Reported are results of screening over 1,000 eighth or ninth grade students for learning disabilities, and suggested is an intervention program utilizing available local resources. The Currie-Milonas Screening Test is described as consisting of eight subtests to identify problems in the basic skills of reading, writing, language, or mathematics.…

A written examination may discriminate against candidates if the reading difficulty level of the test is higher than the minimum educational level required for entry into the position for which the examination is used as a screening device. Tests used for examining applicants for positions in a large heterogeneous merit jurisdiction and in a city…

The Community College Guidance Profile (CCGP) was developed to accelerate and simplify the assessment process in vocational and educational guidance. The CCGP includes six main sections which are concerned with: (1) educational and vocational aspirations, (2) self estimates of abilities and personal traits, (3) vocational interests, (4) activities…

Six papers discuss some of the current issues in the field of mental retardation and human development. Epidemiology of mental retardation from a sociological and clinical point of view is analyzed by Jane R. Mercer, based on studies of mental retardation in the community in Pomona, California. The role of genetics and intra-uterine diagnosis of…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in its efforts to provide decent housing and a suitable living environment, is concerned with noise as a major source of environmental pollution. To this end, these guidelines are presented to provide site screening techniques. The procedures described have been developed so that people…

Presented in the conference proceedings are schedule and list of participants, seven major papers, and the newborn hearing screening recommendations of the interdisciplinary conference on newborn hearing and early identification of hearing impairment. Neonatal auditory testing is reviewed by Sanford E. Gerber, and Sheldon B. Korones gives a…

Information is presented on the validity, reliability, and normative data of the Ashlock Tests of Visual Perception-Revised, a screening test for perceptual difficulties in preschoolers. Discussed are implications for using the test for screening, diagnosis, and educational planning. (CL)

Intended for parents and teachers of gifted students (preschool through graduate level), the document provides descriptions in "lay language" of tests used as identification and screening measures in gifted and talented programing. Explained in an introductory section are such concepts as IQ, various uses for tests, types of standardized…

Presented is a screening device for use in preschool programs to identify children with serious developmental delay. It is explained that the instrument will also help the classroom teacher to obtain a class profile. Screening tasks are charted and incorporated into lesson plans for the following skill areas: gross motor, fine motor, language,…

An inventory was constructed to screen children for psychiatric impairment. Factor analysis of the questionnaire items of child behavior yielded 18 factors. The 7 factors with the highest correlations with total psychiatric impairment were selected for the inventory, each represented by 5 items. (Author)

This article describes the screening approach and subsequent intervention strategies implemented by the Quincy school system in an effort not only to fulfill the legal mandate but to set the stage for follow-up research that will ultimately assist them in designing programs geared to primary prevention. (Author)

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test were devised and tested on 60 lower social status bilingual Latino children (four to seven years old).

A total of 142 full scale individual intelligence tests of students referred for gifted placement were rescored to compare the vocabulary (V) and block design (BD) dyad of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R) with the full scale WISC-R and the limen method of scoring of the Stanford-Binet (SB) with the full scale SB.…

Use of environmental as well as developmental measures in screening high-risk children is suggested as a solution to some of the problems of EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment) and similar programs. (Author/CL)

Presents the screening procedure for English education students which was developed at the University of Washington. (DD)