Notes that, although the open space design has not been problem free, satisfactory solutions have been found and the fears about the non feasibility of utilizing an open space program with minority youngsters has proven to be as ill-founded as the myth that black students cannot compete with whites successfully. (Author/AM)

This study investigated auditory discrimination as a function of ethnic group membership within the same socioeconimic status (SES). Subjects were 126 six-year-old students attending schools in a lower SES community. Contrary to previous findings, there were no differences between the groups on the Wepman Test of Auditory Discrimination. (Author)

Key factors of the cultural deprivation hypothesis are critically analyzed in this article. The analysis suggests that cultural deprivation theories fall short of their assertion that social class and academic achievement are closely related. (Author/EB)

The purpose of the study was to establish developmental norms for maternal-rated problem behaviors within a disadvantaged group of preschool children. The data are discussed in terms of their utility in assisting the school psychologist to select appropriate intervention strategies for the preschool child. (Author)

Reported are the activities of the U.S. Office of Education Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education, which centered around three issues: minority and disadvantaged gifted, leadership training, and visual and performing arts. (BD)

A program of teaching reading through the use of musical television commercials was initiated with eight- to ten-year-old disadvantaged students. (SBH)

Data show that disadvantaged students can be taught problem-solving strategies in mathematics and can reach a level of mastery in mathematical thinking that is not expected from their performance on I.Q. tests. (MP)

Compared the task performance of children under high levels of variable auditory and visual distraction, reduced stimulation as achieved by cubicles, and normal environmental conditions where no effort was made to raise or lower the level of external stimulation. (Author/AM)

The purpose of the study was to consider the relationship of type of intelligence test, examiner group membership, and language dominance of children to the performance of 25 Mexican American children (mean age 5 years) on intelligence tests. (Author)

Chronically undernourished children of low socioeconomic status participated in a treatment program combining nutritional, health care, and educational features. By school age, the gap in cognitive ability between the treated children and a group of privileged children had narrowed. The effect was greater for the youngest preschoolers entering the…

Nineteen youth from a state institution for indigent and neglected youth were placed in 4 home settings and allowed to attend public schools for 18 months. Results indicated that the currently accepted theory that the de-institutionalization of juveniles promotes social adjustment is valid. (JC)

Considered is the continuing rise in the number of children entering foster care and despite efforts to rehabilitate families and to place children for adoption, foster care tends to be interminable for many children. (Author/MH)

Describes the SUCCESS program which is based on the idea that success plays a major role in determining a child's self concept and future goal setting behavior, and that systematic parental attention and positive reinforcement are basic to helping each child feel successful and valuable as a person. (MS)

This research attempted to determine 1) the personality profiles of disadvantaged Black adolescents on Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and Gough's Adjective Checklist (ACL), 2) if this group differed significantly on the VPI from Blacks attending college, and 3) what implications for programming and planning could be determined…