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Slade, David – Academic Therapy, 1984
Teachers and parents can help learning disabled students make transitions to mainstream settings by preparing them for change in physical conditions, instructing them in organization and time management, teaching them interpersonal skills through role-playing, and assisting them in identifying and responding to a variety of emotions. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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Schloss, Patrick J.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1983
Analysis of surveys administered to 151 special and regular educators, ancillary school personnel, administrators, and mental health personnel revealed behavioral clusters most likely to impede transitions from a mental health to educational setting. Survey responses further identified factors in ancillary support and classroom-related services…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
Brady, Michael P.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1984
Examines variables influencing integration of severely handicapped students into less restrictive school environments. Specifically presents research and practice findings related to (1) opportunities for interaction; (2) the social behavior of handicapped and nonhandicapped individuals; (3) activities typically used in transition efforts; and (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance
Bond, Janet; Lewis, Ann – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1982
Stages in transfering mentally retarded students in England from special schools to mainstream classes are described: discussion with class teachers, criterion-referenced and normative evaluation, mainstream school selection, liaison teacher visit, discussion with parents, use of mainstream school's materials at the special school, part-time and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Gerber, Paul J. – Education Unlimited, 1981
Children traveling from the mainstreamed classroom to the resource room or to related services may need special attention and psychological support to smooth the transition. The resource teacher can help prevent problems by such actions as watching for behavioral cues of stress or crisis. (CL)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
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O'Malley, J. Michael – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach, designed for limited English proficient (LEP) students who are being prepared to participate in mainstream content area instruction, provides transitional instruction at intermediate and advanced English-as-a-Second-Language levels through three components: a curriculum correlated to mainstream…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies, Limited English Speaking
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George, Nancy L.; Lewis, Timothy J. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
This program for reintegrating students with disabilities into the mainstream involves data-based decisions during the following phases: long-range planning, assessing the less restrictive setting, approximating new placement routines, assessing student readiness, the transition, followup, and evaluation. A checklist for assessing the less…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nevin, Ann; Thousand, Jacqueline – Planning and Changing, 1986
Based on an extensive literature search, this paper identifies key actions school administrators may take regarding systems that limit or avoid student referrals for special education services. Findings indicate that referrals may be limited by early intervention strategies and overall improvement of the mainstream educational system. Includes 93…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
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And Others; MacMillan, Donald L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1978
Obtained perceptions of regular class teachers who taught children who had been in EMR programs, but had been decertified (D) and returned to regular classes. Teachers perceived D subjects to be significantly lower than regular class (RC) students in both academic achievement and social acceptance. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming, Mild Mental Retardation
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Anderson-Inman, Lynne – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1981
"Transenvironmental programming" is presented as a databased approach for promoting regular class success for handicapped students by carefully programing resource room instruction. An experimental study, with a 12-year-old student with behavior problems and academic deficiencies, is described which supports the efficacy of the approach.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Longo, Paul – Urban Education, 1982
Hails the potential that mainstreaming of the handicapped holds for developing individual potential and enhancing equal educational opportunity, but cautions that extensive retraining of staff and diversification of teaching strategies will be necessary if adequate implementation of Public Law 94-142 is to be achieved. (GC)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Bliton, Gilbert; Schroeder, Henry J. – 1986
Developed as part of the Indiana Least Restrictive Environment Project, this document is concerned with issues relating to the education and community integration of persons with substantial handicaps. The paper traces the development of the movement to provide those special education services necessary to integrate the disabled into the general…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
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Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Discusses the problems involved in integrating physically disabled children into ordinary schools in England. Problems of coordination with health agencies, devising educational plans, and modifying the school environment are illustrated through a case study of a disabled child. Other issues are teacher training, responsibility for preparing the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
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George, Michael P.; Valore, Thomas; Varisco, Raymond; Quinn, Mary M. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Describes two programs that demonstrate agency collaboration in the transition of students with emotional or behavioral problems from special day-treatment facilities to their home schools. It describes how each program prepares for transition through assessment of student readiness, teaching students coping skills, developing transition plans,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Espinola, Diane Liebert – 1994
The use of a needs assessment instrument as part of the evaluation of a statewide systems change grant, "Increasing Transition Opportunities for Connecticut Youth with Disabilities," is described. A Connecticut Transition Needs Assessment instrument was revised to include seven school components and five community components identified…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
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