Results of a survey, made by a teacher educator, of first year performance of 93 teachers with a variety of preparation, indicated that teachers trained on the job did not differ substantially from teachers trained in colleges. (MC)

It is maintained that the advisory board concept of R. Reger is a hollow solution to the problem that exists between teacher preparation programs and local education agencies, and that schools of education must teach the educational process rather than train students in interventions, processes, materials, and settings. (MC)

In a rebuttal, R. Reger comments on responses by six authors to his initally stated problem and suggestion of a method to incorporate ideas of school administrators into teacher training programs. (MC)

Two experiments with one 10-year-old and four 9-year-old dyslexic boys were conducted that dealt with phonics skills and the relationship of phonics behaviors to oral reading. (Author/MC)

Reviewed is the Test of Perceptual Organization, a screening device for difficulties in cognitive functioning, perceptual functioning, perceptual motor ability, and emotional adjustment, which requires that adolescents follow 10 detailed instructions on a street map. (MC)

Using the empirically based evidence that has resulted from the previous five Talent Searches of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, the article develops the rationale and success behind the talent-search concept as a useful strategy for identifying the intellectually gifted. (Author)

The review examines issues and research relating to the involvement of the central nervous system in reading disorders. Questions regarding subtypes, pre- and perinatal influences, genetics, sex differences, and early identification are briefly surveyed along with a summary of major research findings in neuropsychology and neurology. (Author)

Investigated the effect of a direct remedial reading program on perceptual motor performance of 119 reading disabled intermediate grade pupils. Comparison of pre- and post-treatment functioning on perceptual motor and reading measures revealed that the gain of Ss in the remedial reading program was significantly greater than the control Ss'…

Responses were obtained from all 50 states and three additional service units on a survey of programs for adolescents with behavioral disorders. (CL)

Over 2,000 state correctional facilities responded to a survey of handicapped juvenile offenders committed to state facilities throuqhout the U.S. and its territories. (Author/CL)

To examine recent changes that have taken place in state certification standards as they apply to special education leadership personnel, data were collected from the 50 state education agencies regarding certification of special education administrators and supervisors. (Author)