Curriculum-based assessment (CBA) provides the most direct means for assessing and monitoring child program progress. Five areas of research in preschool assessment and four major qualities for assessment batteries are summarized. The interrelatedness of direct instruction, behavior technology, program accountability, and curriculum-based…

In Louisiana, the Early Childhood Evaluation Project undertook to study the feasibility of screening preschool children for potential handicaps in rural and urban areas using relatively untrained university students and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of different screening instruments. Findings showed that the largest number of children were…

Describes a system of inservice training and support delivered to mainstream day care personnel by the staff of the Social Integration Project. The results of the project's goal to integrate handicapped preschool children into day care programs are measured by the progress of the children served and by teacher attitudes. (Author/DT)