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Day, Barbara; And Others – 1992
In fall, 1988, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) in Alexandria, Virginia selected 12 districts to comprise an Early Childhood Consortium. Consortium members attended two meetings a year for 3 years; received assistance in such areas as child-centered instruction and developmental curricula; planned an exemplary…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Consortia, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Walz, Garry R., Ed.; Bleuer, Jeanne C., Ed. – 1992
This document consists of two modules extracted from a six-module larger work. Module 1 presents six articles on the topic of "helping students to cope with fears and crises." Module 2 contains 17 articles on "programs and practices for helping students cope with fears and crises." Article titles and authors are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Children, Coping
Perry, Deborah F. – NEC*TAS Notes, 1991
This paper describes options available to states for distributing funds for preschool education programs in light of the mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that states must provide a free public education to children with disabilities, age 3 through 5 years. It begins with a general discussion of the different types of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Liaison Bulletin, 1991
This bulletin highlights the proceedings of an Action Seminar on Physical Education and Sports for Students with Disabilities, sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE). The seminar explored barriers that hinder children with disabilities from participating in appropriate school physical education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adapted Physical Education, Athletics, Change Strategies
Pisarchick, Sally E.; And Others – 1992
One of nine competency-based training modules for personnel preparation in early childhood special education, this guide focuses on the facilitation of transition services for young children. All modules are adaptable for use with a general audience, direct service personnel, or administrators and are based on the following principles:…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Baca, Leonard M.; Almanza, Estella – 1991
This booklet discusses the preparation needed by schools and school personnel to meet the needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students with disabilities. An introductory chapter notes that LEP students are often at risk and explains the importance of programming based on the strengths of their native languages and cultures. The second…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. – 1991
A Congressional hearing was held to focus on problems faced by schools due to students who have been exposed to drugs, and ways the federal government can help teachers and administrators ameliorate the crisis of student exposure to drugs. The topics discussed included teachers' difficulties in dealing with the increasing number of drug-exposed…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children, Cocaine
Lawson, Stephen; And Others – 1991
Early childhood special educators recognize the necessity of establishing indices of reliability and validity for instruments that provide an index of developmental status. Many such instruments present little empirical evidence regarding psychometric integrity, particularly for a non-normative sample. The 341-item Battelle Developmental Inventory…
Descriptors: Child Development, Construct Validity, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
Texas State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Austin. – 1990
This report, in two volumes, contains recommendations and supporting documentation for restructuring mental health services to Texas' children with an emphasis on the cost effectiveness of developing accountable school and community based services, family centered prevention services, and early intervention services. Major mental health issues for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems
Brodsky, Meredith; Wilson, Darla – 1989
This report briefly describes 40 exemplary special and regular education programs for students in Oregon with serious emotional disturbances (SED) or who are otherwise at risk. The program descriptions are grouped into 11 areas to highlight key program features. These are quality indicators, prevention, remediation, organization, coordination,…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delinquency, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Schnettler, Shirley I. – 1992
This practicum report describes a 13-week intervention that facilitated the participation of parents of 16 preschoolers in the instruction of their children. Objectives of the intervention were that: (1) parents and children would participate in take-home projects and workshops; (2) parents and children would increase the amount of time they spent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention, High Risk Students
Gallagher, Vicky A. – 1992
This practicum report addressed the problem of role ambiguity in regard to effective utilization of special education staff within the regular fourth grade classroom and the need for support for the regular teacher working with special education students. The researcher, a special educator, conducted the following activities: (1) presented an…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Levine, Esther Zager – 1992
This practicum sought to improve the education of six learning-disabled and five at-risk ninth-grade students in English, science, and social studies classes, by implementing a collaborative consultation model which involved having individual teachers work collaboratively with a resource room teacher. Targeted students were given the O'Brien…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation
Cavalier, Al; And Others – 1985
A federally sponsored project was designed to incorporate a memory-assessment task and a memory strategy into a computer-based instructional system for assessing and assisting in remediating basic memory-processing and metacognitive deficiencies. The project resulted in an instructional system for school-aged children and youth with mild to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Development, Elementary Secondary Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
Project SHARE (Staff Helping Attain Relevant Education) designed and implemented a consultative/assistance team approach to assess and meet the instructional needs of handicapped students with limited English proficiency enrolled in kindergarten through grade 2 in New York City Public Schools. The program sought to develop the students'…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Early Intervention, English (Second Language)
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