Describes the Intensive Crisis Counseling Program operating throughout Florida which provides immediate services to families in their homes. An exemplary case study is presented. (Author/BB)

Describes how advanced placement students at Gunn High School (Palo Alto) achieve a higher than average pass rate on the advanced placement final exam required in California. Attributes their success to the focus on expository writing and provides examples of both good and bad essays. (JDH)

Further validated the Konvalina, Stephens, Wileman (KSW) Computer Science Placement Test by administering it to 152 Philippine students. A practical procedure for placing students using the results of the KSW test is also included. This procedure has been successfully applied at the University of Nebraska (Omaha) for over two years. (JN)

Discusses the importance of having well-qualified teachers in classrooms and notes that decreasing enrollments and financial cutbacks have sometimes resulted in unqualified instructors teaching English classes. (DF)

The objective template matching procedures of D. J. Bem were evaluated with 14 group homes for the developmentally disabled. Placement requirements were described in terms of minimum adaptive behaviors required, maximum maladaptive behavior tolerated, and required level of supervision. Environmental templates were developed and matched with client…

In the early 1960s, four special education categories (slow learners, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and culturally deprived) were used to explain the failure of lower class and minority children, while the less stigmatizing category of learning disabilities explained the failures of white middle class children. Later events changed the…

The study found that Hispanic students were overrepresented in approximately one fourth of the California districts in mental retardation (MR), speech impairment, and specific learning disability (SLD) classes. Black students were overrepresented in MR and speech programs in one fourth of the districts and in SLD programs in two-thirds of the…

Examined the relationship between early school retention as a result of preschool and kindergarten developmental testing and children's later academic achievement (N=223). Results showed children who scored as immature on the Gesell Screening Test and who were retained a year had the lowest scores on all measures. (JAC)

This statement by the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education discusses the benefits of linkages with business for the business educator, the businessperson, and the student. Examines cooperation with business, membership in professional organizations, job placement, continuing education, scholarships and grants, and linkage…

Research was conducted to determine the relationship of selected factors toward student participation and perceptions of supervised occupational experience placement programs. Research identified personal and situational characteristics of teachers and sophomore vocational agriculture students, and determined if differences exist in student…

Proposes the term "career navigation" to describe the thinking and strategy students need for effective career planning. Discusses several skills for success including self-evaluation and planning for the unexpected. The role of the counselor in helping students learn what is important to them and setting reasonable goals is discussed. (JAC)

Delivering appropriate education to severely handicapped students poses unique legal problems for schools. Legal issues involved in actual court cases are reviewed and show that concern over potential liability may be unwarranted if the following areas are understood: what is appropriate education and when is a teacher liable? (MD)

Improved planning, more efficient routing, and relocated sites for special education programs enabled the Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) Public School District to reduce its spending on transportation for special students by 24 percent while decreasing student travel time and ensuring controlled growth of programs in the future. (PGD)

The theory, presented by Ginsberg (TM 508 964), that quantitative indicators are likely to be corrupted when used for purposes of accountability is supported by the results of the Learning Disabilities Identification Study. The quantitative indicator in this case had to do with selection of pupils eligible for services for the handicapped. (BW)

The need to expand the traditional definitions and identification processes for selecting honors students is emphasized, and a set of principles for selecting participants is suggested. (MSE)