Four reading disabled children were given eight sessions of ocular motor training with reinforcement and eight sessions without reinforcement. Two reading disabled control Ss were treated similarly but received no ocular motor training. Results demonstrated that reinforcement can improve ocular motor skills, which in turn elevates reading…

In this review of American public health the author recalls 200 years of public health progress, details the major thrusts of the Foreward Plan, proposes a preventive health system to solve environmental health problems and calls for closer cooperation between local and federal governments to better solve today's health problems. (BT)

Presenting the revised "Statement of Understanding" (1976) signed by the directors of the Office of Native American Programs, the Agency on Aging, and four other agencies entering into an interagency agreement, this paper details agency role as stipulated by Objectives one through four incorporated in the Statement re: improved services…

The resources contained in this guide represent a comprehensive list of organizations that have an interest in or knowledge about underage drinking issues. The list begins with the individuals and organizations involved in the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) Underage Drinking Project, including the names…

This paper reports on a study examining whether it makes a difference how a university-school partnership is structured and how the partners perceive their level of involvement. Partnership structure frameworks grade from cooperation (least structured) to coordination (more structured) to collaboration (most structured). Twelve schools…

This article describes a consultant-to-counselor concept in which a consultant serves as a resource person and aid to school counselors and guidance program directors. (RWP)

A discussion of an experimental program designed to improve interaction among counselors at the school, community college, and university levels. (JC)

The importance of the junior high school in a total community education program is in meeting needs of communities as opposed to a single community. (Author/MF)

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University assists junior college publications programs throughout the state by offering annual workshops, helping in program design, and publishing a Transfer Tip Sheet.'' (RN)

The primary purpose of this study was to test the implication that perceptual-motor development training will increase school learning as measured by academic achievement and mastery of basic skills at the kindergarten level. (Authors)

The author's proposes that when university policy-makers are making important decisions or devising large-scale programs, the policy-makers should consult with the scholars in the university who have expertise in areas relevant to those decisions or policies. (Author/AF)

Institutional self-studies of present conditions will aid in planning for the future. (HS)

A study of 90 first grade children indicates that, for young children, visual-motor coordination is a behavior that facilitates effective expression in art. (Author/MK)