Developed by the staff of SCAT (Support, Competency-Assistance and Training), the document provides information on systematic instructional procedures for teachers of exceptional children. Briefly addressed are the seven components of systematic instruction: initial assessment, establishment of long term goals, sequencing of short term objectives,…

The paper discusses a procedure for writing, monitoring, and evaluating Individual Education Plans (IEPs), as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, utilizing computer technology. Concerns related to the values and philosophy of decision-makers as they work with data derived from computer systems to formulate IEPs are also…

The instructor-free, empirically-based training package is designed to teach personnel at all levels to develop and implement individual program plans for severely handicapped, developmentally disabled persons in their own agencies. The package consists of a six-chapter trainee workbook (individual program planning and the interdisciplinary team,…

The document presents guidelines for organizing and operating programs for the mentally gifted and talented in the state of Pennsylvania. Aspects covered include admission criteria; initial identification/referral; individual psychological testing; program organization and scheduling; curriculum and the individualized education program;…

The Multiple Model Preschool Program (MMPP) is a 3-year research and demonstration project which stresses the prevention of deficits keeping many children from obtaining optimal development and achieving academic success. The MMPP incorporates three emphases: 1) the inclusion and meaningful involvement of parents; the establishment of strong…

Described is a home- and center-based preschool program for handicapped children. A toy education library system and an activity centered learning program are reported to focus on individualized programing and parent involvement. (CL)

This study attempts to elucidate some quantitative measures to assess the adequacy of adaptive decisions in individualized materials. The primary purpose of the study is to improve the curriculum developer's ability to generate better adaptive materials by improving his judgment of the quality of the diagnostic portions of his material in meeting…

NLS-SCHOLAR is a prototype system that uses artificial intelligence techniques to teach computer-naive people how to use a powerful and complex editor. This new kind of computer assisted instruction system integrates systematic teaching with actual practice, keeping the user under tutorial supervision while allowing him to try out what he learns…

Conquest is a laboratory project for first-grade repeaters and for students in second grade through sixth grade who have difficulty in reading. It features an individualized, eclectic approach made possible by low student/teacher ratios and by a wide variety of materials and equipment. Instructional and diagnostic procedures are highly structured,…

Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) represents a significant innovation in education because it is one of the first successful operations of individualized instruction on a systematic basis throughout an entire school from kindergarten through sixth grade. The aim of IPI is to have the student regularly experience successful learning so that…

The Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students who went to college with inferior preparation to supplement their education by studying for 1 year at an academically demanding liberal arts college before entering graduate or professional school. The post-baccalaureate fellows take regular courses in a program that is…

Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) depends upon a structured curriculum made up of sequences of behavioral objectives which the student must master in moving from one level of ability to some subsequent higher level. The curriculum designer has the responsibility of specifying, with varying degrees of exactness, how the typical pupil would…

The development of an individualized course at Plano High School, Texas, is described. The first attempt, using only suggested guidelines, was considered unsuccessful. The second structure adopted included: (1) specific, measurable behavioral objectives, (2) both basic and advanced required assignments, (3) tests to measure achievement of the…

This report evaluated a 2-week summer workshop for 37 teachers, supervisors, and administrators involved in the study and implementation of individualized instruction programs in western New York. After a brief introduction, general objectives and planning procedures of the workshop were presented. Participation selection was based on a…

What one can do, as an individual and in local action groups, to preserve and improve our environment is described. Postulated is the hypothesis that our environment is being revaged to maintain a high standard of consumption, not a high standard of living. If we are to survive, change is crucial. Unless we stop being "Gross National…