The article reports how the Career Associate in Special Education (CASE) program (designed to prepare paraprofessionals to work in special education classrooms) served a 2 1/2-year-old cerebral palsied child. The child's progress in the CASE program, whereby a practicum student was placed in a regular preschool with the child, is traced. (SBH)

The article reviews the Diagnostic Assessment Procedure and related facets of the evaluation process within the Program to Develop Efficiency in Visual Functioning. Basic assumptions, rationale for development, administration, interpretation, and use of the program are considered. (Author/PHR)

Five programs for gifted/talented students are described. Programs represented include an identification approach; a creative problem solving program for teachers, parents, and gifted students; a language arts program; an attempt to defuse the anxiety of gifted students; and an elementary program offering differentiated curriculum and flexible age…

Describes a museum experience for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders designed in the form of a treasure hunt/questionnaire. This tour format, which does not require the presence of an art specialist, was used at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. (SJL)

Fifty children, eight to twelve years old, took part in a summer Medieval Arts Workshop in which they studied and produced art, music, and drama typical of that era. (Author/SJL)

With burgeoning numbers of programs available for mid-life education, accurate descriptions of program objectives and rationale can help potential participants identify the programs that will meet their needs. (SK)

Paradoxical intention helps clients separate themselves from their neurotic symptoms. The client is instructed to exaggerate the symptom and finds, paradoxically, the symptom occurs less. In provocative exaggeration symptoms are described so as to evoke laughter at the very symptom that causes anxiety. (Author)

Discusses a project that included the production of a specially designed book and its dissemination through a national network of maternal care centers to every child born in Finland. (AEA)

Reports on school programs throughout the United States that are devoted to fostering a link between the young and the old. Lists six principles for operating such a program. (FL)

Briefly describes Witchita's Team Oriented Corrective Reading (TOCR) program for grades 1-8 and reports that a dissemination grant from the National Diffusion Network is helping spread the program to schools in other states and in Mexico. (SJL)

Describes development of a language and reading program in a bilingual country where the native tongue is the minority language. Examines implications of teaching children to read through the medium of Welsh as a mother-tongue for some and as a second language for others. (Author/BK)

Describes the purpose and strategies of the Gray Panthers-Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Awareness Project. The program is intended to capitalize on the experiences of older Americans by involving them in helping young people understand environmental problems. (WB)

Cites and provides abstracts for six documents from the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with community development. Articles deal with both rural and urban development. (AYC)

After defining team building, describes Patrick Henry Community College's (PHCC's) Team Development program, which, in three sessions, presents a rationale for team development, identifies the characteristics of effective teams, and develops team building skills. Reviews followup activities and the results of PHCC's efforts to gain support for…

Describes two environmental educational programs for third graders and sixth graders. (Author/DB)