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Chase, Mary Ann; And Others – 1983
The program described is designed to sensitize elementary students to the needs of persons with handicaps. The program includes six 45-minute teaching units presented to fourth and fifth graders by staff members who have daily contact with special needs students. Presentations include an introductory puppet show using almost life-sized replicas of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Deafness, Disabilities
Gallo, Donald R. – Connecticut English Journal, 1980
The ten articles in this journal issue are intended to help English teachers deal with the problems posed by mainstreaming handicapped children into their classrooms. The first and second articles suggest ways of meeting the special needs of mainstreamed students and the third discusses the use of a videotaping activity as a reward for learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Odegard-Johnson, Pauline – 1984
The manual is intended to help elementargy grade students to develop greater awareness and acceptance of individuals with disabilities. Activities are divided into specific disabilities (arranged from least to most difficult to understand): (1) blindness, (2) deafness, (3) physical disabilities, (4) mental retardation, and (5) learning…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Miller, Maurice; Loukellis, Irene – 1982
The basis for socially mainstreaming handicapped children as well as changing attitudes toward the handicapped are discussed; and a list of teaching activities and resources for introducing students to the mentally retarded, the visually impaired, the physically handicapped, the hearing impaired, and the learning disabled is presented. A summary…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Chisman, Arlington W.; Farmer, Edgar I. – 1980
These workshop materials are designed to assist technologists in coping with handicapped students in their programs. They contain information on the characteristics of handicapped persons, and some of the psychological and legal considerations that form the background from which the students come; and they focus on developing insight that will…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Howe, J. A. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Describes the use of computers in special education to provide new learning opportunities and better teaching strategies for handicapped students. Indicates that computers can teach cursive writing, test the effectiveness of a teaching method, and simulate systems such as tune-composing and sentence generating. (DC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Humanities and Secondary Administration. – 1980
The contributions of art experiences to special education are discussed and guidelines for integrating art into the curriculum are provided. Art is seen to have potential for developing handicapped children's self expression, independence, sensory stimulation and motivation, perception discrimination, skill development, and career and personal…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Miller, Nancy B.; Sammons, Catherine C. – 1999
Featuring awareness activities that show how differences are perceived, this book explores how reactions to and beliefs about disabilities influence progress toward an inclusive society. Chapters address: (1) how and why we react to differences; (2) the limitations and challenges of disabilities and perspectives on disability; (3) understanding…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Communication Disorders
Anderson, Mary Jane – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2006
Education professionals may feel uncomfortable or unprepared when interacting with students with disabilities within school settings. Several federal mandates have been passed in the last 30 years to ensure that students with disabilities receive the same educational services as students without disabilities. Although these students are now in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Counselors, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising
Heekin, Shelley, Ed.; Mengel, Patricia, Ed. – 1983
The booklet describes the New Friends approach to mainstreaming young handicapped students. The approach focuses on the understanding and acceptance of individual differences through introduction of life-sized dolls with disabilities. Seven units are presented, each with notes to the teacher, discussion guidelines, lists of frequently asked…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Disturbances
Williams, Ben H.; And Others – 1982
The Project OMNI curriculum is intended to help students develop necessary prerequisite skills for independent travel. The teacher's guidebook provides an overview of the OMNI curriculum components (individual student inventories, individual student profiles, and curriculum modules); discusses the relation of the module areas to the mobility…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Home Economics Education Section. – 1981
The purpose of this activity guide is to aid the home economics teacher to teach more successfully life and employment skills to special needs students. It offers suggestions for the home economics teacher with handicapped students to use to adapt teaching materials and/or facilities sufficiently to meet the goals of these special students. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Home Economics
Ochoa, Anna S.; Shuster, Susan K. – 1980
A guide is designed for elementary school teachers with handicapped students in their classrooms. Seven sections comprise the document. Section I discusses the implications of mainstreaming for classroom teachers. Discussed are 1) the physical and social isolation of the handicapped students in the 1960s; 2) the impact of Public Law 94-142 which…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Disabilities
Central Research Corp., Topeka, KS. – 1978
This report presents information describing the extent and effectiveness of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. Public Law 89-313 programs for schools for handicapped children in Kansas during the school year 1977-1978. Programs in 29 day care facilities and 9 state institutions in 28 countries were funded. These facilities provided…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Federal Programs
Skliar, Norman – 1980
Efforts by Nassau County, New York educators in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a replicable program for 2,500 special education students and their teachers in a comprehensive outdoor education program are described. Three major components of the project are listed as: (1) active student participation in activity-oriented…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Education
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