A volunteer program at El Camino College sent students to social agencies in the community. The students and participating institutions were enthusiastic about the program. (MS)

Drawing on their own experiences, the authors suggest starting a program for gifted children by developing community support, choosing an appropriate type of program, assessing staff perceptions of the need for the program, identifying gifted students, developing a curriculum, involving the faculty, securing funding, and choosing the evaluation…

Results indicated that parent attitudes varied significantly according to attendance or nonattendance at the parent education meeting and were directly related to relative level of parents' intentions to support educational programs for gifted students. (Author/SB)

A survey administered to K-12 teachers indicated that the more teachers know about gifted students and gifted programs, the more likely they are to be positively disposed to having students removed from their classrooms to participate in gifted programs. (Author/CM)

A program designed to enhance the learning of public school students, especially those identified as gifted, is described. Among the objectives of the MIZAR program are to develop teacher sensitivity to those exceptional students who require a differentiated educational program and to develop a high level of independent study. (PHR)

Large bodies of literature have supported the necessity of gifted programs for either the intellectually superior or the creative-productive thinker, but few have actively sought to establish programs which systematically combine the two. A promising union of these two categoreis may identify a group previously ignored, but whose characteristics…

The author warns that the generic nature of categorically funded programs presents a multitude of problems and risks to the program administrator, and suggests that these managers sharpen up their management skills if they desire professional satisfaction and success. (KC)

The article describes the Saturday Workshop program run by the Gifted Child Society in New Jersey, which offers gifted and talented students 50 different classes that are not available from the public schools. (DLS)

This directory lists programs for deaf-blind children and youth, regional offices of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults, and programs for training teachers of deaf-blind students. Programs are listed alphabetically by state, with contact information provided. (DB)

This directory provides information on postsecondary programs in the United States specifically for deaf people as well as other postsecondary programs with supportive services for deaf students. Programs are listed alphabetically by state and include contact information and summary information about program type, degrees awarded, number of…

With a goal of increasing the use of evidence-based practices in special education programs and improve student outcomes, a research demonstration project was developed through a unique partnership of special educators, parents, administrators, and investigators. This brief reports on the method, implementation, and initial findings from this…

Parent participation has been one of the key principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) since it was first authorized in 1975 as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) and has continued through the most recent reauthorization in 2004. Parents of children with disabilities have decision making…

Career paths and transition services were investigated for students with disabilities who were exiting special education for comparison with two models of transition developed by Siegel (1998) and Greene (2003). Teachers and parent-mentors from 52 local education agencies (LEAs) conducted a record review and an exit interview of 741 students with…