Fourteen brief articles focus on the young handicapped child and his family. Articles have the following titles and authors: "Elements of Early Care and Education" (W. Fowler); "Mothers and Fathers--The Special Child's Special Resources" (M. Lamb); "Child Development--Knowledge and the Special Educator" (A. Honig); "The Handicapped Child in the…

This guide provides a basic framework that may be implemented in any English as a second language (ESL) program comprised of the following levels: entry pre-literate, entry literate, basic, and intermediate. The program may be implemented in sessions of 5 hours or 3 hours per day of ESL instruction. The modules of instruction are: (1) oral…

These three video-based learning modules, covering job search skills, career planning, and interpersonal communication skills on the job, were designed for use in basic English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. The Job Search Skills module covers topics such as warm and cold behaviors, identifying job skills, job interviews, and application…

The activities in this teaching guide focus on reading and thinking skills useful in the development of a global perspective in primary-level students. The activities can be used in social studies, language arts, and reading courses. An introduction gives an overview and rationale, lists educational objectives, and describes the format of the…

This executive summary describes the development and conclusions of a federally-funded research project designed to gain information on the process of research on instructional problems. The project's impact on inservice education practices for teachers of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is also described. The main purpose of the project…

In order to determine the word frequency of written business vocabulary, 5,000 letters were sent to a nationwide random sample of members of the National Secretaries Association, asking them to submit copies of up to three pieces of written business communications (letters, memoranda, and reports) typed recently in their offices. A total of 1,411…

The 45 papers that comprise this book view the current telecommunications revolution and its developments and effects from a wide range of perspectives. Specific topics discussed in the papers include the following: (1) the future of literature; (2) Brazil and the information societies of the next century; (3) the future of language; (4)…

This field manual for composition teachers, written by community college and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) writing instructors, examines practical and theoretical problems and strategies associated with teaching composition. Essays in chapter I, by Ruth Mitchell and Faye Peitzman, underscore the relevance and implications of…

The testing of bilingual students poses particular problems for analyses of performance, item bias, and test adequacy. A test administered in two languages to children selected for their language facility provides a special arena for the study of these problems. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) was selected because the test content…

Data were collected relevant to the major decision and evaluation questions concerning the Title VII Pre-Kindergarten Program. This volume is a reference for those interested in replicating or studying the research and evaluation of this project. The instruments used to evaluate students and teachers are explained and evaluated. The Peabody…

Writing research has indicated that exophoric reference--features of linguistic texts that refer to the situations that surround language--are more characteristic of weak writing and possibly associated with socioeconomic status. To follow up on such research, writing samples from 114 ninth and eleventh grade students and college freshmen were…

This plan for a 3-week unit on computer literacy is designed to acquaint students with the computer, what it is, what it can and cannot do, its impact on society, and career opportunities. The students learn to use the computer through interaction with a canned program, and write a short program using the BASIC language. The plan indicates what to…

This is a bibliography of research on bilingual/special education for children in preschool through high school. Most of the references are journal articles written within the last five years or documents available from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Cited are works on cognitive development, language development, intelligence…

Given the state of the art of computing in 1982, it is not necessary to know a computer language to use a computer. Three aspects of the current state of computing make it mandatory that educators from elementary through postsecondary levels rapidly incorporate this skill into the curriculum: (1) computers have permeated society--they are used in…

To help educational administrators and policymakers use computers effectively, this handbook provides an overview of computers and their role in education. Using a question-and-answer format, the author first defines computers, interactive computing, computer hardware and software, and programing languages. The same format is followed in the…