Navajo family participation in the evaluation of their children is described in this paper. The setting for the study in St. Michael's Special School, Window Rock, Arizona. Pupils at this Navajo Reservation school were assigned to special education classes on the basis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. The author introudced into the…

The handbook contains forms, placement criteria, and procedural provisions for 17 program departments in the exceptional child program of the Hillsborough County public school system in Tampa, Florida. Included in the description of the Exceptional Child Education Department and the Exceptional Child Education Office are aspects of staffing and…

Whether grouping children into special classes on the basis of IQ scores is educationally defensible was investigated using 492 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students, 12-15 years of age, during two field tests (1971-73). The curriculum used was the Me and My Environment biological sciences program. The following three test instruments were…

This handbook is the culmination of an examination of problems encountered in the articulation of foreign language programs from secondary schools to college. The report contains the results of discussions with the chairmen of language departments at the college level and the examining committee, the findings obtained from on-campus interviews,…

This study explores the use of a self-counseling device, Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS), as a diagnostic tool in identifying students who have encountered difficulties in college but persist in their attendance when they may have been better suited to vocational training programs. Thirty-seven students in the University of Maryland Office of…

Ten community colleges in Texas sent participants to a faculty and administrators' conference, whose purpose was to discuss all points covering basic-studies programs and to see where consensus and differences of opinion existed among the people who actually operate those programs. This transcript of the conference covers the following topics: (1)…

A survey was conducted of Virginia public school programs during 1970-71 for children with either learning disabilities (LD) or emotional disturbances (ED). Six survey questions covered demographic information, nature of children served, actual function of teachers' roles, referral and placement procedures, and administrative planning and…

This report begins with an overview of placement and proficiency testing, with emphasis on the benefits to students and instructors of such testing. Various ways in which proficiency credit may be earned at the University of Illinois are discussed. In particular, the freshmen Placement and Proficiency System is described in detail. Some data are…

THIS TEXT ON ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS IS A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. EACH OF THE 21 LESSONS INCLUDES READING ASSIGNMENTS AND LISTS OF PROBLEMS TO BE WORKED. IN ADDITION, SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATIONS AND COMMENTS ARE INCLUDED THAT (1) PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF CONCEPTS AND…

Investigated with a follow-up study of successful reintegration into regular classes in the Toronto system was the success of two special programs for elementary level students who were identified as having learning disabilities presumed to be organic, or whose learning disabilities were primarily emotional or behavioral in origin. The initial…

Presented is the Illinois Regional Resource Center's Manual for Diagnostic Teachers which is designed to provide a model for assessment, individualized educational planning, optimal placement, and short and long range follow-up of children (3-21 years old) with unexplained learning problems. Section 1 provides an introduction to the…

The authors review some of the shortcomings in schools trying to translate mainstreaming theory into practice: lack of a full range of special placement options, over-reliance on consultation and resource teacher programs, and failure to furnish adequate special instruction in regular classrooms. (Author/SJL)

Available from: The Division for Children with Learning Disabilities Council for Exceptional Children 1920 Association Drive Reston, Virginia 22091 Identified and related to the educator are four central issues in the field of learning disability: (1) determining the true parameters of the field, (2) monitoring tests and materials presumed…

Research indicates that the informal reading does not produce reliable enough information on reading ability to use it for individual placement of students, though it can be used to judge the achievement of groups. (Ed./JD)