The report describes a project to train 35 regular class teachers, principals, and counselors to work with handicapped children. Training included 5 seminars on such topics as attitudinal factors, early identification, individualized education programs, and working with parents; monthly followup sessions; on site consultations; and preparation of…

The report presents the findings of a study of the effects of 2 years of using the Orton Gillingham tutorial program with 128 middle school (grades 5 through 8) language disabled students. Students were seen in 45 minute tutorial periods from three to five times a week with some students (the self contained group) receiving instruction in both…

Literature dealing with the effects of the television program "Sesame Street" on preschool children's learning and behavior is examined. The bulk of the paper consists of annotations which provide (1) background information on the program's evolution, goals and objectives, and format; (2) information on the effectiveness of the program…

This report describes a collaborative research effort to examine the nature, role, and impact of staff development in an unspecified desegregated, urban school district. The report outlines the study which was conducted as a short term focused ethnography in three elementary and three secondary schools employing both interview and observation as…

School district personnel responsible for administering Title I programs recognize that for a student to take advantage of remediation the individual must be present for instruction. Many evaluations of Title I programs have attributed increased achievement to increased attendance, without explicitly investigating this assumed relationship. This…

Inclass Reactive Language (INREAL) was a Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) funded demonstration model to improve the language and related learning skills of 3 to 5 year old language handicapped and bilingual (Spanish) children by a naturalistic, nonstigmatizing method. A second goals was to redefine the role of the speech…

Two-hundred and sixty-five individual education plans (IEPs) from 13 California school districts representing programs operating under traditional special education funding were evaluated to determine their comprehensiveness, specificity, clarity, and extent to which a "least restrictive environment" was provided. Through interviews with…

This study evaluates the impact and effectiveness of the Library Research and Demonstration Program of the Higher Education Act (HEA II-B), and Title III, Interlibrary Cooperation, of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA III), USOE administered grant programs to aid in developing and improving library and information services. It…

This paper presents a rationale for taking a developmental perspective towards evaluation of early childhood programs and contrasts two models of development (organismic and mechanistic) with regard to evaluation and developmental issues. Examination of theoretical differences between the organismic model (which assumes an active organism) and…

The author is presently engaged in an action research experiment in two school districts in the Southeastern United States that is focusing on the role of two variables in determining the effectiveness of community advisory councils. The two variables are the objectives the advisory councils are supposed to achieve and the factors, some…

The effectiveness of the Dallas, Texas Project KIDS (Kindling Individual Development Systems) on the developmental progress of 17 developmentally delayed and physically handicapped children (aged 18 months or less at pretest) was studied, and the accuracy of projections of children's progress made by professionals was investigated. The Bayley…

Effective academic planning which considers the child's behaviors and skills can be used to manage the inappropriate behaviors of emotionally handicapped children. Academic planning is especially effective when used in combination with behavioral management techniques. Using the child's behavior to determine appropriate tasks and to determine the…

The study was designed to determine whether use of an immediate photographic feedback technique by teachers can enhance self concept development and extend appropriate social activity in 46 handicapped children (aged 2-6 years) from four classrooms in two schools. During the first week all teachers completed the Social Competence Rating Scale and…

This paper discussed Consortium for Longitudinal Studies findings which demonstrate that, contrary to first impressions from earlier evaluation studies, early intervention preschool programs do have generally positive long term effects. A public information campaign to communicate these findings through all media is advocated. Problems of…

Outreach programs were conducted in four communities over a period of nine months. Focus was on disseminating information to the public on how to use energy more efficiently in the home. The basic format for disseminating information involved the following activities: public meetings to provide general information on home energy consumption and…