ADDRESSED TO PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS AND PHYSICIANS IN GENERAL PRACTICE, THE PAMPHLET INTRODUCES METHODS OF DETECTING AND MANAGING PHENYLKETONURIA, AN INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL RETARDATION. INFORMATION, UPDATED FROM THE 1961 EDITION, IS INCLUDED ON THE INCIDENCE AND GENETICS, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND CLINICAL COURSE OF THE…

Thirty American and 30 Bristish first graders were administered a screening test to determine whether similar identifiable learning problems exist across cultures. Results of the Aston Index indicated significant differences between American and British Ss in one subtest of the Index's General Underlying Ability, and in two subtests of the…

Methods are described for constructing Resolution IV Screening designs that are robust to linear, quadratic, and cubic trend effects and will also keep the number of factor-level changes for some variables at a minimum. Complete designs, capable of screening up to 32 variables, are provided along with appropriate methods of analysis. Numerous…

Screening tests consisting of observation procedures and simple physical exercises requiring only a chinning bar, stopwatch, and record forms are suggested for identifying pupils aged ten to seventeen who are underdeveloped in strength, flexibility, agility, or cardiorespiratory endurance. Classes should be divided into pairs with one pupil acting…

A followup study of 151 lower socioeconomic class children (under 6 years of age at the time of initial screening) was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) in predicting school achievement problems. Ss were originally categorized into three age groups (0-2 years, 2-4 years, and 4-6 years) and…

Principles of the identification of learning disabled students in the preschool and primary grades are discussed in terms of parent and teacher observation, mass screening, and interdisciplinary diagnosis involving medical, psychological, speech and language, and educational assessments. Also included is a rating scale to evaluate auditory,…

The determination of whether or not the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a valid screening device to use with a culturally diverse populace was examined. The study was conducted at New Mexico State University (NMSU) using 2 sample groups. Sample A consisted of 560 Anglos and 101 Mexican Americans tested by the NMSU Counseling Center during a 2-year…

Provided in the instructional syllabus developed by the National/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented are a rationale for the identification of gifted students, suggested identification procedures, and examples of materials used by various school districts. It is noted that the Stanford-Binet appears to be the best single…

Four models for screening for children with psychological problems are presented, each having a goal, a screening procedure, and a criterion against which the effectiveness of the procedure can be evaluated. The four are the illness model, the developmental model, the crisis model, and the match-mismatch model. Implications of models are…

The effects of maturational lag and innate perceptual-motor language learning disabilities on primary-grade children's school performance are discussed. Early identification of these learning disabilities is emphasized. A pilot study using 280 second- and third-grade children is described in which the feasibility of whole classroom screening to…

Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), a 1 year project in Illinois, funded through Title VI, to develop screening procedures for identification of prekindergarten children with potential learning disabilities is described. Discussed are evaluation of existing test instruments, which did not meet established criteria, and…

Described in the guidebook are ways to initiate or improve early recognition and intervention (ERI) programs in public schools. Suggested for starting a program to find at risk or handicapped children before they and their teachers experience failure are three phases, which involve finding an idea, enlisting support, and beginning with a pilot…

An audiometric screening survey was conducted on a severely and profoundly mentally retarded population using noise-makers and pure tone audiometry. Of those tested with noise-makers, 83% gave an identifiable response to sound, 7% did not respond, and 10% were considered difficult-to-test. By contrast, 4% passed, 2% failed, and 94% were…

The New York State Physical Fitness Screening Test, an individual performance-type test composed of four different test items, was developed to provide school personnel with an instrument for use in determining the physical fitness of pupils and to screen pupils who are physically underdeveloped. The original norms for the test were obtained in…

The manual contains suggested activities to develop the language skills assessed by the Florida Language Profile, a screening instrument to help identify young learning disabled children. Three to ten activities are listed for each of the following categories: body parts; right and left; rote counting, naming and identifying numbers, and counting…