A study of 3 schools in a severely impoverished rural Arkansas school district sought to determine the effects of an enrichment program initiated in one of the schools. Efforts were also made to determine and compare the achievement and resultant gains in intelligence, personality, and academic advancement of welfare recipient and non recipient…

THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO SHOW WHAT EFFECT THE SERVICES OF A RESEARCH TEACHER FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED PUPILS 1 DAY A WEEK WOULD HAVE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL MATURITY OF THESE CHILDREN AND TO DETERMINE IF SUCH A PROGRAM IS FINANCIALLY PRACTICABLE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE EFFECT OF SUCH A PROGRAM ON THE INSERVICE TRAINING…

THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE GIFTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD FOR READING INSTRUCTION ARE DESCRIBED. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED PUPILS INCLUDE TEACHER OBSERVATION CRITERIA AND STANDARDIZED TESTS OF INTELLIGENCE, READING READINESS, AND ACHIEVEMENT. IDENTIFICATION SHOULD BE BASED ON A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ALL POSSIBLE DATA. GUIDELINE…

Reports development and results of the Kramer Project, a two-year study of the implementation of a problem-solving, activity-based mathematics program in the elementary grades. Describes the mathematical content covered, participating teachers, instructional materials employed, inservice teacher training provided, and academic achievement gains of…