Intended for use by visitors to the Demonstration Schools in Individualized Instruction (DSII) network, this guide provides the following information: lists of members of the DSII steering committee and service center contact persons, explanations of the DSII and of Project CITE (Coordinated Information for Texas Educators), a visitor's checklist…

Intended for parents of handicapped children, the handbook summarizes information regarding legal rights in the following areas: procedural safeguards (records, program planning, assessments), hearings, resource information, due process rights, local education agency resources, membership in the Maryland State Board of Education, state advisory…

The paper describes a 5-year longitudinal study of a Texas school district's implementation of an individualized mainstream special education program. "Plan A" program activities and outcomes are reported for five phases (sample subtopics in parentheses): initiation in one high school, one junior high school and eight elementary schools…

Adventure Bound is a residential program for disturbed/delinquent adolescents designed to promote self discovery through physical activities that are demanding and stressful. The underlying theory of Adventure Bound is that many of the principles of Outward Bound can be modified and utilized in programs for delinquents. The initial 2-year program…

The paper reports on a program for mainstreaming acoustically handicapped high school students. Among aspects discussed are criteria for success in mainstreamed programs, itinerant speech therapy services, individualized education programs, and support staff (counselors) roles and functions. The scope of orientation sessions for regular class…

As the first in a four-volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume contains a guide for the project implementor and a description of the first component of the project entitled, "Reading/Language Arts, K-12." The implementor guide discusses the philosophy,…

The results of a conference on the delivery of vocational education to handicapped students in New Jersey are presented. After an introductory section detailing the organization of the conference, addresses by T. McNulty on the need for collaboration in the vocational education of handicapped children and J. Richardson on the need for…

This report examines individualized instructional approaches to teaching, reviews of the literature in that field with specific reference to Upward Bound programs, and reports on a research study which investigated the relationship between an Activity Based Curriculum (ABC) and the academic performance of economically disadvantaged high school…

WHENEVER IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR A PUPIL TO RECEIVE EXTRA HELP OUTSIDE THE REGULAR CLASSROOM, HE IS INVOLVED IN REMEDIAL READING. REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IS MORE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED THAN REGULAR READING INSTRUCTION, AND IS TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS ON THE BASIS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. MOTIVATION IS IMPORTANT TO ALL REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION, FOR…

THE GUIDE FOR TEACHING THE EDUCABLE RETARDED STUDENT DEVELOPS SOCIAL STUDIES IN TERMS OF LIFE ADJUSTMENT OBJECTIVES. THE GUIDE CONSISTS OF NINE LEVELS PREPARED IN DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE. THE TERM LEVEL IS CONSIDERED MORE NEARLY SYNONYMOUS WITH MATURITY LEVEL THAN WITH GRADE LEVEL, AND EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO GROUP STUDY AREAS IN ACCORDANCE…

A DESCRIPTION IS MADE OF AN ATTEMPT TO APPLY TO FIRST GRADE READING INSTRUCTION THE IDEA THAT CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT WHEN THE TEACHING OF READING IS ADAPTED TO THEIR COGNITIVE STYLE. PRETESTING WAS DONE TO DISCOVER THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN LEARNING APTITUDES, AND THE TEACHING PROCEDURE WAS MODIFIED TO EMPHASIZE COMPARATIVELY STRONG ABILITIES.…

The formation of a consortium of three elementary schools was proposed and initiated to offer inservice teacher education experiences to 45 staff members. The consortium schools shared resources to increase the scope and quality of staff development activities. A staff development program was designed to meet both group (institutional) and…

The purposes of this study were to assess staff perceptions of desirability and level of implementation of Individually Guided Education (IGE)/Secondary Schooling in four high schools implementing programs similar to IGE and to identify factors enhancing or impeding implementation of these programs. Theoretical foundations of the study included…

The report examines reasons for widely different proportions of handicapped children identified in 24 local school districts across six states and surveys the implementation of special education programs in those districts. Interviews are said to have been conducted with over 1000 persons, including students, teachers, parents, administrators, and…

Developed by the New York State Education Department at the University of the State of New York, the document presents preliminary study findings which recommend the removal of the current definition of "a handicapped child" and categorical labels such as "neurologically impaired". Modifications are suggested which strengthen…