Aspects of curriculum affecting the success of mainstreaming handicapped students are considered. The concepts of explicity, hidden, and absent curricula are discussed relative to curricular adaptations. A "Curriculum Adaptation Guide" is presented to assist in the selection and adaptation of curricular elements. (Author/DB)

One approach to curriculum revision for disabled students involves five steps: determining curriculum aims, determining curriculum goals, assessing program and resources, developing the curriculum, and implementing and evaluating the curriculum. (CL)

Administrative, curricular, and instructional decisions involved in serving mainstreamed students in vocational education are listed, and considerations in modifying or adjusting equipment for the mainstreamed student are noted. (CL

An objectives approach to curriculum for special education students incorporates features of sequence including code, success criterion and assessment, age relationship, and record keeping. Such a structured approach, which uses behavioral objectives, provides for continuous assessment and promotes parent teacher cooperation. Potential problems…

The article outlines a cognitive psychodevelopmental curricular approach for meeting the educational needs of young children enrolled in an Early Childhood-Exceptional Education Needs (EC-EEN) program. (SBH)

The author offers suggestions for adapting basal reading series to the needs of students. Among recommendations offered are using workbook pages selectively, changing presentation orders, making one's own worksheets, and increasing the students' actual reading time. (CL)

Developed by the staff of the Albuquerque Integration Model (Project AIM Outreach), the guidelines present a framework for organizing and conducting an integrated classroom for handicapped and nonhandicapped preschoolers. AIM is reviewed in terms of its conception of placement along a continuum of less restrictive environments. Guidelines center…

Common models for secondary special education are reviewed, including the remedial and functional model, integrated and tutorial approach, liaison model, and crisis intervention model. Advantages of the brokerage function, in which the resource teacher is advisor and advocate, are shown. Curriculum and classroom modification procedures are…

Five curricular options which can be adopted for special education teacher training programs are discussed and evaluated as possible alternatives for addressing the computer literacy needs of special educators. (JW)

The article examines problems which teachers (particularly in preschool programs) have encountered in using behavioral checklists as a basis for curriculum planning. (SBH)

The Project ACCESS (Adapting Curriculum Content for Exceptional Secondary Students) resource guide is designed to help regular classroom teachers provide successful experiences to mildly handicapped mainstreamed students through the adaptation of the curriculum. The concerns-based approach, which was used successfully by Project ACCESS, focuses on…

Describes the Planning Pyramid, a framework to help regular and special education teachers cover required curriculum while modifying learning requirements to meet individual differences. The pyramid's base represents "what all students will learn," the middle portion "what most students will learn," and the top portion "what some students will…

This study surveyed teachers at five urban secondary schools regarding attitudes toward social skills training. Although most (82 percent) supported inclusion of social skills training in school curriculum, significant differences were found in willingness to be involved when respondents were categorized according to subject area and the school in…

The paper examines ways in which classroom design and early childhood curriculum interact to ease the integration of handicapped children into a day care program. General principles of environmental design are addressed, and an example of the Northwest Center's Child Development program is cited to illustrate components of the environment. Ten…

Handicapped children are more often being integrated into mainstream health education classes. Because of the disparate needs of these children, health educators will have to provide for a diverse group of learners. It is essential that health educators maximize learning opportunities for handicapped children. (JN)