The resource teacher manual describes a program model for delivery of services, within the concept of mainstreaming, to secondary students who are mild to moderate behaviorally disordered. Following introductory and overview sections, a student placement section discusses student screening, diagnosis, and placement procedures and gives examples…

Described is the Pennsylvania Training Model Individual Assessment Guide, designed to assist teachers in the development of specific programs for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded and multihandicapped. A section is provided for each of the system's four major components: the curriculum assessment guide for gross screening in the areas…

Presented are seven papers delivered at the March, 1975 National Child Find conference sponsored by the Coordinating Office for Regional Resource Centers and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. The presentations describe identification, diagnostic and evaluation programs for handicapped children in the following…

This publication contains the analysis instrument developed by the California Ethnic Heritage Program to analyze ethnic studies curricula K-12 and discusses procedures for using the analysis form. The instrument is intended as a training aid to prepare teachers and other persons concerned with education to understand and internalize certain…

Fourth grade students (N=669) in a suburban middle class school corporation were given the Paired Hands Test (PHT), measuring the others-concept, in conjunction with a special needs screening process. The screening process required that all fourth grade teachers tentatively identify all children having a significant learning-behavioral problem of…

The Behavior Rating Scale measures behavioral skills by observing the child during the administration of other tests. The rating dimensions include independence, concentration, tractability, attitude and disposition toward testing, and overflow behavior. All are scored on a scale of 0-4, low to high. (PR)

The development and content of the Early Education Screening Test Battery are described elsewhere (TM 000 184). This report provides norms for the Gross Motor Test (GMO), Visual-Motor Integration (VMI), four scales of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), and the Behavior Rating Scale…

The experimental program in visual-motor-perceptual training in Ramapo Central School District No. 1, Suffern, New York, was used as a guideline to prepare a detailed description of specific activities and exercises to be used by administrators and teachers. In the program, 80 visual-motor-perceptual handicapped children in first, second, and…

Developed as a handbook, this document is intended to serve as a technical guide for establishing vocational evaluation units as a means of screening minorities for successful job placement and fulfillment. In the proposed vocational evaluation units, the potential employee uses the tools, materials, and equipment of a given occupation in a…

This manual for administering, scoring, and interpreting the Individual Learning Disabilities Screening Instrument is introduced with the definition, prevalence, and etiology of learning disabilities. Next, a sample of the Individual Learning Disabilities Classroom Screening Instrument (ILDCSI) is provided. The administration and scoring of the…

THE TESTS ARE MEANS AVAILABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO SEEK RECOGNITION FOR LEARNING OBTAINED FROM A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE, PRIVATE INSTRUCTION, TV COURSES, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND PRIVATE LECTURES. THE COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT ACADEMIC CREDIT BY EXAMINATION FOR THESE UNAFFILIATED STUDENTS IS THE KEY TO THE FLEXIBILITY, INNOVATION,…

The study involving 98 students (in grades 1-3) examined the statistical commonalities among three teacher checklists of student behaviors and one form of a self-reported personality questionnaire. (SBH)

The paper reviews the relevant literature and discusses the nature of Chicano concerns in regard to the implementation of legislation mandating developmental assessment of poor children. (Author/CL)

The Screening Test of Academic Readiness (STAR) and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) were administered to 52 kindergarten children to reveal the convergent validity of IQ scores derived from the STAR. The findings raise doubts about the validity of the deviation IQs derived from the STAR. (Author)