A 15-county special education region was surveyed regarding the number of handicapped students (3-18 years old) who were receiving special education services. Census data were compared to the most current incidence figures by disability and across disabilities. Using this comparison as an index of successful identification of and service to…

The investigation to determine teacher attitudes toward regular class placement for handicapped children included an opinionnaire, eight personal contacts with teachers, and four observations. Results indicated that every teacher answering the opinionnaire agreed that class progress was not impeded by presence of the handicapped student. The…

The author distinguishes between three separate aspects of sensory loss: impairment, handicap, and disability, and provides operational definitions of each aspect. (IM)

The reliability of the proposed short form of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) was computed on data derived from six-year-old ITPA standardization test booklets (128 Ss). (Author/CL)

A scale was developed to investigate the effect of selected institutional variables on the attitudes of 941 regular class teachers toward mainstreaming special needs children. (Author/CL)

A dermatoglyphic and palmar crease analysis was carried out in 100 children aged 6-months to 5-years with psychomotor retardation (excluding Down's syndrome). Journal availability: see EC 113 765. (Author)

A 12-month followup study of 151 infants (46 preterm respiratory disease syndrome--RDS--Ss, 46 postterm postmaturity syndrome Ss, and 59 normal term Ss) was conducted to ascertain any early intervention needs and early predictors on 1-year performance, and to formulate a cumulative risk index which would identify those infants who were continuing…

Presented is a programatic organization model which is applied to research needs in special education. Major advantages of the model are given to be that of providing for several research activities which focus on one common problem, reducing the duplication of research effort, providing greater efficiency in use of research personnel and…

Reported are results of a needs assessment study of handicapped children in Oregon undertaken to provide the Oregon State Department of Education with information concerning the most pressing educational needs within each handicapping group as defined by state law. Needs are summarized for each handicapping category, and across handicapping…

A brief review of many advances in medicine made during the past 35 years and of many developments for future progress. (RD)

The ability of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) to identify developmental strengths and weaknesses was investigated with 60 nursery school children and 62 Head Start children. (Author)