Experimental educational programs emphasizing individualized instruction and motivation were conducted with classes from kindergarten through grade 6. Projects analyzed individualization and motivational procedures in mathematics, individualization in handwriting and spelling, instructional procedures in language arts for disadvantaged children, and the effects of increased home-school contact on parental attitudes and student achievement. Field testing revealed which control groups for the Research and Instruction Units were adequate and also which strategies for ascertaining pupil achievements were appropriate. Administration of a teacher opinion scale confirmed that student behavior, achievement, motivation, and attitudes were better in R & I classes than in control classrooms. (JK)