Describes ways in which parents and teachers can be alert to potential hearing and vision problems. Includes lists of behaviors and complaints which may indicate problems. (HS)

Some children, adolescents, and adults have used humor when responding to a drawing task. The humor tends to reflect their own situations as well as attitudes toward self and others, fantasies and moods. After presenting a brief review of background literature, this paper describes the various kinds of humor observed, and presents the findings of…

This document is a guide to student assessment for special education services, eligibility determination, and program planning for Alabama students. To present an accurate and fair picture of the individual assessed requires more than one test score or observation. This document, which is formatted for easy desk reference for daily use by the…

This issue of the quarterly newsletter of the Center for Mental Health in Schools builds on the Fall 2001 newsletter dealing with bullying as a major barrier to student learning. This issue includes the following features and regular segments: (1) Bullying and Addressing Barriers to Learning; (2) Research into Practice: Screening for Depression;…

This booklet compiles information on 16 screening instruments for young children. For each instrument, the following information is provided: (1) name; (2) publisher; (3) year published; (4) cost of kit; (5) cost per child/cost of forms; (6) age range; (7) domains tested (including cognitive, expressive language, receptive language, articulation,…

Examines the relationship between evaluations of four pretraining screening activities designed to approximate behaviors teachers are likely to perform and supervisor ratings of student teacher effectiveness. (Author)

A vision screening program in seven Ohio counties tested 3,261 preschool children and 44,885 school age children for problems of distance visual acuity, muscle balance, and observable eye problems. (DB)

A home eye test program to encourage preschool detection of amblyopia and other serious vision problems has been developed. (DB)

A study of the Pupil Behavior Rating Scale was made to determine its factor structure and to determine its utility for screening children at the elementary school level to identify potential learning disabilities. (Author)