Learning theory inherent in concepts related to and including individualized instruction in FLES is explored in this article. A distinction is made between individualized activity and individualized instruction. Differences which distinguish the FLES learning environment from the secondary school language learning situation are pointed out.…

Recognizing the problems of reading instruction as a major challenge in education, Educational Professions Development Act (EPDA) Institutes of recent years have funded several programs to develop new methods and materials for teaching in inner-city schools. The project reported here is an EPDA Institute for teachers of disadvantaged children in…

The 1971 Oregon Small Schools Program summer institute at Willamette University, June 14-18, was attended by 200 elementary and secondary teachers, librarians, counselors, principals, and superintendents from more than 50 Oregon school districts. The major purpose of the summer institute (funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary…

The specific focus of this document is on the evolutionary development of the Neighborhood Educational Center Project supported under Title III, 1965 Elementary Secondary Act, which was marked by continual evaluation and appropriate modification. Application of the concepts of individualized instruction was one of the basic means by which the…

Critics argue against differentiated staffing on the bases that (1) limited compensation ranges lower teacher morale, (2) the loss of the services of trained teachers and the impersonality of the large group organization lower student incentive to achieve, and (3) salary savings are at the expense of the quality of the instructional program. Since…

The Institute for Developmental Studies (IDS) program has evolved into a comprehensive 5-year enrichment curriculum running from prekindergarten through third grade. The academic progress of both IDS and control children was monitored over the 5-year period by administration of standardized tests and special tests developed for the program.…

The Thomasville City School District offers an 8-weeks summer program for students in grades 1 through 6. The program consists of individualized and small group instruction, with an emphasis on improving reading skills. Areas covered include vocabulary, comprehension, oral and written expression, and basic arithmetic. Evan though the program's…

Four alternative designs for educational systems are sketched consonant with existing and potential scientific and technical knowledge and are contrasted with the prevailing generic educational system and each other. Systems are compared for relevance and productivity, for information contained in their proficiency tests, and for their capability…

This Annual Narrative Report by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Illinois, on foreign language programs in public schools describes activities and objectives which characterize the year's work. The report emphasizes the growing importance of individualized instruction and cultural education. Major sections discuss: (1)…

The Waubonsee Hearing Impaired Program (WHIP), offering courses for disadvantaged adults in English and reading as well as a special program for hearing impaired students, is described. English Review is a course which aids students whose deficiencies in English preclude their taking the regular freshman English courses. Instruction is…

The District 10 Reading and Diagnostic Center was funded by a grant from the New York State Urban Education program. The staff includes a coordinator who is a reading specialist, two teachers, and four paraprofessionals. Children receive instruction in small groups of five or work individually with the machines and materials. The primary focus of…

This document is a general introduction to the nature, purposes, and potential uses of a critique series that deals with the development and evaluation of course goals in six subject matter areas for grades K-12. The series provides an initial pool of course-level goals that are expected to be of considerable value in assisting educators with goal…

The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program, designed to provide useful information to educational decision-makers at a variety of levels, is discussed as to a number of its characteristics. These program characteristics are: Goals--long range goals, outcome goals, and process goals; Test Development--fourth grade reading and mathematics and…

The objectives of the Individualized Study Center Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, were as follows: (1) provide an environment which is designed to lead to wholesome personal and social adjustments; (2) provide an educational environment in which, under the guidance of understanding teachers, the…

The purposes of this study were (1) to develop and evaluate resource modules in the areas of treating reading difficulties and individualizing instruction to be used in a competency based teacher education program in reading and (2) to determine whether an instructional portion of the reading difficulties module could effectively be implemented in…