Pam Shanks describes Raintree Montessori School, an exemplary inclusion school, and gives credit to the legacy of Dr. Montessori. An inclusive Montessori community begins with "physical integration of all children, progresses to functional inclusion, and finally culminates in the highest level, social inclusion." Each of these levels is…

Described is a home- and center-based preschool program for handicapped children. A toy education library system and an activity centered learning program are reported to focus on individualized programing and parent involvement. (CL)

Described are two classroom programs for severely emotionally disturbed children (7-10 and 15-17 years old). Discussed are such program components as room arrangement, individualized schedule planning, the token system used in vocational training, and a sample prescriptive model (which includes language training, situational training, formal…

This paper summarizes the results of a proposal written for an undergraduate fellowship program involving peer-tutoring. The program was established to provide tutor-fellows for students experiencing difficulties in their college curriculum. Inclass participation of the tutor allowed for closer classroom observation of student behavior and…

The Systematic Instructional Management Strategies (SIMS) program for severely learning disabled junior high school students is described. Reviewed are the following aspects of this interdisciplinary program: case management (including the development of Individualized Education Programs); curriculum (including reading and spelling, written…

Programs and courses about the gifted in rural areas have been offered by the University of Maine at Presque Isle since 1973. Activities (such as designing and building rockets, play writing and producing, and park design) and workshops have been held for and about the gifted. One of the problems with programs for this population is that they are…

An approach which utilizes early intervention followed by individualized programing as a preventative measure against reading failure has been successfully carried out with kindergarteners in a large, urban bilingual public school system. The program is determined by identified problem areas followed by individualized instruction based upon…

Presented is a description of a physics program format used, with a high degree of success, at Boyertown Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania. The program features integration of desirable curriculum innovations such as individualization with a recognized curriculum (Project Physics) while maintaining the quality of a solid first year physics…

After a review of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and its implications, the author discusses the use of innovative educational technology in the individualized instruction of children with emotional and learning problems at the Orchard School (NY). Focusing on the requirements of an individualized education plan…

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…

The Wyoming Infant Stimulation Program (WISP) provides a comprehensive preschool program utilizing both center-based and home-based intervention for handicapped preschool children (age 0-3 years) and their families in rural Wyoming. A developmental-prescriptive model is used and the curriculum objective is that each child will progress according…

A review of more than 100 student journals that are kept as part of the requirements of an education course that gives juniors and seniors academic credit for tutoring freshmen and sophomores in writing reveals that the tutors contribute to the development of writing abilities by providing the opportunity to use oral language in discursive…

Providing an education that meets the needs of individual learners has generated a variety of programs to individualize instruction. This variety has motivated the development of a descriptor to relate features of instructional programs which offer individualization. This descriptor identifies, quantifies, and graphically represents the…

For the past several years, the secondary-level literature section of the Hawaii English Project has been working towards an approach to classroom management and materials selection that will allow both structure and individualization. This paper provides guidelines for instituting a system in which the class works in groups of three to five…

The paper describes a 5-year longitudinal study of a Texas school district's implementation of an individualized mainstream special education program. "Plan A" program activities and outcomes are reported for five phases (sample subtopics in parentheses): initiation in one high school, one junior high school and eight elementary schools…