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ERIC Number: ED296553
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 151
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A Program To Increase Early Elementary Teachers' Referring Behavior for All Eligible Special Education Students through Multimedia Inservice Training.
Goldberg, Lorraine F.
This practicum project sought to increase teachers' awareness of handicapping conditions and of the role of support service personnel, and to encourage them to make more appropriate and more timely referrals of potential special education students. The project's goals were to enable teachers in two targeted elementary schools to: understand the role of the psychologist, understand the referral procedure for special education assessment, differentiate legally handicapped children from slow learners or problem children, and make appropriate referrals to the screening committee. The project used a guessing game to clarify the role of the school psychologist, simplified charts to visually map the referral process, cartoons to indicate distinguishing referral characteristics, a videotape showing problem behaviors, and sample screening forms. Results of a subsequent screening meeting showed that the quality and quantity of referrals were increased in both schools. However, the results of specific objectives, such as numbers of teachers making referrals and teachers' knowledge of the psychologist's role and the referral process, were somewhat equivocal. Thirteen appendices containing supporting material including the teacher questionnaire conclude this document. (JDD)
Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Practicum Papers; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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