The document reports the first year's accomplishments of the New York State Implementation Grant to improve the delivery of services to handicapped children ages birth to 5 years. Activities are discussed for the following areas: developing guidelines supporting legislation, developing a written plan as part of the annual state plan, establishing…

The report details findings and accomplishments of the North Central Louisiana Model Preschool Program for Handicapped Children, a regional cooperative agency and school based model. Personnel, instructional, and behavioral variables are discussed. Program objectives for 1979-80 are outlined, and the evaluation findings for each objective are…

An overview of the prekindergarten program provided for children in the CAL Community School District, Latimer, Iowa, is offered in this booklet. The program's goals, structure, schedule, activities, staff, and evaluation procedures are briefly described. Conclusions and recommendations of the district superintendent concerning the prekindergarten…

A pilot program was conducted to determine the efficacy of providing 32 preschoolers at high risk for learning disabilities with structured, individualized instruction to supplement their regular kindergarten experiences. Ss were selected on the basis of developmental screening and diagnostic tests. Ss were enrolled in the V-M (visual input-motor…

The report discusses achievements of a preschool project offering infant stimulation, occupational therapy, and consultative and referral services to handicapped children and their families. Attainment of objectives in the areas of staff development, parent training, child services, and demonstration/dissemination is discussed; and tables list…

The report presents evaluation evidence on the effectiveness of Lousiana's preschool program for the handicapped in its second year of operation. Evaluation findings are outlined for three major goals (to increase the efficiency of the Office of Early Childhood Education of the Handicapped, to administer funds to support local education…

The booklet presents the reference tables for the Phase I Final Report on the Evaluation of the Process of Mainstreaming Handicapped Children Into Project Head Start. Data presented focuses on three areas: program-specific data on Head Start programs, child-specific data for sample handicapped children, and program-specific data on non-Head Start…

The document, most of which consists of appendixes and tables, reports on a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a program in which 35 severely handicapped children (ages 3-14 years) were integrated into regular preschool headstart and child development programs and were compared with a control group of similar but non-integrated students.…

Records and observations from a summer Head Start program, conducted in Los Angeles by Delta Sigma Theta, are delineated in this book. It relates firsthand experiences of the participating personnel as they developed and implemented a Head Start program for some 300 children. The book is divided into three sections. Section I,…

Intended as an aid to the school administrator who is exploring the possibilities of preschool reading instruction, the first section of this guide discusses: when to begin preschool reading instruction, effects of traditional kindergarten experience on reading readiness and reading achievement, effects of perceptual motor programs on reading…

Presented is volume 2 of the report on a preschool handicapped project with six objectives--to create public awareness on available services; to identify and locate all handicapped children, ages 0 to 4 years, 7 months; to provide diagnostic evaluation services; to provide preschool programs as a special target area; to develop and maintain a…

A six-year longitudinal evaluation was made of the effectiveness of the various early intervention strategies being emphasized in seven preschool programs for hearing-impaired children. (Author/DLS)

This speech attempts to clarify misunderstandings about the success of Project Head Start, emphasizes the importance of continuity between Head Start and the child's home and subsequent schooling, includes warnings on what Head Start must not become, and presents recommendations and an agenda for the second decade of this program. (CM)

This paper reviews research on the overall effects of specific Head Start model programs. Test results favor children in more structured programs, but differences are short-lived. Emphasis is placed on the need to consider both the weaknesses of specific programs and the effects of child and environmental differences. (BD)