This document is a summary of two years of activity of the Maine Teacher Corps presented in outline form. Throughout, several questions are asked (What was done? What was learned? What was expected? What was found?) followed by recommendations for other programs. Section I is an introductory essay entitled, "Maine Teacher Corps, A Viable…

This module is the first in a two-module cluster. Together, the modules are designed to enable students to recognize and identify by type the errors that occur in recorded samples of oral reading. This one--Module A--focuses on the most common phonemic and morphemic elements of English. In preparation for the analysis of errors, students learn to…

The answers to the tests and exercises presented in the manual in "Module A; Classifying Word Identification Errors," are presented in this second part of the two-volume set. (JD)

This document is a learning module in interpersonal perception, designed to teach undergraduate and post-graduate students how to more effectively teach disabled or exceptional students. The feelings and behaviors of both teacher and child interact and affect each other to produce a positive or negative learning environment. Some of the feelings…

This is the pre-assessment packet for the learning module on Interpersonal Perception. Exercises include open-ended questions, definitions, illustration of applications, opinion scales, word-choice, fill-in-the-blanks, yes/no, and multiple choice. (MM)

Relationships between competencies specified for elementary education reading programs and selected factors contributing to teacher effectiveness were assessed in this study. Phase one assessed relationships among 12 factors of teacher effectiveness and 22 competencies developed by the State of Pennsylvania. Phase two studied relationships among…

Performance data for 42 subjects pertaining to seven course objectives and ten propositional logic tasks were analyzed for hierarchical relationships using ordering theoretic technique. The resulting hierarchy indicated that simple implication and particular contraposition propositional logic tasks were prerequisite to some course objectives. This…

In the beginning stages of their use, modules for reading-methods courses lacked clear definition of purpose, standard format, and organization. Recently, more sophisticated reading modules have been shown to contain the following components: objectives, learning activities, and assessments (pretests and posttests). A set of modules for teaching…

The data gathered in Project ESCAPE and the experiences encountered throughout the three-year program give strong evidence that classroom teachers are willing and able to assume increased responsibility for the formal preparation and continued education of members of their own profession. (MM)

Overview of two speeches to trade and industrial (T&I) teachers at the annual vocational convention, (1) urging them to build up leadership and to have faith in AVA's ability to work effectively with their concerns and (2) noting the need for common sense, more research, and more emphasis on human qualities in the use of competency based…

Description of an Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) workshop aimed at giving a new, more positive direction to the preparation and supervision of student teachers. (HD)

Indiana University's master of science degree program in elementary education offers continuous counseling, is field-oriented, geared toward individually prescribed instruction, and is competency based. A single course, Community Study, in the program is described. (LBH)

The article identifies constraining forces (such as resistance to special education content in general teacher preparation) and facilitating forces (such as commonality between special and bilingual education). A detailed list of competencies for teachers of bilingual exceptional children is presented, and the Concerns-Based Adoption Model is…

Asserts that currently accepted teacher competency tests are not valid and reliable measures of those qualities essential to effective teaching. Presents criteria that should be met by a valid assessment approach and, beyond competency assessment, stresses the need to improve the environment in which teachers function and students attempt to…

The article reports on a 1985 survey of state certification standards for learning disability teachers. A chart presents data by state under such headings as categorical endorsement, specific courses listed, the number of special education hours required, state-identified competency standards, and teacher exam. (DB)