This book presents an organizational model for reading program development. Following an overview of the program-planning/needs-assessment design, two sections of the book explain the step-by-step procedures of the model, focusing first on program planning, then on needs assessment. The section on program planning discusses ways of identifying and…

This guide is intended to provide practical, hands-on materials for local school district personnel to use in improving the home-school-community relations of schools using the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development (WDRSD). The guide describes "simformation," a simulation-information exercise designed to increase parental…

The federally funded "New Adventure" program for children in the primary grades stresses individually determined language arts instruction coupled with positive behavioral principles. The first section of this document describes the program, presents the results of the first three years of its operation in a Tallahassee (Florida)…

A variety of materials and forms used in the development of vocational English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs for industry employees are provided, with little narrative information. They include: a list of criteria for teacher selection; forms for recording contacts with companies; a list of information sources and content areas and several…

Resource materials and program planning guidelines are set forth for the creation of a multi-level, modular program in English as a second language for adult learners. An overview of the modular system briefly discusses staff requirements, program designs, and laboratory materials. The role and duties of the teacher aide are treated. Seven…