The evaluation of a behavioral screening procedure for the detection of both conduct disordered and withdrawn children was implemented in two phases among children enrolled in a rural Head Start program. The first phase focused on preliminary identification, through teacher rankings and classroom observation, of a population of the most withdrawn…

A statewide random sampling of seven groups of professional educators (N=90) and 30 parents of learning disabled (LD) students were compared for their degree of agreement on the Modified Component Disability Instrument. Professionals included teachers of LD adolescents, remedial reading teachers, school psychologists, speech clinicians, school…

Three alternative methods for placing post-secondary students into freshman English or remedial writing classes are compared. The study contrasted: (1) a proposed system-wide test combining multiple choice and essay scores; (2) the holistic essay scoring procedures used at separate university campuses; and (3) an analytic scoring rubric developed…

The final report documents accomplishments of a 3 year outreach service to programs serving handicapped preschool children. The program includes four basic components: a preschool screening program, a parent initiated and maintained parent education group, an in home teaching program working with high risk or handicapped children from birth to 8…

The consequences of using a preschool screening program in a public school, especially in relation to the teacher's activities, are examined in this case study. A small, rural New England elementary school served as the field site. Data collection activities included observing two days of the preschool screening clinic, observing the kindergarten…

The author discusses his observations from administering such tests as the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) to young disabled children in Costa Rica. Cultural influences and nuances of translations are seen to affect performance. Factors involved in remediation programing are also noted. A final consideration is the "barrio…

This document describes the design and implementation of a screening procedure for a first grade readiness class which was receiving inappropriate referrals. The class was intended to serve normal children between kindergarten and first grade who seemed to need an extra year of maturation. Because students who exhibited discipline, emotional and…

This paper analyzes data from three administrations (spring and fall 1977 and spring 1978) of reading and mathematics achievement tests across grades three through eight. The study asks two major questions: (1) how accurately are students identified for Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I services based upon the first test administration?;…

The preliminary report--two-thirds of which consists of tabular data--describes an early identification system used in London, Ontario (Canada) for kindergarten and first grade high risk students, and provides some data bearing on the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the system. Simple descriptive summaries of some characteristics…

In Louisiana, the Early Childhood Evaluation Project undertook to study the feasibility of screening preschool children for potential handicaps in rural and urban areas using relatively untrained university students and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of different screening instruments. Findings showed that the largest number of children were…

Developmental-academic and social-emotional checklists completed by teachers were used by the Hawaii Department of Health teams to screen preschool age children. The checklists reliably distinguished between 1,376 developmental referrals and 226 non-referrals. The developmental checklist data indicated that the teachers' most frequent…

Learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and unclassified male students originally tested with the Elizur Test of Psycho-Organicity (ETPO) when they were 6 to 11 years of age (time 1), were reassessed four years later (time 2) with the same instrument. Examinees were required to duplicate geometric and colored block designs, and to memorize five…

Oklahoma's policies regarding developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped students are set forth. An introductory section lists local education agency responsibility. Policies are detailed in succeeding chapters for the following aspects (sample subtopics in parentheses): screening (public awareness,…

THE SCREENING PROGRAM HAD TWO PURPOSES. (1) IT WAS TO BE USED TO DETECT CHILDREN WITH UNUSUALLY SEVERE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND CHILDREN WHO, BECAUSE OF THEIR SUSPECTED RETARDATION IN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, MIGHT NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES. THE DATA FOUND WERE TO BE USED TO IMPLEMENT EARLY DETECTION AND REMEDIAL PROGRAMS. (2) IT WAS TO…