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Riddick, Thomas W.; Mesinger, John F. – 1979
Adventure Bound is a residential program for disturbed/delinquent adolescents designed to promote self discovery through physical activities that are demanding and stressful. The underlying theory of Adventure Bound is that many of the principles of Outward Bound can be modified and utilized in programs for delinquents. The initial 2-year program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Delinquency, Discovery Learning
Kindred, Elizabeth M. – 1979
The paper reports on a program for mainstreaming acoustically handicapped high school students. Among aspects discussed are criteria for success in mainstreamed programs, itinerant speech therapy services, individualized education programs, and support staff (counselors) roles and functions. The scope of orientation sessions for regular class…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Individualized Programs, Mainstreaming, Parent Role
Boffey, David Barnes; And Others – 1975
As the first in a four-volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume contains a guide for the project implementor and a description of the first component of the project entitled, "Reading/Language Arts, K-12." The implementor guide discusses the philosophy,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Download full textAlbright, Leonard; Hux, Thurman – 1979
The results of a conference on the delivery of vocational education to handicapped students in New Jersey are presented. After an introductory section detailing the organization of the conference, addresses by T. McNulty on the need for collaboration in the vocational education of handicapped children and J. Richardson on the need for…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
James, Bill – 1979
This report examines individualized instructional approaches to teaching, reviews of the literature in that field with specific reference to Upward Bound programs, and reports on a research study which investigated the relationship between an Activity Based Curriculum (ABC) and the academic performance of economically disadvantaged high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design
CUTTS, WARREN G.
WHENEVER IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR A PUPIL TO RECEIVE EXTRA HELP OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM, HE IS INVOLVED IN REMEDIAL READING. REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IS MORE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED THAN REGULAR READING INSTRUCTION, AND IS TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON THE BASIS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT TO ALL REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION, FOR…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton.
THE GUIDE FOR TEACHING THE EDUCABLE RETARDED STUDENT DEVELOPS SOCIAL STUDIES IN TERMS OF LIFE ADJUSTMENT OBJECTIVES. THE GUIDE CONSISTS OF NINE LEVELS PREPARED IN DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE. THE TERM LEVEL IS CONSIDERED MORE NEARLY SYNONYMOUS WITH MATURITY LEVEL THAN WITH GRADE LEVEL, AND EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO GROUP STUDY AREAS IN ACCORDANCE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Curriculum Guides, Growth Patterns
HARRIS, ALBERT J. – 1965
A DESCRIPTION IS MADE OF AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY TO FIRST GRADE READING INSTRUCTION THE IDEA THAT CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT WHEN THE TEACHING OF READING IS ADAPTED TO THEIR COGNITIVE STYLE. PRETESTING WAS DONE TO DISCOVER THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN LEARNING APTITUDES, AND THE TEACHING PROCEDURE WAS MODIFIED TO EMPHASIZE COMPARATIVELY STRONG ABILITIES.…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Ability, Grade 1
Chalk, Thomas C.; And Others – 1980
The formation of a consortium of three elementary schools was proposed and initiated to offer inservice teacher education experiences to 45 staff members. The consortium schools shared resources to increase the scope and quality of staff development activities. A staff development program was designed to meet both group (institutional) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Programs
Maier, Michael John – 1978
The purposes of this study were to assess staff perceptions of desirability and level of implementation of Individually Guided Education (IGE)/Secondary Schooling in four high schools implementing programs similar to IGE and to identify factors enhancing or impeding implementation of these programs. Theoretical foundations of the study included…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Field Studies
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1979
The report examines reasons for widely different proportions of handicapped children identified in 24 local school districts across six states and surveys the implementation of special education programs in those districts. Interviews are said to have been conducted with over 1000 persons, including students, teachers, parents, administrators, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Identification
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1979
Developed by the New York State Education Department at the University of the State of New York, the document presents preliminary study findings which recommend the removal of the current definition of "a handicapped child" and categorical labels such as "neurologically impaired". Modifications are suggested which strengthen…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Ancillary School Services, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
Hansen, Evelyn Unes; And Others – 1979
The fourth part of a 1977-78 comprehensive study of the individualized baccalaureate degree program of the General College of the University of Minnesota is reported. Using transcripts and other records, students' progress prior to and after admission to the program was studied, and the kinds and amounts of credit granted by the college were…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Departments, Equivalency Tests
Roberts, Margaret – 1978
This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is designed to help the CDA intern develop the knowledge and skills necessary for establishing an individualized program for young children. Objectives are presented, along with suggested activities for achieving each objective and an assessment checklist. Also provided is a study guide…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Individual Differences
Schroeder, Gary; Price, William O. – 1977
Field-responsive inservice education represents a program by which a college of education faculty goes into the field and forms collaborative relationships with individual schools, providing inservice training to teachers in the form of a graduate course, generally leading toward a master's degree. The university field team has access not only to…
Descriptors: College Role, College School Cooperation, Field Instruction, Graduate Study
