A summary of a Human Resources Research Organization report, on the level of reading, listing, and arithmetic skills needed in four military occupational specialities and width of the gap between skills possessed and skills needed, emphasized the need for remedial literacy training and more learning-by-listening opportunities. (AG)

Estimates of children having reading disabilities range from three to 30 percent of all children in school. Is there any reason to suppose that the figure for math disabilities is any different? (Author)

Article describes cross age teaching programs in five different schools and gives reasons for their success. (GB)

Article describes a program in which handicapped and disadvantaged individuals are given special instruction and prepared for the occupation of drafting. (HB)

This paper presents deficit grouping within a resource room as an organizational alternative to the creation of self-contained classrooms. (Author)

The communication model, described within the framework of channels, levels, and processes, is intended to clarify evaluative, prescriptive, and instructional practices for exceptional children. (Author/KW)

How to use listening to responses as a diagnostic tool to discover children's reading and comprehension problems. (RB)

The research here reported is a result of growing interest in the early identification and remediation of learning disabilities among preschool and primary age youngsters. A screening test is described. (Author/BY)

Two programs designed for the disadvantaged are described--(1) the Transitional Year Program, which prepares the student for regular college courses, and (2) the Urban University Development Program, which pays for an entire 4-year college course. (JW)

The purpose of this paper is to review the social and philosophical setting for illiteracy programs and examine program considerations. (Author/RK)