Degree Name

Education Specialist (EdS)

Semester of Degree Completion

1975

Thesis Director

Donald W. Smitley

Abstract

This field study addressed the problem of "actively seeking" out and identifying children (ages 3 to 5 years) likely to develop late learning problems upon school enrollment. The procedures developed and reported in this paper deal with initial public relations, facilities, personnel, an evaluation instrument Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), hearing and vision testing, and reporting of results to parents and school personnel.

The paper also includes means and standard deviations for DIAL subtest scores by one year age groups and by sex, as well as simple and multiple r's for each of the DIAL variables individually and in combination with Peabody Picture Vocabulary (PPVT) mental ages and IQ scores. All data in this paper was analyzed by use of the Biomed Computer Program (BMDO2R1).

The procedures and timeline suggestions incorporated in this paper were field tested and since have been used throughout an eight county (small town--rural) special education cooperative (Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education; Mattoon, Illinois) which serves 35 school districts in east-central Illinois.

Additionally, the statistical analysis of data obtained from the DIAL evaluation instrument incorporated in the appendices may be utilized by an interested reader in areas related to early childhood education, learning assessments, and child development.

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