Described is the role of the teacher aide in the Papillion (Nebraska) Title III elementary level "engineered classroom" program which stresses accomplishment of academic goals by emotionally disturbed students. Noted is the aides' goal of carrying out students' prescriptions provided by the teacher and psychologist. Described are the…

Presented is a manual for parents of children in the Papillion (Nebraska) Title III elementary level "engineered classroom" program which stresses accomplishment of academic goals by emotionally disturbed students. Explained are the concept of behavioral modification, how children learn, practical aspects of negative and positive…

Presented is the final report of a 3-year Title III program which provided approximately 50 emotionally disturbed children (6- to 14-years-old) with special classes (10 pupils per class) utilizing behavior modification techniques and precision teaching. Explained are the project purpose of providing an instructional setting for children totally…

Described is the 3R (reality, reeducation, and responsibility) program to remediate inappropriate behaviors and academic deficiencies in socially and emotionally maladjusted elementary aged children. The major goal of the project is seen to be the successful return of the student to usual school routines and the regular classroom. Specific…

Described are the curriculum, behavioral modification program, summer activities, and parent involvement in the Papillion (Nebraska) Title III elementary level "engineered classroom" program for emotionally disturbed students. Noted is program initiation after parents and teachers became upset over poor academic progress and behaviors of…

Evaluated was the 3-year (1969-1972) Title III 3R (reeducation, reality, responsibility) intervention program serving over 600 emotionally disturbed elementary level students from four towns (in Connecticut) in a special unit and regular classes. A systems approach used throughout the project analyzed inputs, processes, and effectiveness of the…

The report describes a 3-year, ongoing pilot project designed to devise a remedial educational program for 10 autistic elementary school children (5- to 12-years-old) that would prepare some students for subsequent entry into regular or special education public school classes. Described is a typical daily schedule emphasizing individual…

Five experimental programs in the District of Columbia, which were implemented in 1968-69 and have served 116 handicapped children, are evaluated. The programs provided individualized instruction for aphasic, rubella, severely mentally retarded, seriously emotionally handicapped, and multiply handicapped children. A summary and a consultant's…

Presented is a proposal for a 2-year project to identify and remediate needs of emotionally and learning disabled (LD) children in kindergarten through grade 3 in Yankton, South Dakota, to be funded through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III. Defined in the preface are areas of learning disabilities and associated skills to be…

A 3-year Title III project provided inservice training to 183 elementary teachers in methods of improving behavior, academic performance, and affective reactions of children with socio-emotional conflicts treatable in the regular classroom. The program included summer workshops and released-time training during the school year in indepth…

Reported are the results of the 3-year Santa Cruz pilot project involving 11 disturbed children (4- to 12-years-old) to determine if autistic and severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children could benefit from a public school program. A program description and recommendations for implementation are presented in ten chapters having the following…

This report examines the impact of the Saturday School (a school and home learning program for 4-year-olds in a large suburban school district) on the following four groups: (1) students with learning disabilities, (2) students identified as either "mentally retarded" or of "low intellectual functioning", (3) students with…

Described is a project involving 37 severely emotionally disturbed, behavior disordered, or autistic children (4-16 years old) which focused on the provision of short term, intensive special educational class placement for children who otherwise would have been extruded from regular school programs into hospital or residential (psychiatric) school…

Described is Project IMPACT (Instructional Model Program for all Children and Teachers), funded under Title III and intended for use by teacher trainees and by regular classroom teachers of learning disabled or emotionally disturbed students from kindergarten through grade 12. Discussed in an introductory section on classroom applications are…

Innovative federal legislation for the handicapped is reviewed, and supplementary guidelines for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, designed to aid the handicapped, are listed. Four Title III programs are described which benefit the preschool deaf, severely physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed, and trainable mentally…