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Mardell, C. G.; Goldenberg, D. S. – 1972
Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), a 1 year project in Illinois, funded through Title VI, to develop screening procedures for identification of prekindergarten children with potential learning disabilities is described. Discussed are evaluation of existing test instruments, which did not meet established criteria, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Exceptional Child Research, Intervention
Download full textClyne, Roger – 1973
A potential program for dealing with the identification of kindergarteners with potential learning disabilities is discussed. The subject is dealt with on the level of prediction. It is pointed out that as children learn in different ways, different methods of educating them must be devised. Early identification of disabilities lessens the chances…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Identification, Kindergarten Children, Learning Disabilities
Smart, Barbara C. – 1973
A project emphasizing prevention of potential learning problems through early identification and individual educational prescriptions is discussed. Children identified through a screening process will be placed in a modified primary class. They will receive a curriculum designed to develop skills required for successful participation in first…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Diagnostic Teaching, Grade 1, Individualized Instruction
Wolking, William D.; And Others – 1973
Described in the manual is the Florida Language Profile (funded through Title VI), a flexible set of performance sampling procedures for measuring language cognitive skills of children in kindergarten and grade 1 and remediating diagnosed disabilities. It is said that the Profile may be administered by the trained examiner or classroom teacher on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Diagnostic Tests, Exceptional Child Education
Kappelman, Murray M.
The author advocates an interdisciplinary team approach to diagnosis and prescription for the elementary school learning disabled (LD) child. Described is a 5-year project, funded under Title VI, operating within 11-18 elementary schools surrounding the University of Maryland Hospital. Biweekly services are offered to participating schools by a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Needs, Elementary Education
Wyatt, Gertrud L. – 1970
Contents of this summary report on the Project of Early Identification of Children with Potential Learning Disabilities, carried out from Fall 1968 through Fall 1969 by the Wellesley Public Schools with a grant from the State Department of Education under Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, include the following topics:…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Identification
Gaynor, Jeanne – 1973
A program designed to reduce educational failures by setting up four model classrooms of pupils with potential learning problems is discussed. Each child will be actively involved in an enjoyable way using manipulative materials to develop concepts of thinking. The basic assumption of the classrooms is that the best way to attack a learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM. – 1974
The Cherokee Project, a model demonstration program for learning disabled children at Cherokee, North Carolina, began operations in 1973. Funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Office of Education (DHEW), it is administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Resources Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico). This final…
Descriptors: American Indians, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Skarda, Dolores; And Others – 1974
The report describes a special 2-year early oral language intervention program designed by a Wisconsin public school system to develop life-oriented, auditory-vocal language skills in language delayed children. Explained are administrative aspects of the program including evolution of the speech and language disabilities department (1940-74), and…
Descriptors: Administration, Auditory Training, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Education
Wiggins, James E. – 1968
Amendments to Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and financial expenditures in Colorado are considered. Six programs on the following topics are described: development of an aide program for the speech correctionist; preschool programs for educationally handicapped students; stimulation of classes for the physically…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education, Experimental Programs, Federal Aid
