After a nationwide search, the NASP PREPaRE Workgroup recently invited Brian Lazzaro, Christina Conolly-Wilson, and Melinda Susan to join the workgroup. This was done in an attempt to meet the ever-increasing demand and associated duties that accompany the dissemination of the PREPaRE Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Curriculum. In this…

This system aims to improve the communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity in schools that serve students with disabilities, especially those in urban and/or high-poverty settings. The STAR system outlines five practices that build a more adaptive and inclusive education environment while utilizing modes of communication and…

Describes a full-time mainstreaming program that was recently implemented in a public elementary school. Discusses the changes in the role of the special education teachers participating in the program and how they perceived those changes. (HB)

Argues for a change from the artificial and irrelevant evaluation activities found in so many special education programs. Provides examples of school districts in the United States that are developing new ways of assessing, ways that are less artificial and more appropriate to children's modes of thinking and learning. (RS)

A movement in designing special education curricula in Illinois is to provide instruction in "natural community environments," including simulated and real job sites. Special education vocational programs have shifted emphasis toward a life-skills approach that incorporates vocational elements. Describes an Illinois curriculum model…

The article discusses a doctoral student's critique of an administrative internship experience and summarizes what was learned about school district and special education administration. An activity log outlining the internship activities is presented. (PHR)

Describes the Abbott Union School and its program for traumatized and neglected adolescents. Reproduces a short novel written by one of the students. (CRH)

Examines the legal mandates requiring vocational education to serve the handicapped and presents examples of progress that has been made over the past 10 years. (LRA)

An American who spent 18 years as a teacher at the Special School for Visually Impaired Children in Zurich, (Switzerland) recounts program characteristics in 1972, changes in the school since 1972, and personal reflections. (Author/DB)

Discusses the need for universities to better meet the needs of the early intervention and special education community. Describes the Concentration in Infants and Young Children within the M.Ed. in Special Education program at Arizona State University West. Features include an Individualized Student Learning Plan to guide student progress,…

Sets forth the thesis that the competencies developed in special education teacher training programs should be evaluated in terms of the performance of the students served by the trainees. An overview of the evaluation of the field-based program at George Peabody College for Teachers (Nashville, Tennessee) is given. (SBH)

Describes the Italian educational system from preschool to high school, along with the events leading up to the implementation of government-mandated total integration of handicapped children into the compulsory school system. Also describes details of this integration in three Verona area schools and discusses problems remaining to be solved.…

Presents a brief history of the retarded adult in society, looks at services presently available to retarded adults, and proposes an integrated rural transitional facility. Emphasizes the role that schools could play in developing training which would allow retarded adults to live and to work in the least restrictive environment. (JHZ)

The handicapped student services model described in this paper provides students at De Anza College with a full, balanced range of services and instruction. After an introductory section, the paper describes the strategic planning process and identifies the three strategic decisions that influenced the development of De Anza's handicapped services…

Describes the programs of St. Lucy's Day School, which focuses on maintaining a special facility for children with visual impairments. Emphasizes early intervention, qualified teachers, mainstreaming, social support for family, pooling of resources from colleges and vendors in the community, and the use of advanced technology to improve education.…