Intended for regular elementary and secondary teachers, the South Dakota curriculum guide presents motivating activities to stimulate speech development of under-communicating, gifted, experientially different, or average students. Suggested situations are reported to be coordinated with South Dakota literature, the best of children's literature,…

THE PROBLEMS THAT DAILY LIVING MAY PRESENT TO CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ARE DISCUSSED, AND THE NEED FOR THE TEACHER TO SURVEY THE EXPERIMENTAL BACKGROUND OF HIS CLASS AND TO DEVELOP A METHOD FOR DEALING WITH THE CHILDREN'S PROBLEMS IS DESCRIBED. PROBLEMS THAT MERIT ATTENTION INCLUDE THOSE WHICH FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. THE…

The bibliography contains references to curriculum guides selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts. One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings, the bibliography cites curriculum guides primarily applicable to the education of the mentally handicapped, aurally handicapped, learning disabled, or gifted. Each entry contains…

A thematic approach to creating learning activities for learning disabled students is described, and three curricular outlines are presented. The thematic approach, whereby instruction in all Ss revolves around a common theme, is discussed in terms of curricular mode, instructional setting, the specific population, and generalizability of results.…

The guide offers parents of young children with learning disabilities a curriculum to remediate behavior problems and social skill deficits. The curriculum focuses on eight social skill problems identified as common by a preliminary needs assessment. Part I provides an introduction to the curriculum with chapters on using the curriculum with your…

Reviewed is the MWM program for developing language abilities in learning disabled children 3 to 7 years of age which is explained to be based on the language model of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. (DB)

Twenty kindergarten children, identified as being at high risk for future learning disabilities (LD) were matched with a control group on the basis of age, sex, IQ, and cognitive scores and were provided with a highly structured sequential curriculum aimed at remediating deficits identified in the screening process. Among skills evaluated by the…

A health education curriculum guide designed for nonhandicapped students was used with special education students in Canton, Ohio. The activity-centered curriculum changed the health beliefs and behavior of some children with learning disabilities but was not effective with those whose Intelligence Quotient scores were below 80. (Author/PP)

The case of one language-minority child identified as mildly learning disabled is used to illustrate the concept of special education placement and instruction of language-minority children outlined in California's Optimal Learning Environment curriculum guide. A synopsis of the curriculum guide is included. (Author/MSE)

This unit of instruction consists of a general biology course for secondary school students with learning disabilities or who are reluctant learners. All units include the objectives, list of new words and a list and type of activities to achieve the objectives. Student participation is emphasized. The students choose the type and sequence of the…

Based on Project STREAM (Special Training in Remedial Education Activities for Mainstreaming)--an exemplary program serving learning handicapped (learning disabled and mentally retarded) students in regular classrooms in Bolinas, California--the document presents an inservice training package for regular elementary school personnel to learn…

The AID (Accepting Individual Differences) curriculum guide, the fourth in a series of five manuals that attempt to foster acceptance and respect for differences as exemplified by disabilities, presents activities on the topics of mental retardation (MR) and learning disabilities (LD) for instructors, and lesson plans to be used with primary grade…

Designed for teachers and administrators in Mississippi, the resource guide provides basic information relating to the education of children with specific learning disabilities (SLD). Federal and Mississippi state laws and policies relating to SLD children are explained. A model is presented dealing with instructional aims and learning processes…

The handbook was developed to allow teachers to take advantage of the ideas of persons participating in the Zoo Project for Handicapped Children, in which educationally and mentally handicapped children received language arts instruction organized around the use of animals at the zoo site and in classrooms. The first section of the handbook lists…

The guide is intended to provide an orientation to the individualized, performance based special teacher preparation curriculum at Florida State University. The aim of the curriculum is given to be preparation of teachers to serve in public school resource centers by identifying needs of, providing individualized instruction for, and monitoring…