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Raschke, Donna B.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
Procedures are discussed for developing a playground design that will enable all children, including those with disabilities, to participate in playground activities. The article addresses designing a needs assessment tool, planning the playground, and selecting and funding equipment. A needs assessment tool and addresses for information about…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Education, Equipment
Luecking, Richard G.; Certo, Nicholas J. – 2002
This information brief explains the Transition Service Integration Model, an approach to integrating service systems at the point of transition for youth with significant disabilities. It explains that the Transition Services Integration Model is designed to combine the resources of school and postschool systems in sharing the costs of a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Integrated Services
Maine Univ., Orono. Coll. of Education. – 1993
These guidelines were developed as part of Maine's statewide project for inclusive schools, Project LEARNS (Local Education for All in Regular Neighborhood Schools). The model proposes that students with severe disabilities be provided with a range of services and supports within regular classes rather than with a continuum of placements. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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York, Jennifer; Vandercook, Terri – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1990
General and specific strategies useful in facilitating an integrated educational environment for children with severe disabilities are presented. Strategies include, among others, identifying and facilitating natural supports, using a participation approach, demonstrating success locally, recruiting collaborators, communicating with all members of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Educational Methods
Davis, Alan – 1988
This manual on peer counseling in higher education describes the theory and techniques used for this practice. The first chapter, on academic peer counseling, uses V. Tinto's synthesis of the literature to illustrate the theory and stages of peer counseling based on academic and social integration models. The second chapter discusses the qualities…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Decision Making Skills
Pawl, Jeree, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1992
This newsletter presents five articles focusing on the social development of infants and very young children. The first article, "Sympathetic Behavior in Very Young Children," by Lois Barclay Murphy, gives examples of early sympathetic behavior, traces the development of sympathy, identifies individual patterns of sympathetic response,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Emotional Development
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. Special Education Bureau. – 1988
This background paper seeks to clarify the concept of transition for students with severe disabilities and to describe New Hampshire's response to the federal school-to-work initiatives. A conceptual framework is presented for linking educational outcomes more closely with improved adult life expectations. The framework seeks to encourage local…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
Keane, Dee; Merton, Bryan; Napper, Rosemary; Jackson, Carol – 2002
This document presents an innovative curriculum framework for helping individuals aged 16-25 years reconnect with learning and develop the "soft skills" needed to manage their lives and relationships. The guide contains ideas and approaches to help mentors and program managers implement the Getting Connected program, which is designed to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Alienation, Curriculum Guides
Abraham, Marie R.; And Others – 1993
This guide presents a model for designing an early childhood program that educates children with and without disabilities in the same classroom setting. Its system of instruction is developmentally appropriate for preschool children and provides effective early intervention for young children with disabilities. It focuses on creating an…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Disabilities
Choisser, Lucy; Kiburz, Paul – 1991
This guide attempts to describe an outcome-oriented transition model and planning process that educators, families, and community service providers have found feasible to implement; that results in relevant educational interventions for individual students; and that reflects promising practices in the field of education. The intent is to provide a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities