This report presents the information on resources in addition to ERIC which participants shared at the first topical conference for State Education Agency (SEA) personnel. The conference focused on the use and development of education information systems at the state level which go beyond the capacities of the ERIC system. Topics discussed…

Ideas and suggestions relating to the teaching of reading comprehension are presented in this publication. The first chapter discusses the comprehension process and current issues and trends in comprehension research. The second chapter presents data from a statewide assessment program in Florida, in order to indicate strengths and weaknesses in…

The federally funded "New Adventure" program for children in the primary grades stresses individually determined language arts instruction coupled with positive behavioral principles. The first section of this document describes the program, presents the results of the first three years of its operation in a Tallahassee (Florida)…

Information for college faculty members provided by this handbook on computer assisted instruction (CAI) includes (1) CAI sites to visit, (2) a reading list, (3) CAI related organizations, (4) courseware sources, (5) CAI conference calendar, 1977-78, and (6) resource persons in a variety of disciplines. Appended is a catalog of CAI courseware…

Interviews and questionnaires were used to gather information from individuals and educational organizations regarding the need and opportunities for coordinating and supplementing support services for educational technology in Wales. Part One of the two-part study describes the production, distribution, and exploitation of Welsh language and…

The document reports 1979-80 progress of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit Exceptional Children's Program for Improved Individual Instruction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Part of the project is designed to develop new materials and resources for developing math and reading skills in learning disabled students. Progress is described for the following…

The initial year (1978) of the five year program, the Chama Valley Independent School District (CVISD)/University of New Mexico (UNM) Teacher Corps Project, involved an intensive collaborative effort to define and delineate specific project requirements and objectives of the remaining 4 years of the project's duration. The major tool for this…

This directory is intended to provide foreign language educators as well as persons interested in foreign languages and cultures with a convenient reference guide containing information on the availability of resources and services that can help enrich classroom instruction and independent study. Two major sources of information and services for…

This booklet is intended to aid driver education instructors and supervisors to develop a program of driver education for physically or mentally handicapped persons. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section introduces the concept of driver education for the handicapped, and relates its history, philosophy, objectives for a…

This workbook is designed for classroom use by apprentices in four-year union tilesetting programs in California. The workbook is composed of five units covering all aspects of the tilesetting process. Unit 1 introduces the tilesetting trade, including history and scope of the trade, safe working practices, and trade organizations. Unit 2…

General information about United States' aircraft is provided in this program activity guide for teachers and caregivers in Air Force preschools and day care centers. The guide includes basic information for teachers and caregivers, basic understandings, suggested teaching methods and group activities, vocabulary, ideas for interest centers, and…

Developed for use by educators in general and specifically for teachers, administrators, project directors or others who are directly involved in providing non-discriminatory vocational education to all students (including minority women and displaced homemakers), this resource book is divided into seven sections: (1) organizations/projects…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is designed for guidance personnel who are responsible for career resource centers in secondary schools and community colleges. The…

To increase the possibility for successful programs and to determine the validity of the concept of bilingual education for limited English-speaking children, this discussion centers on issues which militate against full-scale implementation of bilingual education programs in some school districts. The narrative defines innovation as an "entity…