Title I, which provides federal assistance for compensatory education, is up for revision and extension during the second session of the 95th Congress. (Author/MLF)

This article examines ways in which Australian preschools for less advantaged minority groups of children (particularly Aboriginals) might be made more effective by incorporating policies and practices from Piaget's theories. (SB)

This article asks "How literate do workers need to be?" and suggests such measures as the widespread use of technical materials written in "plain language" and employers' offering job-related reading programs. (JB)

The effects of the highly structured Distar language program and the semistructured Schiach program were compared on two groups of socially disadvantaged children in a day nursery. (Both programs attempt to assist young, learning-delayed children.) There were no major statistically significant differences between the two groups. (SK)

Describes a program at the Juvenile Achievement Center in Waco, Texas, that serves students rejected in regular school programs because of overt behavior problems, social maladjustment, academic deficiencies, and poor self-concepts. (Author/JF)

Describes the failure of compensatory education programs from the past through the present, the premises upon which such programs are based, and the real reasons for the failure of such programs. (AN)

A paper presented at conference of National Association for the Teaching of English (Exeter, England, 1970). (Editor/RD)

Although the issue of redefining the developmental education profession has been a constant in its history, the urgency to reexamine it has never been greater. As practice advances and changes, so must the language to describe it. A reexamination can be an opportunity to transform the work of the field, expand its borders, and redefine its…

Anna is a 13-year-old student who has a learning disability and is eligible for special education and related services. Anna's parents enrolled her in the Private Academy for fifth grade; her frustration, inappropriate behaviors, and inattention had increased during fourth grade. In its year-end report, the Private Academy described Anna's…

This report describes a preventively oriented intervention program with 13 inner city toddlers identified as slow in early social and verbal development. Program components featured a committed human relationship, enrichment, modeling and shaping, and also a behavior modification sub-program unit. Program children evidenced significant…