The importance of mainstreaming (helping handicapped children achieve maximum participation in regular school programs) is emphasized, and underlying concepts are explained. Methods for implementing mainstreaming in protected settings (such as hospitals) and in regular classrooms (through the use of helping teachers, resource rooms, a modified…

Written for administrators, learning disabilities (LD) teachers, psychologists, and parents, the guide consists of a plan for providing programs and services for LD children (K-12). LD children are assigned to resource rooms for a portion of each school day with the goal of remediation and return to the educational mainstream. Outlined are five…