Presents a technique for teaching poetry to disadvantaged youths. (RB)

Written as a guide to aid rural Appalachian high schools in the establishment of a work experience program, this booklet describes the development of a work experience program in six steps and then presents an example of a work experience program developed in Eastern Kentucky by this procedure. The guide also discusses the do's and don'ts of…

Technical reports of individual Title I project evaluations conducted during the 1975-76 school year are presented. The volume contains extensive information about each project's rationale, expected outcomes, mode of operation, previous evaluative findings, current implementation, and attainment of its objectives. The Title I evaluations contained…

Discusses the importance of acquiring the standard dialect, and reports that in Australia the language of non-standard speakers is not grossly different from standard English. (RB)

Disadvantaged children were tested on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in their own homes or away from home in an office or schoolroom. The overall testing environment was a significant factor influencing the test performance of disadvantaged children who had not attended a Head Start program. Head Start children performed equally well in both…

Teachers, programs, and facilities suitable to the special needs and potentialities of inner city youngsters must be provided. (Author/MK)

Described a many faceted arts program having a primary function as an arts and education agency in which arts programs and resources are developed for use in the schools. (Author/RK)

The retarded disadvantaged student may express his fantasies as facts and should be helped to learn culturally acceptable methods of communicating. (CL)

Delivered as a speech to the Eastern Division MENC Meeting (Washington, D. C., February 3, 1969).

Revision of paper presented at the Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Division 25 (Washington D.C., September 1, 1967).