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PDF pending restorationSodhi, S. S. – 1972
The brief critical examination focuses on existing special education practices in schools in which diagnosis is said to have become a suspicion confirming exercise. Labeling-categorization of children with either mild or severe degrees of exceptionality is singled out as a harmful practice. Ethical and legal issues then considered are the variance…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Download full textMcCarthy, Jeanne McRae – 1972
The last 25 years of special education has seen the pendulum swing from over confidence in special class placement to current efforts to mainstream handicapped children. Characteristic of children entering school is variation in ability and learning style. Some of the children will be referred to special education not because of extreme learning…
Descriptors: Classification, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedJones, Reginald L. – Exceptional Children, 1972
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Classification, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Education
Tuckman, Stuart – Academic Therapy Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Classification, Exceptional Child Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Identification
Peer reviewedGallagher, James J. – Exceptional Children, 1972
The author considers the advantages and problems of labeling and proposes and discusses a 2-year special education contract. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrative Policy, Classification, Exceptional Child Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1972
Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Classification, Educational Philosophy
Monroe, George E. – 1967
In exploring the bases of learning disabilities, the following areas are considered: a working definition of perceptual handicaps; the relationship of perceptual handicaps to IQ; diagnosing perceptual handicaps; effective learning experiences for the perceptually handicapped child; and recommendations for developing new curricula. The appendixes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development
KATZ, DAVID; WOLFE, HARVEY E. – 1967
INTENDED FOR TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS OF BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN, THE HANDBOOK DESCRIBES THE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND THE THEORETICAL BASES FOR THE PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY. AFTER A DESCRIPTION OF EIGHT CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE DISORGANIZATION COMMON TO ALL BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN, THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SCREENING AND PLACEMENT PROCEDURES…
Descriptors: Administration, Admission Criteria, After School Programs, Children
