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Download full textSpicer, Scot L. – 1989
In this document, the first of a projected series of reports on ensuring student success, student equity, and rigorous instructional standards, an overview is provided of the steps taken by Glendale Community College (GCC) to refine and improve student placement in the English curriculum. Following introductory material outlining factors…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College English, Community Colleges, Correlation
Kidd, Richard, Comp.; Burnaby, Barbara, Comp. – 1988
This inventory of 75 English language training facilities in Canadian colleges and universities was compiled to assist the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in identifying suitable sources of English language support for trainees in its projects. No evaluation of programs is implied. Program entries are presented by province and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Lundstrom, Francesca; Politiek-Haim, Ytje – 1990
Model demonstration projects have developed and implemented a wide range of services to facilitate the transition of youth with handicapping conditions from school to work or to postsecondary educational settings. Factors pivotal to the continuation of such projects after federal funding ceased were studied. Data on 58 sample projects were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Finance
Wagner, Mary – 1990
As part of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS), this study examined characteristics of and educational programs and services provided to secondary students (N=589) classified as learning disabled (LD) in the 1985-86 school year. Difficulties in performing basic functional skills were identified in about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Needs
Ryan, Mary Beth – 1988
Federal legislation and litigation concerning the rights of handicapped and limited-English-proficient (LEP) students is reviewed, and the dilemma of providing fair, accurate, and adequate assessment for LEP students considered for special education is examined. A recent shift from overrepresentation of LEP students in special education to an…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bentson, Marilyn – 1983
The handbook contains ideas, worksheets, and sample forms to assist in the administration of volunteer programs teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to refugees. Chapters address: (1) planning (finding a coordinator, planning the program, assessing the need, and defining the volunteer's job); (2) recruitment (locating volunteer teachers,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Needs Assessment, Program Administration
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
In spring 1988, 103 bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and ESL-only school districts in New Jersey participated in a study to establish norms for the Language Assessment Battery (LAB) and Maculaitis Assessment Program (MAC) in grades K-12. This manual is designed to provide local district staff with the study's results and to make…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Hanford, George H. – 1986
Assessment of undergraduate student learning is discussed by a representative of the College Entrance Examination Board in testimony to the National Governors' Association. Governors are advised to avoid externally-mandated assessment requirements on colleges, since there is no single instrument available to effectively assess academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Wilkinson, Cheryl Y.; Ortiz, Alba A. – 1986
The study examined policies and practices related to the reevaluation of 36 limited English proficient (LEP) and 36 non-LEP Hispanic students in elementary learning disability (LD) programs in two Texas urban school districts and how these policies and practices impact continued special education eligibility. The following specific objectives were…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Eligibility, Handicap Identification
Hollinger, Timothy, Ed.; And Others – 1986
The monograph addresses the issue of research on learning disabilities (LD) and proposes directions for research in Iowa by means of four articles, a report of a survey of needed research, and six brief response papers. The first paper, "Issues on the Identification of Learning Disabled Children" (S.W. Ehly), discusses the problems of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Instructional Effectiveness
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1986
The merits of a state testing program that would measure the basic skills of college students and provide a basis for improvement was studied in Texas in 1985 by the Committee on Testing. Basic skills among colleges students and the use of postsecondary testing and remediation programs were studied in several states. The review included various…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Reschly, Daniel J.; Kicklighter, Richard J. – 1985
Random samples of black and white EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded) students (N=69) from defendant districts in Marshall v. Georgia were compared on numerous variables related to preplacement evaluation, classification and placement in special education, and reevaluation. On nearly all variables black and white mildly mentally retarded (MMR)…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Lee, Marjorie; Johns, Beverly – 1984
The booklet is designed to emphasize in simple terms the important points of the federal and state (Illinois) law related to special education. The following topics are covered: special education parents (parent role); parent-school partnerships (parent training); mandates for special education; individualized education programs (content,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Individualized Education Programs
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Special Education. – 1982
The manual outlines Michigan's procedures in providing special education services to students with emotional impairments. The first section depicts the special education process, beginning with pre-referral intervention strategies and referral and proceeding to evaluation, the individualized educational planning committee (IEPC) meeting, delivery…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Education Programs
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1986
How schools can effectively work with exceptional students who have communicable diseases was the focus of an eight-member Task Force appointed by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Governmental Relations Committee. Its report begins with an overview of existing guidelines and defines specific communicable diseases (Hepatitis B,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Communicable Diseases, Disabilities
