The report, based on a conference presentation on the exceptional Black child, includes two papers on potentially gifted and talented Black students. The first, "The Identification and Assessment of Black Gifted/Talented Children in Washington, D.C. Public Schools," (P. Blackshear), traces the evolution of the identification effort over a three…

At Springfield Technical High School (Massachusetts) tenth grade students are required to spend three six-week periods in writing laboratory classes. As the students write, the teacher moves from student to student for short conferences, checking with each student twice during each class period. Students proceed in a three-step process and are…

The intended function of this dance directory is to inform dance proponents about the existence of professional preparation programs in American colleges and universities. Included along with course offerings, faculty, and degree status is information on number of major students, audition requirements, certification, number of concert…

This paper offers solutions to the apathy, social disillusionment, absenteeism, and restlessness on the part of twelfth graders approaching graduation. First it discusses causes of "senioritis" and pinpoints those students most likely to be affected. Types of senior options include bypassing twelfth grade altogether, seventh semester graduation or…

The report briefly describes 102 educational projects -- 28 of which have to do with gifted/talented or handicapped students -- in the State of Wisconsin, which were awarded federal grants during the fiscal year 1978 under ESEA Title IV-C of Public Law 93-380. The report is divided into four sections: feasibility studies, adopter/adapter projects,…

This booklet, the fifth in a series of eight describing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Public School System Tenth-Cycle Teacher Corps program, discusses the basic characteristics of the inservice teahcer education component of the program. This inservice effort was developed to complement the ongoing staff development activities of…

The evolution of the curriculum in the Macomb (Illinois) 0-3 Regional Project for rural handicapped and high risk infants and toddlers is described. Assumptions about the child, interaction among child and project adults, and about the conditions necessary for learning are examined. The core curriculum is said to have been developed from biyearly…

The booklet describes procedures for developing and using biyearly goals in the Macomb (Illinois) 0-3 Regional Project for rural handicapped and high risk infants and toddlers. The goals are developed for each child 6 weeks after he/she enters the project, and serve as program guidelines for the child development specialist and the parents. Goals…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering quality reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This first booklet is an overview of the Right to Read effort at the national, state, and local levels. In addition to background material, it…

The final report of the project on community-based recreation for the handicapped details training activities, materials and evaluation findings. A chart lists approximately 40 primary training activities with information on date and location, faculty resource person, number attending, number of requests, and number of evaluations. The primary…

The last in a series of reports (EC 114 401-409) on recreation for handicapped persons reviews the history and current role of the National Consortium on Physical Education and Recreation for the Handicapped (NCPERH), a national advocacy organization. Information on advocacy in the national scene covers such aspects as the White House Conference…

An overview of the Mathematical Problem Solving Project, MPSP, is given. The goals, organization, and history of the project are described and the progress toward those goals is discussed. The outcomes of the project are stated, a brief diary of activities given, and a listing of technical reports made. (MP)

This report covers trends in discipline policies and policy-making and alternative and innovative school programs designed to diminsh behavioral problems in the classroom. The programs range from improvements in a school's physical plant to specific action plans for teachers and options in the curriculum designed to stimulate alienated students.…

The author reviews the history, philosophy, and administrative organization of New York City's Mayor's Office for the Handicapped (MOH). The office's bill of rights is set forth and its activities in advocacy, particularly for physically handicapped people are recounted. The beginnings of the MOH are traced from reactions to a 1967 order to ban…

AS PART OF A THREE-PART PROJECT TO INCLUDE (1) A REVIEW OF BIBLIOGRAPHY AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEARBY LIBRARIES, (2) A SAMPLE SURVEY OF EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED BY INDUSTRY, AND (3) A REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED BY UNIVERSITIES FOR MARKETING TO…