Describes "A Guide to Selecting Basal Reading Programs," which was developed to help textbook adoption committees select basal reading texts in elementary schools. Topics discussed include development of booklets that describe various aspects of reading instruction and the role of the guidelines in improving the quality of basal reading…

OBJECTIVES WERE TO PROPOSE, INITIATE, EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY LIMITATIONS OF A PROGRAM PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN IN REGULAR CLASSROOMS, AND TO DEVELOP A PROCEDURE FOR EDUCATING SUCH CHILDREN IN SPARSELY POPULATED RURAL AREAS. THE 2-YEAR STUDY INCLUDED 41 CHILDREN FROM GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX. METHODS WERE…

This paper explores problems of construct validity in the evaluation of the Follow Through Planned Variation program. Comments center around political ramifications of the program evaluation design, insufficient knowledge on the part of program planners, the diversity of the experimental options, and the instability of the sample. It is suggested…

School district accountability efforts have been challenged to develop procedures that determine the effects of their programs on student achievement within the typical implementation setting (i.e., nonrandom student assignment to nested school within program placements). Disentangling program effects from contextual and participant factors…

First of two reports investigating 24 elementary school reading programs. The 12 analyses in this volume contain sections with basic descriptive information, instructional design constructs, congruence and summary, and other considerations. (Author/MLF)

Second of two reports investigating 24 elementary school reading programs. The 12 analyses in this volume contain sections with basic descriptive information, instructional design constructs, congruence and summary, and other considerations. (Author/MLF)

Intended for administrators and reading teachers, this book deals with the issues about reading that seem to be the most common causes of concern. The topics discussed are the following: a general approach to the teaching of reading, ways to involve parents with reading, a prereading program, the organization of a reading program, the process of…

Summer day camps for learning disabled elementary school students can help children to maintain and improve academic and social skills that may otherwise regress during summer vacation. Two such New Brunswick programs are described in terms of rationale, camp structure and organization, funding, student selection, staff selection, training,…

This guide for employed parents describes types of programs available to school-age children, criteria parents can use in selecting a program that meets their child's needs, and ways to find or develop neighborhood child care programs. Options for young children include day care centers, day care in schools, family day care, and care at home.…

A committee of three parents of gifted children, three teachers interested in gifted education, three elementary principals, and the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in the Spencerport (New York) Central School District was established to study the educational needs of the elementary grade gifted child. Sections of the committee's report…

Describes a 10-week reading program that paired students and parents as reading partners. Concludes that the program was successful because the children's reading scores improved measurably and parents felt the program was worthwhile. (SRT)

A liberal interpretation of Section 151 of Public Law 93-380, to implement effective local evaluation of Title I programs, is supported. Weaknesses are cited: (1) nationwide impact data, (2) unsound aggregation of Title I achievement gains, and (3) lack of consideration of alternative evaluation methods. (MH)

This report reviews the progress made by the New York State Education Department and local school districts in developing and implementing a comprehensive student evaluation program for elementary and secondary education. With the assistance of local school district personnel and technical consultants, the department concentrated its efforts on…

The University of Illinois' PLATO Elementary Program, which was observed and evaluated for two years, was the focus of Part 1. The major PLATO features were described and the PLATO elementary reading and mathematics demonstrations, representing attempts at sequential and concurrent hardware, software, curriculum, and implementation development of…

During the academic year 1968-69, the ESEA Title I sponsored "Teaching English as a Second Language in the Public Schools" (in the New York City Board of Education) was in its second of a projected three year program. The programs under this grant which are being considered in this evaluation are the Pilot Projects Using…