Intended as a guide for initial program implementation, the document presents an overview on programing for gifted and talented students. Chapter 1 reviews underlying philosophy and the rationale for program development. Goals and objectives are stated along with a summary of teaching techniques and approaches for elementary and secondary…

The Chicago Mastery Learning Reading Program (CMLRP) discussed in this report is a method of instruction based on the mastery learning model developed by University of Chicago professor Benjamin Bloom. The report describes the procedures and results of an evaluation of the program's effects on reading achievement, information related to the…

During fiscal year 1977, training workshops on the new ESEA Title I evaluation and reporting system were conducted for State level program administrators and evaluators. In this report, the workshop activities are documented. The purposes and development of the evaluation system and the technical assistance efforts are summarized, as an…

During each fall quarter, some of the freshman English sections at Georgia Institute of Technology are taught by an experimental track method. The mechanics of English composition are categorized into specific areas of competence; these categories form the basis for three tracks, taught simultaneously throughout the quarter. Students are assigned…

The Georgia state resource guide for the education of educable mentally retarded students provides information on seven major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definitions; eligibility criteria; due process (screening, referral, confidentiality); program organization (delivery models, certification, facilities); instructional program…

A project was conducted to assist post-secondary vocational-technical teacher educators and staff development personnel in improving staff development programs in two-year post-secondary institutions. Thirty-one applicants were selected to participate in a national workshop. These applicants included vocational-technical teacher educators and…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Library Skills Learning Package, a printed, self-contained instructional program consisting of explanations and procedures for use of specific library resources and exercises which require the student to use a source in order to answer the questions. It was tested in a special communications class…

Resources for planning adult education events are provided in this manual. Four major sections, with subdivisions, are presented: (1) Pre-meeting Preparation (the planning committee, goals and objectives, facilities and equipment, and leadership); (2) The Meeting (orientation and opening, working toward the objectives, people factors, and…

The paraprofessional who is a programed tutor can make a significant contribution to the teaching of reading as a technician whose duties and responsibilities are carefully limited and defined. Tutors are usually housewives with at least a high school education. They are required only to judge the correctness of reading responses and the…

In the first phase of this study, a graduate class in social dialects was divided into four groups. The experimental group was exposed to a detailed transformational analysis of standard and black English. They were administered a language attitude survey and completed a self-evaluation of their ability to teach effectively speakers of black…

This report contains four papers which discuss the theory, development, and evaluation of a Western Michigan University inservice program for developing individualized instruction. The first paper discusses inservice education based on the philosophical assumptions and implications of informal/open education towards individualized instruction. It…

Designing and Implementing Programs for the Little School Component is a program funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III and designed to develop, implement, and disseminate a program of individualized instruction at the Howard D. Woodson Senior High School. This program is a third year continuation of the program initiated in…

The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) peer instruction model is presented, providing information for teachers on how to design and implement such a teaching system within Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs. The model presented requires that students meet specific performance criteria before they teach others, and that formats or…

This study examined the effects of two programs which differed in the methods they employed to develop reading readiness. The two methods represented were a language experience approach and a phonics approach. The subjects were children from kindergarten classes in two elementary schools in Flint, Michigan. All subjects were randomly assigned…

This report is the third technical report submitted to the U. S. Office of Education in connection with a study the overall purpose of which was to choose up to eight successful education programs serving underachieving, poor children and to design "Project Information Packages" for each of them. These Project Information Packages were to serve as…