Results of surveying of 41 teachers who had experience with learning disability preassessment teams (intended to focus on regular classroom intervention prior to comprehensive evaluation) suggested that teachers were pleased with preassessment team members but did not agree that the teams' intervention recommendations were successful in correcting…

"Handicapping the Handicapped" is a book about the special education referral process, and promotes the concept that the designation "handicap" exists only as a result of institutional practices and cultural systems. Two reviews are presented here: one by an anthropologist and one by a special educator. (LHW)

Data are presented regarding the relationship between teachers' perceptions of their students' anxiety and students' anxiety rankings as determined by the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale or the Children's Anxiety Scale. Results are discussed in terms of using teacher referral as opposed to other screening measures. (DWH)

Selection for entry into higher education is examined through the following issues: demand, supply, and selection; bases of selection; political and industrial issues; aspects of transfer; statistical or measurement problems and reference tests; subquotas; technical and administrative issues and problems; and dangers in the political context. (CT)

Explains the danger that arises when the person referring his or her family is a sibling of the index patient and, in many ways, the most competent and prestigious family member. Demonstrates how this pitfall can be turned into a springboard for therapeutic success. (BH)

Data about the availability, accessibility, and organization of Information and Referral services from 133 public and private service providers for people with developmental disabilities showed that Information and Referral was a widely available service although there were problems in service provisions incuding lack of awareness about services…

Several studies indicate that many disabled children in New Zealand regular classes whom teachers and parents believe require special educational services are not being referred. Possible reasons for nonreferral and strategies for locating preschool and school-aged children are considered. (Author/CL)

In this report, the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) reviews the history of the the Indiana Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (ELIGP), the research base on individual intervention models, and the impact of the grant program on student achievement. In light of this information, CEEP examines the efficacy of this program.…

Included is information on establishing a system or upgrading existing services, selecting appropriate screening tools, referring persons in need of professional vision care, obtaining appropriate treatment, and providing follow-up services required to ensure that all persons with severe handicaps receive the best possible vision care. (Author/SB)

Referral of a child/family for outside counseling confronts school psychologists on a frequent basis. The literature is reviewed in order to describe procedures of a cooperative program between a school district and a community mental health center which is designed for keeping initial counseling appointments. (Author/RL)

There is need for coordination of I&R services into a national network to improve effectiveness and economy, and the Library of Congress should be the coordinating agency for federal resources being spent for I&R. This would assume greater continuity of support and responsiveness to the citizen. (Author/MBR)