The article describes one approach to preparing a diverse group of 15 individuals representing seven different agencies in Chicago-Cook County's criminal justice system, to assume the responsibility for planning, administering, and delivering training within their respective agencies. (Author/BP)

This article expresses the need in foreign language instruction to narrow the gap between the study of literature and language studies. It suggests presenting literature not only in the written form, but by means of other semiotic systems. The literature specifically dealt with is that of the song-poem. (CLK)

Presents two perspectives bearing on the concept of social competence, the motivational and the socio-cultural; the author was a member of a panel of black experts convened to review, from a black perspective, the lists of outcomes and measures which Rand plans to use to evaluate Head Start. (JM)

Discusses a series of workshops run by The Early Childhood Resource Bank in London, Ontario, desgned to enable adults to live more joyously with children through an increased understanding of themselves, their children, social pressures, and lastly, through the development of real practical skills which in turn will make for freedom to develop…

The relative value of reading and listening as techniques of instruction to facilitate comprehension of social studies material was explored through sixth graders grouped by intelligence level, reading ability, and sex, who read or listened to identical material and were tested on their comprehension of it. (Editor)

By helping to produce a monthly school newsletter, senior-age trainable retarded students' cognitive, language and social skills are enhanced. (CL)

Described is a machine for teaching basic visual discrimination and reading skills to severely physically handicapped children. (CL)

Learning to read foreign technical texts requires (a) a minimum vocabulary and (b) effective drill. The following are suggested: translation, question-answer method, definition exercises, exercises to develop skill in the use of reference works, schematic presentations and tables, annotating and making reports and summaries. (Text is in German.)…

Suggests several specific examples of ways in which one can teach from wall-pictures in ESL classes. The stages of teaching from these pictures are given as presentation, repetition, question and answer, and practice. (RM)

Suggests, with examples, these types of drill to induce response in Russian to statements in the mother tongue: (1) substitution, (2) transformation, (3) substitution requiring simultaneous transformation, (4) complementing, and (5) extending. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Using as an example indirect discourse in English, the article shows in detail how the introduction of "pragma-linguistic dimensions" requires a different approach from that of the traditional pedagogy, for teaching FL with communicative ability as the chief goal. Concrete teaching suggestions are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Criticizing the existing system of using a single mark or grade to describe a person's accomplishments, the author also indicates where alternatives should possibly be implemented. In testing, a question should be judged solely upon performance against a set of previously specified criteria. No more pass marks per se. (EB)

Describes the specialized techniques required for teaching science to deaf students. Emphasis is placed on the use of the program, Me Now, developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Group as a science course for use with young deaf children or verbally less able children. (EB)