The Oral Language Proficiency Scale is used to determine initial placement of Spanish-speaking students in English as a second language (ESOL) programs, at one of five ESOL proficiency levels. Proficiency is assessed in four areas: oral comprehension, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. The scale is based on student responses to a 20-question…

The texts of laws relating to phenylketonuria are presented for the 37 states having such legislation in November 1966. (LE)

A volume in the "Dimensions in Early Learning Series" this monograph proposes suggestions for parents and teachers to supplement normal classroom procedures in the area of visual learning. Chapter I concludes that a child's development of visual skills is directly influenced by inborn tendencies, physical characteristics, and environmental…

The purpose of this bibliography is to provide sources of information for educators, researchers, and students on: (1) the identification of children with potential learning problems (learning disabilities, behavioral difficulties, health problems); (2) screening for language, reading, and math readiness; and (3) assessment of the gifted child.…

The Diagnostic Prescriptive Individualized (D.P.I.) Primary Reading Criterion-Referenced Screening Test Levels 1, 2 and 3 are diagnostic tests geared toward aiding the teacher of grade 1 and 2 children in identifying the academic strengths, weaknesses, and needs of each student. These tests are concerned with the overall screening of skills of…

This document presents two measures used by the Parent-Child Early Education Program of the Ferguson-Florrisant School District in Missouri for identifying preschool children with special behavior problems. The first measure, My Preschool Child, is a checklist to be filled out by the parent on the child's personal and social development, language…

This booklet describes procedures that are used in screening children for early admission to first grade. Generally, each child should be evaluated on an individual basis. When individual evaluation is not feasible as a first step, it is required that an initial group screening measure be administered and followed by individual evaluations for…

Presented are papers from a 2 day conference in 1972 on screening and assessment of high risk children, 0 to 5 years of age, to detect developmental disabilities in physical, cognitive/intellectual, socio/emotional, and language areas. Briefly reviewed are legislation, reports, and programs which have concerned children's development in the last…

This report describes the validity and reliability studies done to standardize a preschool screening test developed for identification of articulation and language disorders. The test meets the need for a brief procedure which (1) identifies articulation and language disorders, (2) is not dialect bound and goes across cultural and regional…

The handbook offers guidelines to administrators who are developing programs to meet the need for speech therapy services in South Carolina schools. Responsibilities of school principals, speech coordinators, speech clinicians, and classroom teachers are identified. Recommendations are made concerning equipment needs (tape recorders, audiometers,…

To obtain information concerning current practices in placing community college students in English Composition courses, a two-page questionnaire was mailed to each of California's 93 community colleges; replies were received from 62. Summaries of the replies are provided in seven tables. Observations resulting from the survey data include the…

The Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) provides qualified enlisted men with an opportunity to obtain a college degree while earning a commission as an officer in the naval service. In 1965, over 250 NESEP selectees completed Strong Vocational Interest Blanks (SVIBs). For the 166 who had received commissions by 1971, the SVIB mean…

This combination test and rating form assesses expressive and receptive language skills, and auditory and visual skills in elementary school children with learning difficulties. An area indicating tests which have been administered to the student during the evaluation period is included. Some of the materials used are taken from TM 001 112. See TM…

A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE RELATIVE ACCURACY OF PREDICTION OF COLLEGE FRESHMAN GRADE POINT AVERAGES FROM SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) SCORES IN PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SOUTHERN COLLEGES. DATA PUBLISHED BY A SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ON TESTS USED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION WERE ANALYZED AND…

This volume was developed to enable local program personnel to determine the appropriateness of a test in relation to a child. No endorsements are made. For 68 preschool tests, the following information is presented when available: title, whether the test is for screening or verification, bibliographic information, descriptive information,…