In this paper, the authors draw on empirical data from CCRC's Scaling Innovation project to examine trends in developmental education instructional reform and outline a framework for reform adoption and adaptation. The paper's findings are based on two qualitative data sources: a scan of developmental education reforms that involved changes to…

The final technical report on the Illinois Regional Resource Center (RRC) details project activities (1974 to 1977) concerning the programing and assessment of unexplained or undiagnosed handicaps. Summaries and evaluation information are presented on the following RRC efforts: state program development (including technical assistance activities);…

One school district's effort to develop a specialized reading program for students with dyslexia is described. Discussed are: guidelines for diagnosing dyslexics; primary characteristics of 12 youngsters identified as dyslexic; and recommendations for other school districts concerning definitions, screening, referral, and service delivery. (JDD)

Described is the development of the Educational Based Appraisal System, a model whereby educational diagnosticians and teachers in Collin County (Texas) could work together in developing effective individual educational programs for exceptional children. Sections cover the following topics: statement of the problem, conceptualizing a solution,…

The report describes a pilot program of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools to identify the incidence of gifted elementary students who are experiencing learning difficulties. Program goals include offering remedial help, assessing the effectiveness of intervention strategies, and developing an early identification process as a…

Presented are evaluations of eight 1973-75 objectives of the Oregon Model Center for children with learning disabilities. The center was developed to facilitate expansion of the Educational Evaluation Center, a diagnostic-prescriptive center at Oregon College of Education. Among objectives evaluated are: studying the process of the Education…

Texas educators, charged with developing a pragmatic service for language handicapped (LH) children in public school settings, produced this handbook on the operation of programs for LH children. Initial program development is reported to involve such activities as defining the target population, assessing needs and district resources, formulating…

Reported on is a practicum involving training of ten teachers from five schools to conduct screening and educational process evaluation of potential learning disabled students. Brief sections cover the project's background, statement of the problem, objectives, and approach to the solution. Activities of the practicum are reported to include…

An effective and almost cost-free approach to the identification and amelioration of critical needs and problems of pupils, an approach developed and tested by the Consortium of Laboratory Schools of the Academic Affairs Conference of Midwestern Universities, is designed to help teachers identify through a special survey instrument the needs and…

Presented is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's master plan (1974-75) for the education of blind, deaf, mentally retarded, crippled, and health impaired children. A reexamination of the educational service system for the disabled is said to have resulted from a plan to enroll all disabled children who express the wish to be enrolled in school,…

Assessing and developing programs for children with a learning disability (LD) has been a complex and confusing task often involving professionals from the domains of health, education, and the social services in addition to the parents. The problems have included trying to agree upon a definition of LD, identifying interdisciplinary variations…

This is the final report of a project set up to: (1) design and implement a multidisciplinary model of a diagnostic/prescriptive remedial demonstration center for training professional personnel who work with children experiencing specific learning disabilities and to (2) develop effective diagnostic/prescriptive/remedial procedures which will be…

The United States lacks uniform popular definitions of "literacy," remediations, or consensus for national standards. Factors beyond the control of educational and political structures continually modify and dominate discussions of illiteracy and strategies of remediation. In most advanced cultures, alienation and functional illiteracy…

This document, developed by the Ninth Institute on Rehabilitation Issues Prime Study Group on Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), is intended to provide basic information and guidelines to state agencies for implementing meaningful services to SLD clients. The publication is organized into five sections, with each section divided into…

The evolution of the role of secondary school resource teachers, introduced in Queensland (Australia) in 1974 was examined through findings in research literature, interviews with key school personnel, a survey of resource teachers, and case studies of four schools. Data were collected from 1976 to 1978. The resource teacher program was introduced…