THIS ADMINISTRATIVE OUTLINE OF THE PARTIALLY SEEING PROGRAM IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PRESENTS THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TWO ITINERANT TEACHERS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS. THE PROGRAM'S PHILOSOPHY, GOALS, HISTORY AND PLACEMENT IN THE COUNTY'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IS PRESENTED. THE ITINERANT TEACHER'S ADMINISTRATIVE…

If the recommendations made concerning administration, information and its transmission, teachers, and curricular design are followed, it is stated that special education for the retarded can become a legitimate alternative to regular class placement, in spite of present research evidence which does not justify special education. (KW)

RESEARCH AND SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICIES ON EARLY ADMISSION ARE REVIEWED IN THIS PUBLICATION. ARTICLES INCLUDE (1) "THE EARLY ADMISSION ISSUE" BY MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS, (2) "REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON EARLY ADMISSION" BY MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS AND OTHERS, (3) "THE BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAM OF EARLY ADMISSION TO KINDERGARTEN"…

Provided in working draft form is a matrix for developing written program plans (at either the school, district, State Department, or Regional Office of Education planning levels) for educating gifted and talented students. The matrix contains separate columns for elements, objectives, and implementation and focused on the following major…

The handbook, developed by the National Summer Leadership Training Institute (1972 and 1973) on the Education of the Gifted and Talented, provides background information for program development, worksheets for applying information, and models which illustrate successful program ideas. Topics considered in the section on initiating a program are…

Paper prepared for the Northeast Regional Conference for the Gifted and Creative (November 5, 1970, New Haven, Connecticut). (Author)

ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND EVALUATION OF THE TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, TEACHING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND THE DUTIES OF TEACHER AIDES ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS GUIDE. HOUSING, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, IS DESCRIBED. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE DAILY SCHEDULES FOR OLDER AND YOUNGER GROUPS, CLASS SIZE,…

Intended for all persons concerned with differentiated education for talented elementary and secondary school students, the bibliography annotates 275 items (dating from 1956 to 1965 and including audio and video books, tapes, films, and filmstrips) in three groups. The first group includes materials on classroom practices, which are classified by…

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS 1965 WORKSHOP ON MENTAL RETARDATION ARE PRESENTED AS A COLLECTION OF NINE PAPERS AND SUMMARIES OF THREE SEMINAR DISCUSSIONS. IN THE INTRODUCTION, MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS DISCUSSES "THE NEW AND MORE OPEN OUTLOOK FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED." OTHER PAPERS ARE (1) "THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE…

THE HISTORY OF SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN FARGO IS FOLLOWED BY A DEFINITION OF THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. A DESCRIPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES COVERS SCREENING, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES, TYPES OF TESTS USED, CLASS SIZE AND ORGANIZATION, AND AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM. SUBJECT…

Described is Ohio's use of community volunteers in the education of behaviorally disordered children and suggested are guidelines for the organization and development of similar programs. Advantages of such an approach are seen to include adaptability and lack of expense. Elements (including volunteer recruitment and child selection) of the Ohio…

The background and goals of Michigan's program for the emotionally disturbed are discussed prior to a listing of rules and regulations governing the program. Administrative guidelines concern minimum school services, size of school district, definition and certification of emotional disturbance, the educational planning committee, and procedures…