Handicapped preschool children who participate in special education programs gain more in mental age and skill development than similiar children not engaged in special programs. This article lists current federal programs and advises how parent-teacher associations can help develop special intervention programs. (DF)

Tested the utility of the Career Decision Scale in identifying chronic career indecision in 205 high school seniors. Followup data was gathered three years later. Results indicated the CDS factor scores can help identify the more chronically career indecisive students whose indecision is complicated by personality concerns. (JAC)

Investigated the validity of subtest short forms for the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence in an outpatient population of 116 children. Data showed that the short forms underestimated actual level of intelligence and supported use of a short form only as a brief screening device. (LLL)

Discusses genetic screening in the employment context, which involves identification of individuals hypersusceptible to toxins in the work environment. Examines the status of genetic screening devices against standard testing and legal criteria. (LLL)

Describes common signs and symptoms of learning disabilities in college students and suggests guidelines for identifying such students. An understanding of how cognitive, neuropsychological, and psychodynamic factors contribute to academic problems allows for sophisticated and responsible recommendations. (JAC)

Evaluated the predictive validity of the Yellow Brick Road Test (YBRT) relative to performance in reading as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT). A full prediction-performance comparison matrix was employed to compare three different cutoff scores for kindergarten-aged children (N=214). Concluded that the YBRT is moderately valid.…

The purpose of this study was the development, testing, and analysis of a nursing home aide screening device. Items of the instrument (N=40) were found to significantly differentiate between the successful or unsuccessful groups of aides (N=93). (Author)

This handbook provides arts specialists and gifted coordinators with procedures for identifying students who are gifted in drama. To be effective, the screening and identification process requires participation by personnel with expertise in the characteristics of gifted students, assessment, and drama. The handbook begins with an overview of the…

The mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system have received more attention at the federal level in the past 2 years than in the past three decades combined. The importance of the mental health issue is also being recognized at the state level. A number of factors have contributed to this change. They include: growing recognition…

What is the best and most economic way to identify pre-school children with handicaps? This study measures the relative effectiveness of parent check-lists and minimal screening procedures. (Editor)

A test for use as a preliminary screening device for learning difficulties of first graders had results which indicated a strong relationship between students' scores on the test and teachers' year-end evaluation of students' academic progress. (Author/KM)

Study results suggest that a practicable combination of screening instruments can identify those children with a learning disability. The syllabication test and the teacher rating scale can be used with an 80 percent effectiveness level. (Author/CJ)

Urine samples of 668 Swedish children with progressive psycho-motor retardation, coarse facies, and, in some cases, skeletal changes and vacuolated lymphocytes, were examined by means of high voltage paper electrophoresis. (DB)

Described and evaluated is the Revised Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale for use with 3- to 11-year-old handicapped children. (DB)