Introduction: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face numerous challenges in transitioning to elementary school, which can cause confusion for the children and concern among their parents. Introduction: This study aimed to identify the process of school transition from kindergarten to elementary school for children with autism spectrum…

Examines concerns of elementary special needs students who must make transition to and from regular classroom and special education classes. Sees counselors in strategic position to act as consultants to regular and special educators involved in mainstreaming special needs students. Identifies two significant areas in which counselors and…

A teacher of handicapped children discusses how praise and patience have helped her students overcome learning and behavior problems and voices the conviction that disabled children should be mainstreamed as soon as they show evidence of readiness. (PP)

Describes a pilot study conducted in Champaign, Illinois, to deal with the misclassification of minority students labelled educable mentally handicapped (EMH). Discusses reevaluation and the declassification process, including placement in regular classes, teacher training, and the development and implementation of transition programs. (MJL)

Describes the "sister school" partnership between the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, Connecticut and nearby Braeburn, a public K-5 school. The reciprocal program, which allows several students from each school to spend time in the others' classes, emphasizes the commonalities of all students while still being aware of…

Compared students who attended regular first grade with students who attended a transition classroom. Found that transition children scored lower on reading, language, and mathematics achievement than control children, were more likely to be retained, and were more likely to receive special education services. Most teachers believed transition…

Describes a program undertaken by the Board of Education in Champaign, Illinois, to reevaluate and reclassify large numbers of Black children inappropriately classified as educable mentally handicapped (EMH). Raises policy considerations for school districts seeking to provide a remedy for students mistakenly classified as EMH. (MJL)

Examines ways to strengthen the middle school's relationship with parents of special needs adolescents. Focuses on establishing a transition plan between elementary and middle school, maintaining ongoing communication with families, providing a variety of advisory options, and generating a school climate of acceptance for all students and…

This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…

Describes the Inverness Center in Baltimore, an alternative education institution for students unable to succeed in a regular classroom setting. Explains that services offered include therapeutic service, educational remediation, and life skills. Details the center's organization, programs, and services; its academics; and the behavior…

The U.S. Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of Central and South American countries under the sponsorship of the Interdepartmental Committee on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation. This series of studies is part of a program to promote understanding of educational conditions in…