This volume briefly describes the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP) and presents the evaluation study design for CFRP. The program, funded at 11 sites across the country as a Head Start Demonstration program, is intended to develop models for providing services to low-income families with children from birth to eight years. The 6-year…

EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES IN THE COUNTY SYSTEM WAS VISITED BY SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS DURING A 2-WEEK PERIOD. PAROCHIAL AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE ALSO CONTACTED. THE SURVEY WAS CONCERNED WITH PROVISIONS AND SERVICES FOR THE TRAINABLE RETARDED, THE EDUCABLE RETARDED, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING,…