This dictionary was compiled to serve teachers in the fields of reading and learning disabilities. The entries are alphabetized and include terms from related disciplines; measurement, evaluation, and statistics; linguistics; library science; psychology and learning; education; and medicine, particularly dealing with vision, sensory, and motor…

This paper discusses the importance of an emphasis on word meaning skills as part of an objective-based approach to the development of reading comprehension at intermediate grade levels. To aid in determining the meaning of an unfamiliar word, two strands of word meaning skills are proposed. One strand concentrates on the use of word parts, while…

An operational index of discrepancy between ability and achievement using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) was tested with 50 male and 10 female legally identified learning disabled (LD) children (mean age 9 years 2 months). Use of the index identified 74% of the males and 30% of the…

Documenting the proceedings of the 1971 Conference on Titles I, III, and VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, this document presents edited transcripts from the conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The format is such that the major speakers are identified for each of the four sessions, the thrust of each major…

This report seeks to define basic terms for use in mental health, alcoholism, drug abuse and mental retardation programs in order to achieve some progress toward a long-range goal of improved communication and exchange of information among concerned disciplines in these fields. While the report does represent the most complete and developed work…

American Indian tribes are rapidly recognizing the value of libraries. Along with the tribes, individuals and organizations are also recognizing that libraries and the information services which they offer are necessary to meet Indian goals. The organization, staffing, and programming for Indian library services, while basically similar to library…

In rehabilitation, the team approach demands harmonious communication among practitioners of many professions and occupations at many different levels. Technical terminology needs to be concurrently understood or able to be explained easily. Although rehabilitation terminology is still somewhat in a state of flux, enough terms have been identified…

Fourth grade children read experimental lessons, each of which presented one of the following: (1) a concept definition and placebo material; (2) a rational set of examples and nonexamples of the concept and placebo material; (3) the definition, a rational set, and placebo material; or (4) the definition and three different rational sets. Control…

This 2-hour seminar is designed for institutions that have a traditional teacher education program but whose faculty or state department of education is considering a change towards performance-based teacher education. The materials required for this seminar include both readings and filmstrips. After completing this module, each participant…

This monograph presents a completely theoretical analysis of data pertaining to professional laboratory experiences at the preservice level. The intention is to bring together in a useful pattern what is known and what is asserted about these experiences and to make specific functional proposals that, if implemented, may be conducive to enhancing…

This dictionary of the language of show biz provides the layman with definitions and essays on terms and expressions often used in show business. The overall pattern of selection was intended to be more rather than less inclusive, though radio, television, and film terms were deliberately omitted. Lengthy explanations are sometimes used to express…

The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) takes the position that the definition of educational technology should be a broad one, involving the use of a systematic approach to develop a broad range of learning resources to meet the needs of individual learners. In order to translate these three concepts into reality,…

This paper attempts to identify and specify what is meant by competency. It examines the Utah and the New York Approaches and finds three levels of competence in both: categories or broad areas of competence; molar statements that depict identifiable competencies; and the breakdown of competency statements into technical, conceptual, and human…

This is the second of three volumes comprising the Defense Language Institute's "Czech-English Dictionary." Volume 3 is to be completed early in 1972. A list of abbreviations and grammatical explanations precede dictionary entries. Brief definitions are given in English but do not include sample sentences to illustrate word usage. (RL)

More than 60,000 words and over 100,000 phrases and idioms are compiled in this dictionary of Serbo-Croatian based upon the vocabulary used by educated Yugoslavs and the daily press. The lexicon lists both Ekavian (Eastern) and Kekavian (Western) forms, giving illustrative phrases in the Eastern variant, and glosses in American English. Main…