A MODEL READING APPROACH TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF READING INSTRUCTION IN THE CLASSROOM IS PRESENTED. THE CRITERIA OF GOOD TEACHING METHODOLOGY ARE THAT PROGRAMS SHOULD MEET INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS, THAT A PROGRAM'S LEVEL OF CONTENT SHOULD BE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S LEVEL OF CAPACITY AND ACHIEVEMENT, THAT THE SPEED OF…

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION WERE DEFINED BY THE UNIT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS COUNSULTING AND ADVISORY BOARDS. TEACHERS IN THE FIELD ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PRACTICES WHICH MANY BE EVALUATED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING PROBLEMS. SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE DIRECTED…

THE MAJOR THRUST OF UNIT ACTIVITIES DURING THE FIRST PERIOD OF OPERATION, JUNE 1, 1965 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966, WAS TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE STATE. DEVELOPING CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICIALS WAS AN EARLY EFFORT. SUCH COMMUNICATION RESULTED IN THE UNIT'S MAKING COST PLANS FOR DEVELOPING…

TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF JUNIOR COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, 336 RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WERE ANALYZED, AND SIX INSTITUTIONS WITH RESEARCH PROGRAMS WERE STUDIED IN DEPTH. IN GENERAL, THE COLLEGES WERE CHARACTERIZED BY LACK OF FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC POLICY OR BUDGET PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, ADEQUATE…

THIS BOOK IS A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE "LOW-STATUS" AGRICULTURAL WORKER, BASED ON AND BUILT AROUND THREE ACTUAL CASE STUDIES OF THE MIGRANT CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROJECT. CONDUCTED UNDER A GRANT TO THE DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND MISSION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, THIS PROJECT SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLES FOR SELF-HELP PROGRAMS…

THIS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN FOR SOCIALIZATION AND BETTER USE OF LEISURE TIME AND TO PROVIDE DATA WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL RECREATION AND ADULT EDUCATION OF THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PLAN FUTURE PROGRAMS. BOTH THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S…

TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF JUNIOR COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, 336 RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WERE ANALYZED, AND SIX INSTITUTIONS WITH RESEARCH PROGRAMS WERE STUDIED IN DEPTH. IN GENERAL, THE COLLEGES WERE CHARACTERIZED BY LACK OF (1) FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, (2) SPECIFIC POLICY OR BUDGET PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, (3)…

WITHIN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, LITERATURE ON EDUCATION OF THE "CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED" HAS EXPANDED TREMENDOUSLY. LITERATURE ON ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE AMONG THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED HAS PROLIFERATED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SYNTHESIZE SUCH LITERATURE AND TO PLACE IT IN A PROPER PERSPECTIVE. ITS AIM WAS TO AID THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR…

THE INTERIM REPORT OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED ON IN THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS PRESENTED. TWO AREAS WERE CONSIDERED--CONDENSATIONS OF COMPLETE STUDIES, AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON ONGOING RESEARCH. THE ACTIVITIES COVERED WERE THE CENTRAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS (SURVEYS AND LIBRARY SERVICES), KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE AWARENESS…

THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARTICULATION COMMITTEE OF THORNTON, ILLINOIS, REPORTED TO THE TOWNSHIP STEERING COMMITTEE UPON THE SPECIFICS FOR BUILDING LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL THROUGH JUNIOR COLLEGE. THE REPORT COVERS CONTINUITY OF A CHOSEN LANGUAGE, TEACHING METHODS, EVALUATION, COOPERATION WITH OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS,…

A NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION EXHIBIT OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING MACHINES WAS CONSTRUCTED, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. THE EXHIBIT WAS DISPLAYED AT 44 LOCATIONS AND WAS VIEWED BY OVER 100,000 PEOPLE. THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION ATTENDING THE EXHIBIT CONSISTED OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND STUDENTS WHO…

Developed to assist individual countries in establishing a national bibliography and to further Universal Bibliographic Control, these guidelines provide practical guidance on the preparation of national bibliographic records, the production of a national bibliography, and the administrative machinery to accomplish these tasks. Appendices include…

This document outlines a plan of action intended to upgrade instructional programs for Hawaii's public school students. The plan involves three phases. Phase I (1976-1977) was intended to determine desired educational outcomes and assess current programs and the curriculum management system. During Phase II (1977-1978), proposals for program…

A study was conducted whose primary aim was to identify and explain additional costs incurred by Alberta, Canada school jurisdictions providing second language instruction in 1980. Additional costs were defined as those which would not have been incurred had the second language program not been in existence. Three types of additional costs were…

The document, 80% of which consists of appended samples, presents information and suggestions on the preparation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for students classified as eligible for speech correction services. Aspects covered include IEP development, parental approval, time commitments, and annual review. Four sample IEPs are…