Interviewed were 286 California teachers and 29 administrators in a survey designed to identify characteristics of pupils and programs included under the categories of Educational Handicapped and Educable Mentally Retarded. (DB)

Of 27 children considered educationally handicapped (EH) who were screened by a psychological-medical team, 24 were eligible for a special pilot class for neurologically handicapped (brain damaged) children. Eight children were placed in the special class and made consistently greater gains in IQ scores, academic skills, and general behavior than…

In the school year 1966-67, 283 districts in California (24% of all districts) serving 77% of the state's school children offered special classes for 16,307 educationally handicapped minors, 0.38% of the total school population. Upon a listing of both favorable areas and problems, recommendations were made to provide a current apportionment of…

To demonstrate creative methods and materials for the remediation of severe learning disabilities, to help children with these difficulties, and to train professional personnel, six teachers working in teams of two taught seven remedial classes with a maximum of 12 students using a program designed to remediate deficiencies in the auditory, aural,…