A brief discussion of important issues in prekindergarten screening and programming precedes annotated citations of 19 references. A consideration of characteristics of a high quality preschool program is followed by discussion of the importance of the preschool teacher and early childhood screening and assessment. It is argued that a successful…

This report summarizes the major literature dealing with the following major issues in adult basic education (ABE): target and demand populations (size, characteristics, and subgroups of the ABE population and the decline in participation); services provided (the purpose of the Adult Education Act, objectives and goals of ABE, problems of…