To implement Response to Intervention with intermediate-grade struggling readers, there is a need for interventions that are responsive to individual student needs, and sufficiently comprehensive to support the many dimensions of the reading process. This research examined the efficacy of such an intervention, the Interactive Strategies…

The paper explores aspects of an individualized educational program (IEP) for use with handicapped school age children. An IEP is defined, the target group established, and components of the IEP are outlined. Some of the philosophical and legislative background for the IEP are discussed and its place within the school district framework is…

Family-Centered Intensive Case Management, a New York State-sponsored research demonstration project, empowers and supports families of children with serious emotional disturbance, by providing respite care, flexible funding, parent support groups, and behavior management skills training. The project found that, given intensive and individualized…

Describes the development of an assessment procedure for the Central New York external high school diploma program which emphasizes two categories of competence: minimum general skills and individual skills in occupational/vocational, advanced academic, or specialized areas. The 8-step system includes counseling, testing, and individualized…

Intended for occupational education personnel in New York State, the paper reviews some of the language and concepts of special education as it relates to legislation and terminology, for the purpose of providing a base to build upon in the provision of educational programs for the handicapped population. The Education for All Handicapped Children…

Presented is the final report of the New York Regional Resource Center program for activities in the area of Child Find, Individual Educational Programs, and Non-Biased Assessment for handicapped children. Focused on are two areas of work, state program development, and project accountability and administration. It is noted that the following…

The tutorial program provides in-school, individualized instruction for interstate, intrastate, and resettled migrant children residing in Ulster, Orange, Saratoga, Dutchess, and Sullivan counties. Individualized diagnostic prescriptive mathematics instruction is provided utilizing the I.M.S. Mathematics System which has 96 units and 493…

Describes Decentralized Individualized Inservice Training (DIIT), a new police training system implemented by the Suffolk Country (New York) police department to reduce training time, increase learning transference, and improve performance. DIIT's minilibraries of video cassettes at each training location provide individualized instruction and…

The NIMH Healthy Living Project (HLP), a randomized behavioral intervention trial for people living with HIV, enrolled 943 individuals, including women, heterosexual men, injection drug users, and men who have sex with men from Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, and San Francisco. The intervention, which is based on qualitative formative research…

Developed by the New York State Education Department at the University of the State of New York, the document presents preliminary study findings which recommend the removal of the current definition of "a handicapped child" and categorical labels such as "neurologically impaired". Modifications are suggested which strengthen…

With support from the John Templeton Foundation, the authors held a Summit on Acceleration at The University of Iowa in May 2003. They invited distinguished scholars and educators from around the country to help them formulate a national report on acceleration. This first volume of the Templeton Report on acceleration trumpets an alarm to the…

INCLUDED ARE CASE DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO RETARDED READERS WHOSE ORAL READING SCORES WERE TWO GRADE LEVELS ABOVE PLACEMENT, A DESCRIPTION OF CLASSROOM TEACHNIQUE THAT TEACHES WITH A 25 TO 1 PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO, AND A DISCUSSION OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE…

The article reports on the following aspects of employee assistance programs (EAPs), which are designed to counter employee personal problems that could impair work performance: 1) administrative views on EAPs; 2) district ratings of EAPs; 3) funding; 4) types of problems handled; and 5) success of the programs. (PS)

A case study, in-depth description, and analysis of a youth tutoring youth program are presented in this document. The approach used in preparing the study--mainly utilizing participant observation, site visits, and structured interviews--are detailed in a separate chapter. This is followed by a chapter of background information in which the…