THE 1964 WORKSHOP ON THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED AT SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE WAS GIVEN GRADUATE CREDIT. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE SESSION WROTE ARTICLES ON THE PROCEEDINGS THAT WERE COMPILED INTO A BOOKLET TO HELP ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFTED. ONE OF THE AREAS DISCUSSED WAS IDENTIFICATION. SOME OF THE…

The learning needs of blind and visually impaired children can be categorized into three groups: (1) needs met by adapting the curriculum; (2) needs met by changing the instructional methodology; and (3) developmental and educational needs unique to these students. (Author/CB)

The rapid development of special classes for middle-range, severely retarded, or trainable children has brought into sharp focus a number of relatively new instructional problems. What educational aptitudes do these children possess and what should be the objectives and procedures in teaching them? On the basis of the quantitative and experimental…

THIS CURRICULUM REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES IN NEW YORK CITY. THE EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM WAS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE OF A RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF GROUP EXPERIENCE UPON YOUNG…

This report describes and evaluates the La Grange (Illinois) Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) network for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). It also presents a curriculum guide for applying the wraparound approach in schools. The LADSE EBD network is based on three levels of support: special classroom, supported…

A curriculum was developed to address the needs of a high school special education computer science class. Class members included both resource-room learning disabled and the more severely learning disabled, and the project aimed to help them fulfill the school district requirement of the completion of a one-semester computer class prior to…