A preschool program for 14 handicapped children in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, is described and evaluation findings reported. Program objectives are listed for instructional, parent-family, staff development, and demonstration and dissemination components. Among findings were that mentally retarded children showed greater than anticipated…

This study of services to young children with special needs in Massachusetts was conducted for the Early Childhood Project, Division of Special Education, Massachusetts Department of Education. The report contains the following: (1) an evaluation of activities carried out between October 1979 and August 1980 by the Birth to Six Project in…

The document presents the final report of a national study to evaluate the process by which handicapped children were mainstreamed in Head Start programs. Findings related to the following areas of investigation are presented: placement of handicapped children after leaving Head Start, Head Start's role in establishing the new placement, Head…

The document, nearly half of which consists of appendixes, presents the final report on Phase II of a 2 year study to evaluate the process of mainstreaming handicapped preschool children into Project Head Start. During the second year (Phase II) of the study, baseline and posttest developmental assessments were conducted on approximately 400 Head…

This volume contains evaluation reports of 1967-68 elementary school activities in the Los Angeles Unified School District, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Included are all components which continued throughout the school year or were extended into the 1968 summer session. Elementary level activities, serving…

"The Electric Company" (TEC) uses a television format to introduce young viewers to the concepts of phonetics and word recognition. Though its presentation is intended to strengthen fundamental reading skills, some presentations tend to confuse viewers because they mix the essential attributes of print code with the incidental attributes…

There is little agreement concerning which methods of preschool intervention are most effective. In order to evaluate several approaches to early childhood education, Project Head Start, in conjunction with Project Follow Through, has initiated the Planned Variation program. This year only a pilot project is underway with eight schools…

Traces the history of longitudinal research on effects of Head Start since the 1960s and assesses its impact on government financial support and public policy. Findings of the Westinghouse Report and of the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies on early intervention programs are reported. (DT)

The Phoenix, Arizona Early Head Start (EHS) program is for first-time teen parents and their families. The 1998-99 project year marked the fourth year of a 5-year research and demonstration grant for EHS and concluded the third full year of program implementation. This report analyzes Year Four program services and outcomes for children, families,…

The Phoenix, Arizona Early Head Start program is a family-centered program providing early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services for low-income pregnant women and families with children ages birth to three. Analyses were conducted of program and participant data and program processes from Year 3,…

A reprint of the statement of instructional goals for the 1970-71 season of the Sesame Street program. (JM)

Findings from a study of Project Head Start prompt the authors to conclude that social research has little or no effect on social policy. Empirical evidence that Head Start does not have a lasting effect on participants' academic skills has in no way affected federal support for the program. (Author/WD)

Reviews the recommendations of the Kramer Committee on the Lady Gowrie Child Centres in Australia, and describes the later development of the centres in response to those recommendations. (CM)

The effects of a behaviorally oriented psychological consultation program were evaluated in a system of 10 Head Start programs under varying conditions of goal setting, type of feedback received and degree of structure. Analysis on the basis of recording performance, final workshop examination scores and teacher ratings showed that the type of…