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Alper, Theodore G. – 1978
Two-hundred and sixty-five individual education plans (IEPs) from 13 California school districts representing programs operating under traditional special education funding were evaluated to determine their comprehensiveness, specificity, clarity, and extent to which a "least restrictive environment" was provided. Through interviews with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Wall, Charles; Mardula, Marie – 1978
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, through Project CONNECT, conducted a pilot study of individual educational programs (IEPs) for preschool handicapped students at 29 intermediate units. A total of 1633 IEPs were coded and tabulated. Among findings were the following: there was a high degree of parent involvement in the IEP planning…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Anderson, Roy; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1978
A teacher training model designed to provide teachers with skills to successfully implement individualized programing in at least one academic area at the end of a 6 month instructional period was instigated with 17 second grade teachers. (SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Conceptual Schemes, Contingency Management, General Education
Peer reviewedSkindrud, Karl; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1978
An in-service model for mainstreaming mildly handicapped children is described which combines competitive, accommodative, and problem solving approaches. (CL)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textTurner, Ruth M.; Macy, Daniel J. – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. – 1979
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…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Identification
Gjerde, Dennis; And Others – 1978
Described is the Kendall County Special Education Cooperative Early Childhood Program which reflects an innovative team approach to servicing young handicapped children (aged 3 to 5 years) and their families in a rural area. The following program components are outlined: program philosophy and background; child find procedures; development of an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Role, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children
Tymchuk, Alexander – 1978
The final report examines the 1977-78 accomplishments of the outreach program at the Dubnoff Center, which served 44 handicapped infants and preschool children. The program is explained to remediate children's developmental delays while preventing additional problems and to train parents to be effective advocates for their children. Goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
