estimate of the base rate of mental retardation in the screening population. (Author/CL)

Attempts to determine whether the measurement instruments evaluated here, the Slosson Intelligence Test, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, and the Metropolitin Readiness Test, would predict future learning difficulties in screening kindergarten children. The concern is…

The director of the EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) Program discusses the role of developmental assessment within the EPSDT program, and describes efforts to develop implementation guides for this component. (Author/CL)

The need for basic societal institutions to foster growth-enhancing and ego-strengthening experiences is highlighted. (Author)

Teachers of 2231 elementary school students were asked to identify children with known or suspected hearing losses. (CL)

Assessment of the Montgomery County (Maryland) preschool health roundup indicated that this standardized screening program is cost-effective for early identification of preschool children who will need health and/or educational intervention to achieve their maximum potential. (MJB)

High-school biology students (15 to 18 years old, N=930) in Montreal were surveyed for their knowledge and attitudes about Tay-Sachs disease and other "public" issues in genetics. (Author/IM)

In evaluating the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (a test for assessing expressive and receptive grammar in preschool and primary age children), the author points out problems with the test norms, reliability, and validity. (SBH)

The author responds to W. Arndt's criticisms of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test, a test for assessing receptive and expressive grammar in young children. (SBH)