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Werner Juarez, Sara – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2023
While the COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected families, it also accelerated the availability and use of video conferencing technology in their homes. Families will continue to experience challenges, even when children safely return to in-person instruction. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how practitioners can use behavioral…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Telecommunications, Behavior Modification

Castaneda, Lupe; Sherrill, Claudine – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes how two disability sports programs, Little League Baseball's Challenger Division and TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer), are being implemented in Arlington, Texas. Both programs are intended to include children and youth with physical or mental disabilities and to increase family involvement. Summarized are game rules, outcomes…
Descriptors: Athletics, Baseball, Competition, Disabilities

Banks, Geraldine – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
A program allowing all students (including 135 students with disabilities) at 1 urban elementary school to participate in an enrichment activity on Friday afternoons is described. Information on activity selection, program organization, materials, community involvement, student leadership, goals, and student reactions is provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities

Modell, Scott J.; Cox, Thomas Alan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Guidelines for developing a physical activity program for students with severe/profound disabilities address medical clearance; levels of participation; staffing; equipment; and program components, including warm-up, range of motion/flexibility activities, aerobics, resistance training, and cool-down. (DB)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Fitness, Program Development

Lock, Robin H.; Carlson, Dawn M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2000
This article describes how a group of elementary teachers set out to master their instructional software to turn the collection into an effective aid for enabling the success of students with and without disabilities. It discusses planning for systematic intervention and positive outcomes through the use of computer programs. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities

Sugai, George – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
This article describes how to use flowcharts in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs for students with disabilities. Types of flowcharts, basic flowchart symbols, and guidelines for drawing flowcharts are discussed. A case study illustrates how a flowchart was used to develop and display a behavior teaching plan for a nonvocal…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Communication Disorders, Educational Planning

Lindstrom, Lauren E.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Focuses on school-based enterprises as a school-to-work option. These programs provide hands-on training for students with mild disabilities in for-profit ventures with the structure and supervision available in a school setting. Program development for operating for-profit enterprises is discussed and steps for getting the business started are…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship, Mild Disabilities, Program Development
Burcroff, Teri L.; Radogna, Daniel M.; Wright, Erika H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2003
This article describes how one inclusive middle school addressed needs of students with significant disabilities for functional community-referenced skills including clothing purchases, buying groceries, eating out, crossing the street, doing laundry, and using a microwave. Program development, program organization, and involvement of peers…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Field Trips

Bell, Martha L.; Smith, Barbara R. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
This article describes an ongoing support program in a Head Start program for grandparents who are serving as the primary caretakers of their grandchildren. Information is provided on the program's purpose and goals, the grandparents who attend, how meetings are run, experiences and incidental learning, and the progression of the group. (DB)
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Rearing, Economically Disadvantaged, Grandparents

Davis, Paula K.; Bates, Paul – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1998
Provides a set of guidelines for conducting successful community resource fairs to help students with disabilities and their family prepare for the future. A countdown of organizational activities, plus follow-up actions, is provided, and a checklist of 30 steps to use when organizing a community resource fair is included. (CR)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Disabilities, Exhibits
Pearl, Cynthia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2004
A resource room teacher describes a three-part mini-workshop in learning disability awareness for general and special education elementary grade students. An overview of the workshop is followed by description of preworkshop activities and preparation and implementation of each of the three sessions. Insets and tables provide a summary of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Development

Denti, Louis G.; Meyers, Susan B. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Provides guidance for teachers and administrators in developing and implementing ability awareness programs designed to foster greater understanding of people with disabilities and increase students' sensitivity toward individual differences. Topics include choosing a program coordinator, establishing a committee, planning meetings, clarifying…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities

Kroeger, Stephen D.; Leibold, Cynthia K.; Ryan, Betsy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Discusses strategies for encouraging student participation in the development of an Individualized Education Program for a child with a disability. Outlines the significant steps in the process including developing a vision, prioritizing learning needs, collaborative problem solving, setting goals, and planning the intervention. (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs

Burrell, Brenda; Wood, Susan J.; Pikes, Theodore; Holliday, Connie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
Discussion of mentorship between students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) considers justifications for such mentoring relationships, guidelines for establishing a mentorship program, and an account of implementation of a mentorship project involving African American males with EBD (four mentors (ages 13-15) and five proteges (ages…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Black Students, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education

Stopka, Christine; Pomeranz, Jamie; Siders, Ronald; Dykes, Mary K.; Goodman, Ann – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Describes a physical fitness program for secondary students with mental retardation. The program was university based and used college students in a 60-minute program, 30 minutes of fitness exercises and 30 minutes of sports and recreational activities. Addresses administrative concerns and the program generalizability and applicability. (DB)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, College School Cooperation, College Students, Health Promotion