Efforts to coordinate state-level Right to Read activities are reported in this document by listing objectives and indicating what activities were undertaken in support of those objectives. The activities included four regional meetings of state Right to Read project directors during which the following four problem areas were discussed: training…

Described is a model for the evaluation of the Texas Comprehensive Special Education Program (Plan A) based on providing each child with an individualized educational plan and the least restrictive educational placement alternative. The plan is reported to have been implemented on a pilot basis over a 3-year period in the Dallas school district.…

Presented in the final report of Project SEACAP, a program designed to provide educational services to learning disabled students in Delaware, is information on the project's history and goals, progress, evaluation methodology, and conclusion and plans. Outlined among program objectives are to develop and field test guides and media of a program…

Reports from 12 state supervisors of foreign languages were compiled. Each report describes a state's elementary and secondary foreign language programs and activities as of November 1981. Topics covered include basic foreign language programs, trends in foreign language enrollment, teacher training, work with other divisions within the state…

This report, based on a 1979 national survey of drug abuse treatment programs in the prisons of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, presents data on 160 operational programs. Descriptive information on the identification of drug-dependent inmates and the provision of drug abuse treatment by state adult correctional institutions is…

This user's guide, the first of four modules for similar benefits usage, is the result of a project of the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Research Institute in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) model program evaluation unit to examine the issue of similar benefits in the state-federal rehabilitation…

This user's guide, the second of four training modules for similar benefits usage, is the result of a project of the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Research Institute in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) model program evaluation unit to examine the issue of similar benefits in the state-federal…

This user's guide, the third of four training modules for similar benefits usage, is the result of a project of the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Research Institute in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) model program evaluation unit to examine the issue of similar benefits in the state-federal…

This user's guide, the last of four training modules for similar benefits usage, is the result of a project of the University of Michigan Rehabilitation Research Institute in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) model program evaluation unit to examine the issue of similar benefits in the state-federal…

The document contains a description and an evaluation of the activities conducted during the first year of the Indiana Parent Training Project (IPTP), a project to train parents in their rights and responsibilities as guaranteed by federal and state laws governing the education of handicapped children. The following public information efforts were…

This bulletin traces the history of Oregon's Child Development Specialist (CDS) program, desribes development of the program model, discusses the qualifications and role of the specialist, presents a brief overview of the implementation of the CDS program in Salem (Oregon), provides evidence of the state program's success, and suggests methods for…

Washington's program for migrant education involved 13,543 student participants in regular programs and 3,075 student participants in special programs. The summer program served 1,994 children. Because of new reporting procedures, 52 school districts were able to describe the 6,025 students served in instructional programs, parent activity, staff…

This booklet provides a description of representative practices developed by various state educational agencies under State Leadership and Training Program (SLTP) grants funded by the Right to Read Office. The first section of the booklet contains approximately 30 individual SLTP project summaries. The second section describes each state's…

Guidelines address California's procedures for the operation of programs for handicapped infants and preschool children. Legal requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the California State Plan are reviewed. Program guidelines focus on eligibility, child assessment, placement in the least restrictive…

The second part of the California State Department of Education annual report on publicly subsidized child care services, this document describes services provided by California's preschool programs during the fiscal year of 1979-80. Included are brief statistical descriptions of the children and families served, the providers of state preschool…