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Download full textIllinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 1992
Three brochures offer guidelines on preventing lead poisoning in children, lowering lead blood levels in children, and safely removing leaded paint from homes. The brochure on prevention of lead poisoning explains sources of lead, how lead affects a child, the importance of screening a child for lead poisoning, and ways to protect a child from…
Descriptors: Children, Facility Improvement, Housing, Intervention
Genetic Issues in Mental Retardation, 1996
This document consists of the first six issues of a newsletter, which discusses current knowledge about and concerns related to genetics and mental retardation. The second issue addresses the problem of genetic discrimination. The third issue considers genetic testing, screening, and counseling. The fourth issue addresses genetic privacy issues.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Counseling, Disability Discrimination, Etiology
Siehl, Peterann M.; Studer, Jeannine – 1991
Adolescent suicide is the second leading cause of death in the adolescent population and is on the rise. This study used a mass screening concept as a pre-test identifier of at risk clients for suicide ideation and depressions; development of a competency-based prevention group treatment program, and the post-testing of the identified at-risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Grade 9
Bell, Catherine; Chalufour, Ingrid – 1982
One of four packets designed to help day care workers provide services to handicapped children and their families, the booklet addresses issues in screening and identification. A 12-item agenda for a workshop on screening and identification covering such topics as the definitions of screening, rationale for screening, information gathered from a…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Carr, Ann B., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The manual describes the Family, Infant, and Toddler Project for rural handicapped preschoolers and their families. The project, based on an ecological perspective, has three goals: to develop a demonstration service program, to increase the pool of qualified personnel, and to expand educational services to preschool aged mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Clinics, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Parent Education
Tempes, Fred – 1982
This paper presents a rationale for educating limited English proficiency (LEP) students and considers implications of that rationale for the education of LEP pupils requiring special education. Research in areas of bilingualism, bilingual education, and second language acquisition has provided a basis for an educational framework. A model of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Language of Instruction
Mahoney, Diane Feeney – 1983
This paper describes a nurse practitioner directed health center education program for senior citizens in Medford, Massachusetts. The planning process, including needs and location decisions, is defined, and a summary of needs survey data on the population is offered, including health problems (medication problems, lack of exercise, depression,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Consumer Education, Gerontology, Health Education
Peer reviewedMoriarty, Richard W. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Criteria, Exceptional Child Services, Infants
Peer reviewedEdwards, Phyllis Q. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Diseases, Exceptional Child Services, Incidence
Bellingham Public Schools, WA. – 1985
This report describes an Education Consolidation and Improvement Act-Chapter 1 program for at-risk kindergarten children in four Bellingham (Washington) elementary schools. Children in the program are included in regular kindergarten classes, which meet two full days each week and every other Friday. The children also attend the Kindergarten for…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Kindergarten, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
Belmont, Lillian – 1984
The final report of the 5-year International Pilot Study of Severe Childhood Disability outlines findings concerning the prevalence of severe mental retardation in nine developing countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan (Karachi and Lahore), the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Zambia. The study attempted to determine the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Handicap Identification, Incidence
Pinellas County School Board, Clearwater, FL. – 1985
Intended for use by education, health, and child care specialists, the manual describes the development of an interdisciplinary community-based screening program for infants and toddlers. Part I examines four basic planning considerations: needs assessment, personnel, instrumentation, and parents' needs. Part II focuses on aspects of program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Disabilities, Identification
Salinger, Terry S. – 1986
Since 1984, passing scores on the Preprofessional Skills Tests (PPST) have been required for entry into teacher education programs at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). College of education faculty, concerned because the majority of their population has traditionally been older, Hispanic students, developed a pre-PPST screening and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups, Preservice Teacher Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
This manual presents a physical fitness screening test for fourth through twelfth grade students in New York. Norms, originally developed in 1962 and updated in 1975, are also presented. The Physical Fitness Screening Test is an individual performance-type test composed of four different test items--agility, strength, speed, and endurance.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
Yoder, John H. – 1988
The study evaluated the effectiveness of an adaptation of the Behavior Rating Scale (BRS), a child observation form, as a screening device for identifying learning disabled children in the primary schools of Botswana. Children (N=620) in two different primary school grades (standards 5 and 7) and two different types of schools (Setswana Medium and…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
