This bibliography contains 25 citations of published and unpublished documents ranging in date from 1964 through 1969 on "the means and methods by which school personnel are prepared to work with preschool age children in such settings as Head Start programs and nursery and kindergarten classes." Citations are subsumed under three…

To prepare vocational-technical teachers to work with dropout-prone youths in laboratories within the school and to discover how successful a special vocational-technical program would be in assisting those students with special needs, 24 dropout-prone occupational exploration students were chosen to participate in a 6-week summer experimental…

A summer program designed for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders recommended as needing remediation or repetition met for three consecutive 90-minute sessions daily for 5 weeks. Regular school personnel staffed the 11 New York City schools designated as Summer Institutes and were assisted by guidance counselors and educational aides. Small…

The training provided for teacher and dormitory aides to work in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools and the hope for an improved educational setting for Indian children are reflected in this publication. Four teacher aide workshops conducted during the 1967-68 academic year resulted in a 3 volume publication designed to aid BIA personnel. The…

This project, proposed for 1969-70 and based upon the evaluation of a similar project in 1966-68, plans to train high school seniors from poverty homes to work as teacher aides with kindergarten and elementary school children in 10 Appalachian counties. Operated by the University of Ohio in cooperation with local schools and communities, the…

Written in 1961, this document presents the rationales and applications of what were and still are, in most instances, considered innovative practices. Subjects discussed are building designs, teaching machines, educational television, flexible scheduling, multiple classes and small-group techniques, teacher assistants, shared services, and…

The Oregon State Plan for Migrant Education consists of 4 components: the district project programs providing direct services to migrant children; the Migrant Education Service Center; the Eastern Oregon College Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program; and project supervision. During fiscal year 1970, 4,293 students in 16 regular and 11 summer…

This pamphlet suggests guidelines to follow for the selection, training, and supervision of paraprofessionals and volunteers in teaching reading and reading-related activities. The contents include: criteria by which paraprofessionals should be selected (emotional stability, ability to relate well to people, ethics, and formal and informal…

This book explains the purpose and value of the Head Start program and its potential for changing children, families and communities. Part I is concerned with the administrative problems of personnel, transportation, and parent communication. Part II suggests administrative improvements to enhance the operation of the program and at the same time…

An innovative project sought to achieve four objectives. These were: 1) to establish a training program for teacher aides of high school age from minority communities; 2) to establish a recruiting program for educational careers; 3) to test the recruiting model in different contexts; and 4) to determine the impact of the training and recruiting…

Films that are relevant for people involved in Head Start Child Development Programs are described. The 34 films are available on a free-loan basis, and instructions for ordering them are included. Description information for each film includes film content, length in minutes, and whether black and white or color. (DP)

A program designed to increase the effectiveness of foreign language laboratory utilization by employing language laboratory aides in a city high school which has a large concentration of culturally disadvantaged pupils is described in this report. By providing laboratory aides, teachers have more opportunity to give individual attention to pupils…

This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of the 1971 Newark ESEA Title I program that extended the regular school year reading program into the summer months for 19,391 pupils in grades K-12. The instructional activities encompassed remedial and developmental reading, development of language arts skills, and implementation…

An historical overview of the Texas Small Schools Project (TSSP) from 1960 to 1969 precedes a discussion of statewide, regional, and school activities conducted with TSSP assistance: summer workshops, the testing program, and TSSP staff visitation at the statewide level; inservice training, talented-youth seminars, and health careers programs at…

To ascertain the effect of a preschool program on the behavior of migrant children the Pre-Kindergarten Scale (PKS) was completed by teachers and teacher aides. In order to analyze the resulting data it was necessary to construct and validate the trait measures obtained from the scale. A sample of the ratings on 144 migrant children, subjected to…