The SimulaR, a portable tabletop instructional simulator and response recording device has been designed to aid research in development of programed instruction and is scheduled for a field test involving instructional simulation of remedial reading. Major components consist of a two channel audio playback device, a visual component incorporating…

Reported were descriptive data concerning identification audiometry (hearing screening) and special educational programs for the hearing impaired. Data were provided in tabular format for each state in the country and the District of Columbia. Hearing screening program data included extent of coverage, grade or ages covered annually, year and…

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEST TO IDENTIFY DEFECTIVE ARTICULATION IN FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN WAS REPORTED. THE "EMPIRICAL SCALE DERIVATION METHOD" WAS SELECTED AS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUE TO SEEK TEST ITEMS FOR THE PREDICTION OF ARTICULATORY MATUARATION. AFTER SELECTION AND REDUCTION TO 135 TEST ITEMS, AN EXPERIMENTAL ITEM POOL WAS…

Described is the development and revision over a 3-year period of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), a screening test to identify pre-kindergarten children with learning disabilities. The DIAL is said to provide for gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, and communications assessment of large groups of children. Among…

The article discusses the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program in California, which attempts to screen all children for medical problems and provide preventive and maintenance care. (CD)

The purpose of the study was to establish developmental norms for maternal-rated problem behaviors within a disadvantaged group of preschool children. The data are discussed in terms of their utility in assisting the school psychologist to select appropriate intervention strategies for the preschool child. (Author)

Twenty-eight kindergarten children (5-6 years old) were tested in order to identify children with learning disabilities and to compare tests results. (Author)

Significant events in this field include the learning disabilities movement, diagnosis and prescription, attempts at early detection, and international comparisons. (MKM)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Zax Information Profile (ZIP), a measure of general fund of knowledge, in differentiating college dropouts from continuing students. (MB)

The author responds to W. Arndt's and M. Byrne's criticisms of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (NSST), a test for assessing receptive and expressive grammar in young children. (SBH)

Described are preliminary findings from a study involving the use of the Quick Neurological Screening Test, the Denver Developmental Screening Test and complete physical examinations for over 250 preschool and primary students. (CL)

To determine the value of the Pupil Rating Scale (PRS) in identifying children at risk for learning difficulty, a sample of 60 kindergarten children was studied intensively to determine whether the PRS would correlate as well with achievement measures as reported in H. Myklebust's normative sample. (Author/SBH)

When teachers' ratings of first- through tenth-graders (N=160) on the Gifted Student Screening Scale (GSSS) were compared with students' scores on various intelligence tests, the GSSS identified 35 of 37 previously-identified cognitively-gifted students, with 59 students (not previously identified as gifted) identified for further screening for…