The purpose of this brief is to help families and educators understand the right of students with disabilities who need accessible educational materials to receive these materials in a timely manner. This right is based on provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as in the disability civil rights statutes…

The inservice teacher education program described is for teachers at any grade level who need to develop skill in developing and implementing an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) for handicapped children in their class. Included in this informative report is a description of the contents of the learning module involved and the activities…

The instructor-free, empirically-based training package is designed to teach personnel at all levels to develop and implement individual program plans for severely handicapped, developmentally disabled persons in their own agencies. The package consists of a six-chapter trainee workbook (individual program planning and the interdisciplinary team,…

The manual (part of the training package, "Individual Program Planninq with Developmentally Disabled Persons", IPP) presents suggestions for administering training in individual program planning and for maintaining the IPP system. Discussed are the contents of the IPP training package, descriptions of the six training sessions, policies for the…

The Kentucky Model for competency-based vocational education is a system for the instructional program's development and delivery, from identification of incumbent worker tasks to student occupational competence. The components, each of which supports the others and is affected in content by the others, are: (1) instructional objectives derived…

The basic structure of a writing laboratory at Purdue University, Indiana, is described in this paper. Physical facilities, record keeping plans, instructional approaches and materials, and evaluation methods are discussed. As a laboratory situation, the course was intended as a supplement to regular composition classes. Five graduate students and…

Effective educational personnel development programs must shift from an experienced-based to a performance-based mode of operation. This shift would entail other new elements; a focus on output, a data-dependent mode of operation, a research and development function, a student-oriented learning environment, a field-centered program, and a broad…

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…

Intended for staff of diagnostic-prescriptive centers, the manual is designed to provide information about the Oregon Model Center for Learning Disabilities. Chapters cover the following topics: factors involved with learning; procedures and organization of the Center; assessment of psychological, educational, and language needs; procedures for…

It is a difficult task to arrange a learning environment permitting each student to pursue, at all times, the types of activities that most appropriately meet his needs. The concept of individualized performance-based instruction is an attempt to realistically approach this task by diagnosing students' needs and interests related to desired…

The major functions of the Operational Plan are the preparation of educational personnel for the schools and research designed to contribute to reform in education. Components of the Plan include a management information system, protocol and training materials, retraining of in-service teachers, interinstitutional cooperation, individualized…

Instructional materials for independent learning include two sample units taken from a full-year, 12-unit, Latin 2 course. The units direct the student in the study of irregular adjectives and adverbs, the passive tenses of regular verbs, indefinite pronouns, indirect commands, and descriptive clauses. The unit description lists the forms,…

Intended for local education agency personnel, the trainer's manual provides information on a tested, workable training process and materials to be used in the training of placement committees for decision-making in the development of individualized education programs (IEPs) under Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act).…

One-third of the report explains the nature of the project, its development, administration, and the details of the individualized instruction system. The project goal of developing an individualized cluster curriculum in occupational education is described. The five phases of planning, development, pilot testing, revision, and dissemination which…

Guidelines for the implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children are provided. An introductory section details the mandates of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and defines the components of the IEP and a list of eight exceptionalities (with characteristics of each). Section 2…