This handbook for librarians and adult basic education (ABE) teachers examines existing and potential library-literacy connections. Chapter I discusses methods and criteria for selecting and evaluating books for new readers. Both readability levels and the quality of books are considered. The second chapter examines the library's general…

This guide reflects the theories developed by Project RESPECT during 3 years of planning, implementing, and evaluating eight transition programs in central Kentucky. Project RESPECT sought to address the problems of vocational training for mentally handicapped secondary students and the coordination of services between secondary education and…

This resource guide outlines procedures for efficiently and effectively planning and implementing transition programming for at-risk students. Based on a review and synthesis of needs assessment systems in transition programs, a flow chart is presented showing step-by-step procedures recommended for local transition needs assessments. Steps in the…

California's Education Transition Center has developed a network of exemplary collaborative transition programs which agree to provide site visitors with information about school, community, and private programs that can improve school-to-adult-life transition services for "at risk" students. This document contains guidelines prepared to…

In opening speeches to conference participants, Multnomah County (Oregon) Commissioners Caroline Miller and Earl Blumenauer stressed the need for government and individuals to cooperate in providing educational and community services in an era of declining resources. Dale Hess summarized his monograph "Rising above Decline." Richard Andrews spoke…

Intended primarily for state and local health and education staff, the guide considers using the school setting as one resource in the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Chapter I introduces the EPSDT program and describes its services to Medicaid eligible children. The chapter also sets forth school health goals as…

In this manual, the Friends of Black Children Project presents ideas for promoting and facilitating cooperation between social service agencies and black communities who are concerned about the disproportionate number of black children who remain homeless and unadopted. The guide is divided into four sections. Section I presents an overview of the…

This guide for parents and professionals is one of three documents recommended for use in the development of a local level linkage system for the referral of severely handicapped students from education to rehabilitation. An introductory section includes a discussion of right versus entitlement. The first section provides general information…

The manual suggests local approaches for childfind in Washington state. After a brief introduction, community resources are focused on in terms of surveying agencies, maintaining contact, and developing interagency agreements. A rationale is presented in Section III for using agency resources. Public awareness procedures are addressed in a fourth…

The orientation and resources guide is intended for members of State Developmental Disabilities Councils to acquaint them with the problems and needs of hearing impaired developmentally disabled (HIDD) persons and with service models and resources that can be used to meet these problems and needs. The HIDD population is defined and described, and…

Pennsylvania's sophisticated system for student loan fraud and abuse detection is described, including the factors felt to contribute to its success and suggestions for improving other state agency fraud units. (MSE)

This feature issue focuses on strategies to support parents who have cognitive limitations to be successful in raising their children. Articles include: (1) "Encounters with Entropy: Marge's Journey from System to System" (John Franz and Pat Miles) that tells a fictional story of a mother with disabilities to illustrate the tendency of human…

This brochure discusses the role of Missouri parents in the transition of students with disabilities from high school to adult life. It begins by outlining the requirements of federal legislation for transition planning and transition services. A question-and-answer format follows that addresses the beginning of transition planning at age 14 or…

Guidelines for building collaboration between education and social services are based on an Arizona superintendent's experiences in the establishment on school district grounds of a family assistance center staffed with 20 workers. (MLF)

This publication is intended to help communities take steps to improve the transition to kindergarten for young children with and without disabilities or other special needs in Kansas. The guide covers transition research, elements of effective transition, effective interagency cooperation, information sharing, providing continuity for children…