Health agencies would be wise to involve outside experts in the preparation, presentation, and implementation of their materials in the schools. Nationally prepared materials may have to undergo the scrutiny of a local panel to see if they are regionally applicable. (Author)

It is the purpose of this material to offer general assistance and to direct you to detailed information concerning specific matters relative to the planning, preparation, and successful utilization of visualized presentations" at conferences and similar meetings. (Authors)

Limited English proficient students can learn technical concepts and skills with support services, appropriate instructional materials, and vocational English as a second language. Services for a particular program will depend upon the students' needs and skills, the requirements of a vocational area, and the scope of the training that can be…

The author points out assumptions to be considered in simplifying printed materials for use by hearing impaired students. It is pointed out that, according to psycholinguists, meaning is imposed by the reader on the surface structure prior to syntactic analysis or the sampling of linguistic cues. (SB)

The "Rewriting Technique" (which reduces a textbook chapter, article, or story to a desired reading level) is a method for meeting the reading needs of secondary level learning disabled students. (SW)

Reviews formative evaluation and presents a model for instructional material development and revision. The model can be used for curriculum development efforts and is designed to be helpful in a variety of instructional efforts. (CT)

Discusses the contributions of cognitive theory to continued progress in the field of instructional design, and, correspondingly, what designers can do in the coming decade to facilitate the growth and development of the understanding of human cognition. Forty references are appended. (Author/LLS)

Reviews findings from the behavioral sciences which are related to the referential, informational, demand, relational, and image-of-the-other characteristics of instructional presentations. The need for research which would extend knowledge about these items is also discussed. Five references are appended. (Author/LLS)

Discusses the need for and use of models in the design and development of instructional materials, providing an overview of the main characteristics of a unit model and three course models: a simple linear model, a refined linear model, and a branched model. (RAO)