Designed by the Massachusetts Center for Program Development and Evaluation, the Educational Evaluation and Planning Package (volume 2) is noted to provide Core Evaluation Teams (CET) with information for developing an individualized educational plan for the child with special needs. Each of the skill area sections--mathematics, language…

The handbook offers guidelines for the development of preschool programs for 4- and 5-year-olds. Specific information on the New Albany (Mississippi) program such as staffing, funding, and scheduling is provided. The program rationale is said to be based on cognitive stages identified by Jean Piaget. Program purposes are seen to stress development…

Music forms the core of the second unit of a fine arts program in Spanish for first graders. With instructional and evaluation activities built around the family, kits five through eight, each designed for two to three weeks of instruction, use songs as a basis for dramatizations, drawing, and dancing. Each kit includes music, lyrics, graphic…

This booklet discusses child abuse, targeting pre-teenagers and teenagers. It describes what child abuse is, why it happens, and what a teenager can do about it. These topics are covered: (1) definition of child abuse and types of child abuse; (2) differentiating between child abuse and discipline; (3) sexual abuse; (4) family types of child…