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Cordisco, Linda K.; Laus, Marcia K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article highlights the importance of parents as intervention agents for young children with special needs. It describes individualized training in behavioral strategies for parents, explains procedures for helping parents gain skills that foster their children's development, and suggests that parents will maintain the skills and generalize…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Change Agents, Child Development, Disabilities
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RE:view, 1990
This position paper of the Council of Executives of American Residential Schools for the Visually Handicapped calls for stronger emphasis on instruction in literacy skills; individualized selection of the mode of reading, writing, and computing; technical assistance; continuing education; emphasis on literacy skill teaching methodology; and…
Descriptors: Blindness, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Programs
Passow, A. Harry – Gifted Education International, 1988
Philosophy and practice in gifted education are reviewed, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive planning policy which takes into account the total experience of the gifted student and the need for a differentiated curriculum. Gifted education should include basic skills, general curriculum, talent development, and interpersonal relationships…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
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Stodden, Robert A.; Boone, Rosalie – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1986
The authors address planning issues and suggest methods of interagency cooperation, integration of generalizable skills in individualized educational planning/programming, developing goals and objectives, and using student assessment and evaluation information. (CT)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Goal Orientation, Individualized Education Programs, Program Development
NJEA Review, 1982
Individual Student Improvement Plans (ISIP) cover students with basic skills deficiencies at sixth grade or later levels. Many plan mechanisms provide schools with comprehensive diagnostic data. The state code requirements for evaluation are given with NJEA recommendations to rely upon existing data regarding student standing in course objectives.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, School Administration
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McCollum, Jeanette – Journal of Early Intervention, 1995
This commentary on the quantity and quality of Individualized Education Program (IEP) objectives dealing with social competence in preschoolers with disabilities focuses on whether IEP goals and objectives are meaningful for achieving a functional effect, influencing social competence beyond the specific skill, and influencing the child's…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Generalization, Individualized Education Programs, Interpersonal Competence
Sydorenko, Mark – VocEd, 1984
The author provides an example of how an individualized competency-based skills training program available for secondary students of all abilities can assist those who intend to seek advanced placement in postsecondary training in vocational-technical education or college education. (CT)
Descriptors: College Preparation, Competency Based Education, Electromechanical Technology, Individualized Education Programs
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Martin, James E.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This paper points out that one way to infuse self-determination skill training into a comprehensive transition program is to teach students with disabilities to direct and manage their own Individualized Education Program. The transition policy of the Academic School District in Colorado Springs (Colorado) is presented as a model. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Individualized Education Programs, Models
Parrett, William H. – Small School Forum, 1984
Educational frameworks to accommodate rural America are designed around the concept of smallness and incorporate basic skill development through programed instruction, individual projects, use of volunteers, cross-age tutoring, and computer study. Other areas of focus include community involvement, practical skills, familiarization with the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Support, Competency Based Education, Cross Age Teaching