Eighteen first grade children (10 boys and eight girls, IQ's 91 to 128) who evidenced a developmental deficit on the Sapir Developmental Scale were placed in one of two groups. Twelve children in an experimental group compromised a self contained class and were given deficit centered training. The six in the control group were placed with 12…

The Region One Curriculum Kit (ROCK) was utilized as part of a preschool instructional program during the 1968-69 school year. This report presents an assessment of the program. Four groups of Spanish-speaking students were tested by the Michael Test of Oral English Production. Three of the groups utilized the ROCK materials which are designed to…

The Center for the Study of Migrant and Indian Education was designed to provide a continuity of educational goals among agencies, colleges and public schools. Topics included in this evaluation report are the advisory committee proceedings, accomplishments of curriculum materials services, student-teaching, language games program, training of…

A review of the innovative and comprehensive educational programs in Alaska, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is featured in this document. A brief sketch of the State of Alaska provides a basis of understanding of the rural education problems encountered in this large state. Each program instituted is discussed…

Multigrade planning-teaching teams, initiated in the laboratory school of Central Washington State College, have proved effective in improving inservice education. The team concept is based upon the assumptions that the teacher must know his students and, also, have some degree of specialization in the various subject areas. Each multigrade team…

This revised edition of the author's 1958 publication, aimed to "help teachers or language specialists make the transition from linguistic and educational theory to actual teaching practice," includes the following units: (1) Planning for Language Teaching and Learning, (2) Teaching English as a Second Language, (3) General Methods of Teaching,…

The Central Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Remedial Services to Eligible Nonpublic School Pupils is a direct outgrowth of the ESEA Title I Act of 1965 and has been operating in New York City Public Schools since 1966. During the 1972-73 school year approximately 16,300 pupils were enrolled in the NPS program and were serviced by the…

The present revised and expanded edition of this document is an inclusive cumulation. A few items have been included which are on order as new to the collection or as replacements. This discography is intended to serve primarily as a local user's guide. The call number preceding each entry is based on the Audio-Visual Department's own, unique…

Developed for a high school unit on the age of Milton, this guide is designed to examine the dominant literary modes of thought expressed in Spenser's "The Faerie Queene," Milton's "Comus,""Paradise Lost," and "Paradise Regained," and John Donne's metaphysical poetry. Performance objectives are listed along…

Reviewed in seven author contributed chapters are findings of experimental psychology relevant to the education of handicapped children in the areas of sensory processes, visual perception, memory, cognition and language development, sustained attention and impulse control, and personality and social development. Noted in an introductory chapter…

Prepared by a committee of the Oklahoma Curriculum Improvement Commission, this resource booklet is designed for teachers and librarians who work with Indian students. In chapter 1, the emphasis is on helping the teacher understand the Indian, his problems, his culture, and his past. A list of Indian customs and beliefs, contrasted with those of…

Designed to cover all media on all areas of Mohawk life, the bibliography also included general materials on the Iroquois where nothing on the Mohawks had been produced. To be relevant to Mohawks on the St. Regis Reserve, the bibliography used an informational survey of community priorities (1972, National Indian Education Association Library…

The study was requested by the Vancouver School Board Reading Centre (VSBRC) and the Education Department of the Vancouver School Board. The main purpose of the study was to make pre-treatment and post-treatment assessments of pupils of the VSBRC so that an evaluation of the VSBRC program could be made. A Questionnaire was sent to the current…

This resource book is based on the premise that dramatic play, or creative dramatics, should be an integral part of the language arts curriculum and that the child himself is a principal resource for material. The first chapter presents a philosophy of creative dramatics based on what the experience can provide to a child. The second chapter…

The program covers two public school districts, Harlandale and San Marcos, and Southwest Texas State University. This report, however, deals only with the San Marcos Bilingual Education Program, which provides bilingual education for pupils in grades K-5 who have limited English speaking ability. Due to parental requests, 19% monolingual English…