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This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. Teaching the supervisor to determine the appropriateness of learning resources, including instructional and resource materials, is the goal of this training packet. The user of this packet is to collect information on what materials are available, who uses them (and how effectively), and what materials are not being utilized. This information is to be correlated with a materials evaluation measure. The supervisor observes teachers and students using the materials and interviews them to gain a more complete picture of the materials' effectiveness. He should also find out from them what assistance they need to improve their utilization of learning resources. These resources include not only textbooks and other district-provided materials, but also those from area learning resource centers and instructional radio and television. These resources may not be fully utilized for many reasons, including unavailability of necessary equipment, inflexible work space, and lack of duplicate copies. In some of these cases, the supervisor may be able to correct the situation. (DS)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert