The Chidley Educational Center, Perth, Western Australia, provides a short term residential environment for 40 children (6-13 years old) with learning disabilities. The children served by the center are admitted because they have limited access, for geographic reasons, to other specialist help. The center's approach is based on the diagnostic…

Described are assessment procedures, scheduling techniques, and the use of the prescriptive model employed by the diagnostic/prescriptive specialist for educating severely disturbed children. Assessment areas are noted to include medical problems, specific fears or apprehensions, pertinent reinforcers, length of attention span, level of…

Described is the Patterned Observation and Intervention (POINT) Project which provides teachers with diagnostic teaching plans and sequenced academic tasks for kindergarten through third grade handicapped children. (CL)

A program adapting precision teaching in an urban elementary school is described. This program, initiated by the Teacher Corps, was used as an inservice project operating in the classroom. Four major procedural steps are described: (1) the teacher must describe an educational objective in exact terms; (2) pupil performance must be recorded daily…

A program designed to teach money skills to the mentally retarded individual who already has the ability to count at least 20 objects is presented. An overview of the program is provided along with a list of the program goals and a section on training paraprofessionals to use the program. An evaluation instrument is included to assess the…

Presented is the final report of Colorado's Child Services Demonstration Project, designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a team staffing program to aid children with specific learning disabilities. The program is described in terms of rationale, replication, children served, staff activities (educational diagnosis, prescriptive programing,…

Academic and behavioral assessment of learning disabled students (ages 3-11 years) at the Greene County Learning Center (Xenia, OH) is comprised of three tests (Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, and Group Learning Skills Tests) and teacher observation. An individualized educational program is determined based…

Intended for staff of diagnostic-prescriptive centers, the manual is designed to provide information about the Oregon Model Center for Learning Disabilities. Chapters cover the following topics: factors involved with learning; procedures and organization of the Center; assessment of psychological, educational, and language needs; procedures for…

The Northwest Special Education (NWSE) program model was designed to identify and provide analysis of academic and behavioral characteristics of rural area learning disabled students to facilitate prescriptive planning to be carried out through tutorial activities. Formal assessment procedures were carried out by the consultant while informal…

Described is a cooperative preschool program for 20 handicapped children on a rural Michigan setting. It is explained that the program involved screening procedures in a naturalistic environment, weekly parent training sessions, and diagnostic prescriptive teaching. Included in three appendixes are examples of news releases about the program,…

The described inservice teacher education module is designed for use by elementary and secondary school teachers who are interested in improving their skills in identifying and remediating students' spelling problems. The scope and sequencing of module topics are outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use described. Ordering…

The described inservice education programs are designed for regular classroom teachers dealing with mainstreamed students who require specific diagnostic and corrective plans and strategies. Included in this informative report are an outline of the contents of the programs, the activities and resources they involve, and ordering information for…

A total education program involving evaluation, remediation, and tutoring has been developed at a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed adolescents. An educational evaluation is given to all students upon entrance to the center and usually includes both formal and informal tests on auditory perception, fine motor abilities, and…

Three conference papers concern education of trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children. A presentation originally accompanied by slides describes a behavioral objectives curriculum (Meridian Program) for TMR students, 5 through 18 years of age, which includes a checklist of behavioral goals (to evaluate entering students, identify behaviors,…