Cutting-Edge provides inclusion in college for students with intellectual disabilities (SWID). Cutting-Edge students attended college by taking undergraduate courses, resided in student housing, and engaged in student-life events as well as pursued community service, internships and employment. Undergraduate students were the best means to teach…

A restructured postgraduate teacher education programme is described specifically with regard to its commitment to prepare educators to work effectively with deaf and hard-of-hearing children in inclusive settings. The focus of the paper is on the design and development process rather than on the evaluation of the outcomes. Background information…

In order to help teachers understand the importance of intentional design for inclusive education, this article describes the design process an engineer might use when designing a new project. If teachers learn to think like engineers, it is possible for them to design inclusive education. This conceptual design can then be combined with…

An elementary school incorporates team-teaching mainstream experiences for hearing impaired students with access to a communication center that includes services of hearing resource teachers, speech and language pathologists, and audiologists. Students are paired with a hearing "buddy" for classroom activities. (CL)

A special education teacher describes an approach to mainstreaming in which she accompanied mildly handicapped students into the regular class (grades six and eight). Team teaching and coordinated planning between special and regular education teachers were emphasized. The experience was positive in terms of peer interaction as well. (CL)

The development and operation of a successful volunteer program to assist in mainstreaming special education elementary students are traced. Recruitment, orientation, role responsibilities, and evaluation of the volunteers are discussed. (CL)

This article intends to increase awareness of culturally responsive literacy instruction by describing components of a literacy program that effectively address the needs of diverse learners, specifically adolescents with learning disabilities.

The case study, one of a series on model mainstreaming programs, describes the history and current status of one of the first public schools designed for children with handicapping conditions. One of its seven special education classes is highlighted, the physical setting and its teacher described. Among program features noted are the teacher's…

The author suggests that the most effective method of serving mainstreamed secondary level disabled students is through a comprehensive support system delivered by direct involvement of special needs teachers in the mainstreamed classes. (CL)

A mainstream high school program with limited enrollment of hearing impaired students offers expanded opportunities through efforts to find appropriate role models, expose students to career information, bridge the communication gap, prepare regular teachers, find qualified interpreters, and promote after-school activities. (CL)

One of a series of case studies on mainstreaming programs, the report describes a pre-kindergarten program serving disabled children. Interviews with program participants and classroom observations focus on the total learning environment and the experience of five mainstreamed children. Initial comments address the program's physical setting and…

A science and life program developed for mainstreamed secondary students is based on commercially available modules on such topics as pregnancy and fetal development, automobile safety, and heart disease. The program features cooperative group activities, peer tutoring, and ongoing evaluation. (CL)

This essay describes the setting up of early intervention services in Vietnam. From the outset, there was a focus on developing staff training programmes alongside establishing model early intervention programmes to ensure that the work would be sustained at the end of the project funding and spread throughout the country. The success of this work…

The report describes a collaborative effort to develop an inservice training package for regular teachers working with handicapped students. The effort drew upon work of the local education agencies (LEAs), an institution of higher education, and a regional education service center. The development of the training package is described. Two field…

The author draws from her experience to cite factors needed for successful integration of children with hearing and visual impairments. She suggests that planning must take into account the physical setup, commitment of staff, school organization, and parents' involvement. (CL)