The report contains 15 papers given at a 1979 Australian conference on prevention and intervention with young children at risk of developmental and learning difficulties. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Prevention and Early Amelioration of Developmental and Learning Disabilities: Progress, Problems and Prospects" (W. Apelt, J. Atkinson); "Prevention and Intervention: An Educational Pespective" (H. McGrady); "Prevention and Intervention: A Medical Perspective" (W. McBride); "Prevention and Intervention: A Social-Psychological Perspective" (B. Watts); "Intervention for the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped" (R. Andrews); "The Parents' Role in the Development of Language" (C. Isbister); "Parents as Continuing Support in Special Education" (G. Ashby); "The Chance and Quality of Survival of Low Birth Weight Infants (LBW)" (D. Tudehope); "The Development of High Risk and Pre-Term Infants" (Y. Burns); "Non-Cognitive Factors in Children's Learning" (L. Gow, J. Ward); "Unwillingly to School--Motivational/Emotional Factors as an Impedance to Classroom Learning in Young Children" (H. Connell); "An Australian Developmental Screening Record: The Developmental Record for Infants and Young Children (DRIYC)" (B. Burdon); "Training Parents as Remedial Reading Tutors" (T. Glynn, et al.); "Learn to Play--Play to Learn" (J. Calder); and "Evaluation and Assessment of Communication Disorders" (N. Slorach). Also provided are a list of contributors, a listing of the conference workshops, and a list of the working parties. Appended is a description of the focus and content of conference workshops. (DB)