Presented is an elaboration of the workscope of the ALRC (Area Learning Resource Center) network which provides instructional media, materials, and technology services to special education programs. Focused on are the following three of six workscope areas: state program development; media, materials, and educational technology training; and…

Presented is the text of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142) designed to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act. Among provisions of the Act are a strict due process guarantee, incentives to local school districts and states to provide preschool services, and significant new funding formulae for funding…

A report is given on two years' experience in using the Anchor Test Study (ATS) norms, developed by the Educational Testing Service under contract to the U.S. Office of Education as part of the Washington State Assessment program. In the first year, the desire to develop a state reading achievement profile through the application of the ATS norm…

The pros and cons of using behavioral objectives, the merits of norm-referenced versus objective-referenced tests, and the virtues of sampling versus census testing are familiar topics in evaluation literature. Far less common is practical information on how to implement objective-referenced testing, particularly the large-scale testing required…

The document presents an indepth study of nine selected exemplary adult basic education (ABE) programs in Region 8: Volunteers Clearing House, Fort Collins, Colorado; Utah Navajo Development Council, Blanding, Utah; Adult Education Tutorial Program, Denver, Colorado; Project SAVE, Lemmon, South Dakota; Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado;…

This publication represents a model for the Natural Science Education Curriculum for kindergarten and grade one in Delaware's schools. This guide is meant to serve as a minimal standard for natural science education, but at the same time strives for maximum output of the natural science program. The guide is based on the processes of science…

This publication is a compilation of various bills and other measures related to education that were considered by the second regular session of the 43rd Idaho Legislature. It is intended primarily to serve as a useful reference for school board members, educational administrators, and other individuals involved in education in the state of Idaho.…

This booklet outlines the standards for successful reading programs in Maryland as part of the national Right to Read effort. The first section discusses the purposes, development, and usage of established guidelines for the evaluation of successful reading programs. The second section discusses 28 standards to be met before a school's reading…

The incentive grant approach in higher Education is a resource allocation strategy that may have significant positive impact on educational performance. This document covers: (1) the incentive grant approach to resource allocation; (2) the evolution during the past 15 years of types of incentive grant programs and the contrasting roles played by…

Described are a Texas special education region's activities with the 3-year Project CCEC (Changing Curriculum for Exceptional Children) which provides training in the application of the theories of J. Piaget to the education of exceptional children, and with Project SERT (Special Education for Regular Teachers) which trains regular classroom…

Project TELEPAC utilized the telephone to provide access to professional skills by parents of handicapped children located throughout Utah and the loan of self instructional packages designed to teach self help and academic skills. Parents called the center on a toll free number and reported satisfaction with the project. Staff members used the…

The report provides an assessment of the six Experimental Manpower Laboratories set up by the Manpower Administration to engage in long-term research concerned with developing improved manpower service-delivery systems. An advisory committee under the auspices of the National Research Council was established to conduct the assessment. The six…

The proceedings of the First Annual Georgia Conference on Aging contains five papers, reports from discussion groups, and transcripts of a panel discussion. The focus was on the encouragement of self-advocacy and the identification of achievable goals among older adults in order to generate some of the basic political changes that will improve the…

Presented is the 1974 Virginia state plan for the education of handicapped children below 5 years of age. The tentative program is outlined, examples of potential service components (such as mobile classrooms and small group programs) are given, and personnel categories are reviewed. Summarized are administrative and technical assistance available…

Presented are guidelines for planning, establishing, and operating gifted/talented programs for exceptional children in Idaho. Topics are outlined which include definitions of terms related to gifted/talented education; general and specific program criteria; criteria for student selection (identification, comprehensive evaluation/assessment,…