The report describes a model program designed to develop, implement, and evaluate services to health impaired children in compliance with the mandates of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). The first four chapters provide an introduction, statement of the problem, research strategy, and review of the literature.…

Reporting on a doctoral practicum that examined children's literary works and developed related expressive language activities, this document contains a description of the practicum--including its purpose, goals, procedures, and results--and a guide for primary teachers to use in language arts instruction. The expressive language activities…

This model of teacher supervision was designed to improve instruction in the Aspinwall Elementary School in the Fox Chapel School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project sought to accomplish three things: improve the achievement level of underachieving students, increase teacher instructional effectiveness, and change the teachers'…