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Download full textMullis, Ina V. S.; Mead, Nancy – 1983
The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports suggest that the issue of declining quality in American education may be more complex than media accounts have portrayed it. If one looks at isolated communication skills, it appears that many students understand the fundamentals of reading and writing. The results also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment
Asheim, Lester, Ed.; And Others – 1983
The items in this book were drawn from a symposium intended to (1) recommend priorities in national educational policy relating to reading; (2) focus attention on the essential role of an active two-way, family-school partnership in encouraging reading as a lifetime habit; and (3) help various organizations concerned with literacy and reading…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Library Role
Peer reviewedJackson, John; And Others – RE:view, 1993
Ten "myths" about the Unified Braille Code (UBC) are debunked in this article. Myths address the official adoption of UBC, changes in literary Braille, input from users in determining the UBC's final form, the UBC and technical uses, the UBC and computer Braille translation, and continued availability of materials in current codes. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Reading Materials, Tactual Perception
Orjasaeter, Tordis – 1981
Intended for those involved in the production and use of children's books, this report calls attention to the need to create more and better books for and about handicapped children to help them overcome some of the barriers of isolation and loneliness that often separate them from their peers and condemn them to marginal lives outside the…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Disabilities
Greater Cleveland Communications Skills Study Group, OH. – 1985
The literacy problem in the Cleveland area and recommendations for dealing with it are presented in this booklet. Beginning with a definition of literacy and a discussion of the human costs and economic consequences of illiteracy, the booklet advocates reducing adult illiteracy, eliminating basic skills deficits, and improving communications…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Illiteracy, Literacy, Literacy Education
Chandler, Betsy – 1987
In a county by county analysis, this report assesses the quality of life for Kentucky's children. Researchers developed a child quotient (CQ) based on 18 indicators: per capita income, children in poverty, women receiving inadequate prenatal care, infant deaths, teens giving birth, substandard dwellings, children in foster care, per-pupil…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
