A recent study of reading instruction in 28 resource rooms designed for learning-disabled students is described. Program effectiveness was found to be determined by use of student time, method of instruction, and coordination between resource teachers and classroom teachers. Ways to use resource rooms more effectively are suggested. (MT)

The study compared effectiveness and efficiency of rehabilitation services in Colorado between Workmen's Compensation (WC) and general disability (GD) caseloads in terms of summative and formative measures. Among findings were that WC caseloads demonstrated greater congruency between planned and actual vocational goals. (DB)

Asserts that previous studies have adopted a methodology that consistently underestimates the true earnings gains for a significant percentage of vocational rehabilitation (VR) clients. Describes the nature of this methodological bias and suggests an alternative procedure to improve estimating benefits to clients from VR services (Author/ABB)

Results of a leisure education program demonstrated that individuals with severe mental retardation could acquire age-appropriate leisure skills to use independently a neighborhood center; access a neighborhood recreation center in the absence of the residential care provider; and partially, but effectively, interact with agency staff concerning…

Success in competitive employment placement of a demonstration project serving 53 persons with developmental disabilities is associated with three factors: (1) training approach and methodology; (2) program management; and (3) trainee characteristics. (CL)

Four experiments were conducted to evaluate a respite care training package. Effects of an instructional manual on acquisition of respite care skills were investigated and compared with a workshop approach. A simplified package was developed and found useable by respite care personnel. (CL)

Methodological concerns related to evaluation of early childhood special education programs are discussed using a recent intervention study as a point of reference. The conservative nature of early intervention research and the role of statistical and measurement assumptions in that research are identified, as are significant current changes in…

The article describes a study to determine effectiveness of the Model Preschool Program for Children with Down Syndrome and Other Developmental Delays at 11 outreach sites. Assessment of performance gains of 164 disabled children (11 months to 14 years old) showed that gains in child performance were significantly greater than predicted in four…

A national survey of 42 state level administrators indicates that models of service used in remediating problems of learning-disabled (LD) students standardized definitions. Results of program ranking, from "excellent" to "poor" were: LD resource, Consulting Teacher, self-contained, modified self-contained, itinerant resource, noncategorical, and,…

An investigation of the educational impact of integration of severely handicapped students revealed that over and above functional level, degree of integration, as measured by interaction with nonhandicapped students, was a significant predictor of educational progress, as measured by the proportion of individualized education program objectives…

The study investigated the usefulness of behavior engagement (time spent in appropriate environmental interaction) as an outcome measure for discerning the efficacy of intervention efforts with preschool retarded, handicapped, at-risk, and nonhandicapped children participating in two different types of programs (traditional and nontraditional).…

Evaluation of a satellite clinic for physically handicapped children in rural Ontario indicated that children attending the clinic received more frequent treatment at reduced costs to parents and social agencies than control Ss. Ss also showed greater improvement in motor function than a control group, although no corresponding improvement in self…

A peg-word mnemonic technique increased the memorability of paired associates for 15 (LD) and 15 non LD junior high students. Differential longer term retention slightly favored the nondisabled. (CL)

Highlights three advantages of the multiple-baseline design for evaluating work performance in vocational training programs: (1) allowing the trainer to determine the success of a vocational program without withdrawing training; (2) ruling out effects of history; and (3) providing a versatile evaluation procedure. (BH)

The combination of televised home instruction and traditional print media was more effective in facilitating parental training strategies with handicapped preschoolers than either method alone. (Author/CL)