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Shaw, Mollie – 1979
The author reviews the history, philosophy, and administrative organization of New York City's Mayor's Office for the Handicapped (MOH). The office's bill of rights is set forth and its activities in advocacy, particularly for physically handicapped people are recounted. The beginnings of the MOH are traced from reactions to a 1967 order to ban…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Dale, Mary E. – Exceptional Parent, 1979
The article describes a program implemented in an elementary school in which normal children tutored their disabled peers. Among suggestions given for developing peer tutoring programs are the careful selection of participants, administration of pre-post achievement tests, and development of individualized objectives and activities. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Handicapped Children, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions
Goldberg, Richard T.; Johnson, B. Delia – Rehabilitation Literature, 1979
The article describes the Summer Family Conference program which provides an orientation and counseling session for families in the New York City area who are just beginning to face the lifelong problems of caring for a disabled child in the home. (SBH)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Counseling, Handicapped Children, Parent Education
Peer reviewedLamb, Jack; Burrello, Leonard C. – Exceptional Children, 1979
The activities of the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) in helping administrators cope with the aftermath of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are described. (CL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Organizations (Groups)
McKee, Nancy; Bartnick, Diana – 1979
The booklet discusses the concepts of sharing centers and sharing center kits in the Macomb (Illinois) 0-3 Regional Project, a rural home based program to serve rural handicapped and high risk infants and toddlers. It is explained that sharing centers provide opportunities for parents to share experiences and learn new approaches to working with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children, Home Programs, Infants
Peer reviewedSpinelli, Lauren A.; Barton, Karen S. – Child Welfare, 1980
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Family Environment, Handicapped Children, Home Management
Hurwitz, Janice – 1978
The practicum report documents the development of a mainstreamed reading program for exceptional children in grades 2-4, and describes its pilot testing with 22 second grade, 21 third grade, and 21 fourth grade students. The specific process and terminal goals of the practicum are presented. The reading program is explained to have included…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Reading, Mainstreaming
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1978
The report describes Maryland's plan for a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), as mandated by P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Procedures are outlined by which local education agency personnel can request assistance in inservice training. A discussion of needs assessment procedures includes tables on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment
Punzo, Richard A., Jr.; Caetano, Anthony P. – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article describes a model used by Project TEAMS (team management decision making for educators and administrators to meet special education mandates) in over 40 school districts in four states to meet the requirements of P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (SBH)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conceptual Schemes, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Binkley, Betty; And Others – 1979
The authors, members of the System Wide Itinerant Resource Teacher (SWIRT) team, describe and analyze inservice training for general education teachers in compliance with P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) under the Tennessee State Plan. The unique qualities of the Memphis City Schools' inservice training program are…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedBeckham, Cecilia Owens; And Others – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes the development and implementation of a sex education program for emotionally disturbed children aged 6 through 18 in a residential center. The training of child care workers and the worker's role as a teacher is emphasized. (CM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Dallas Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1979
The volume is a composite of final reports written for nine special education research and evaluation studies conducted by the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District during the 1978-79 school year. Each report includes three components: an executive summary of research or evaluation questions and responses; an abstract with information on…
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Collection, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Hughes, James H.; Rice, Eric – 1978
The design and development of a needs assessment procedure to assist local vocational education administrators in planning a mainstreaming approach for handicapped students in vocational education was the purpose of this study. The methodology involved a review of the literature on the general mainstreaming topic, program planning, needs…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods
Johnson, Carole M. – 1978
The report discusses activities and accomplishments of a project designed to develop, field test, and disseminate a self-instructional training module to assist special and regular educators in the design and implementation of career education programs for exceptional students (both handicapped and gifted). Activities are reviewed for each of the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Kammuller, Kenneth C. – 1978
The dissertation describes the development and implementation of an instructional planning system designed to establish accountability in instructional planning and student learning in special education programs. The author explains that identification and articulation of baseline assessment data in areas of instructional needs, with goal areas…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Planning
