This document lists language arts skills that average children should be expected to acquire at each grade level from one through six. For each grade, the skills are listed in three major categories: reading skills (word recognition, comprehension strategies, critical reading, and study skills); written communication (writing and language skills);…

The suit of Peter Doe v. the San Francisco Unified School District resulted because the client was awarded a high school diploma attesting to the fact that he had satisfactorily completed all the requirements for high school graduation; however, the client was unable to read above a fifth-grade level or to adequately function in society. The court…

The best reporting procedure for any school or school district can be determined only after careful study of the needs and philosophy of the educational program. Whatever the choice of evaluation process, it should be focused on the individual rather than on a group, be skill- or criterion-based, be adaptable on a multi-grade-level range, be…

The module, part of a vocational teacher education curriculum unit, is designed to instruct the vocational education teacher in writing performance objectives. The module contains seven learning experiences, each stated in behavioral terms designed to develop the teacher's ability to write precise performance (behavioral) objectives appropriate to…

The purpose of this project was to facilitate the design and implementation of a language skills program in a small northern New England elementary school (K-6) and to document the process which the school used in accomplishing this task. When the staff was given the task of constructing the language skills objectives, a small curriculum committee…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This training packet is intended to teach supervisors how to generate well-organized, thorough job descriptions. Given information on the budget,…

This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This packet deals with the task of promoting a favorable public image of school programs through effective use of the news media. The packet consists of…

Presented is a model and specified are competencies for the competency-guided program for preparation of special education instructional supervisors developed at the University of Texas at Austin. The supervisor's role as a change agent is examined, and 12 basic principles underlying the model of competency-guided instruction are set forth…

Assuming the direct connection between vocational instruction and work, I want to discuss the implications of language and language research and of new research on the human brain for the future of vocational education. A language such as ours which uses alphabet signs rather than pictorial characters greatly facilitates the development of modern…

The curriculum guide for air conditioning/refrigeration is one of five guides written and field tested in a project to develop statewide articulated competency-based curricula in selected vocational education programs. Two separate curricula, one for the vocational-technical level and one for the associate degree level, are presented. The six…

The curriculum guide for electronics is one of five guides written and field tested in a project to develop statewide articulated competency-based curricula in selected vocational education programs. Curricula are presented for three separate levels: secondary electronics, postsecondary electronic technology, and an associate degree program in…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. This package gives an overview of several ways of assessing one's own guidance program. On completion of the readings and activities of this module, the reader will understand why a current…

This manual outlines a competency-based preparation program for school counselors. The program is based on a developmental process which includes specific dimensions of knowlege and self-awareness as well as the professional competencies deemed essential to the practice of counseling. The school counselor's role is defined and three levels of…

During 1973-74, the Illinois Guidance and Personnel Association Senate constituted a Competency-Based Concerns Committee. This committee was charged with examining alternative approaches to competency-based counselor certification as well as alternative methods of upgrading the professional skills of counselors in Illinois. This workshop presents…

The document provides a systematic analysis of curriculum in marketing, focusing on the design and evaluation of a vocational course in the distributive education curriculum. The core course, entitled basic marketing, was selected because marketing competencies are essential to every distributive education student. The following areas are…