This study seeks to present data and discussion arising from a case study of a school in Finland renowned for its practice in the inclusion of learners with additional support requirements due to cognitive and physical disabilities. It aims to establish how the school staff understand their practice with inclusion through day-to-day professional…

What would schools and classrooms look like if they truly mirrored our democratic ideals? In this issue of the Occasional Papers, five authors explore current and historical questions related to the inclusion of children with disabilities in public schools. The history of educating children with disabilities--an ongoing civil rights issue--has…

To compare the efficacy of three different short-term service delivery methods on first grade children with soft neurological signs who suffer from visual-motor difficulties. One hundred and forty seven first grade students who scored below the 21st percentile on the Visual-Motor Integration Test (VMI) were recruited from schools and randomly…

Conductive education is a distinctive style of teaching and learning for pupils with physical difficulties. It is practised in the UK in some maintained, non-maintained and independent special schools and centres (here collectively termed conductive-education schools). In this article Mike Lambert investigates the extent to which these…

Majority of students with mental and/or motor impairments are frequently placed in general physical education classes. However, these students often are unable to attain the expected outcomes in these general settings. Based on the experience of the authors, general physical educators often attempt to modify their goals, objectives, teaching…

The ten articles in this journal issue are intended to help English teachers deal with the problems posed by mainstreaming handicapped children into their classrooms. The first and second articles suggest ways of meeting the special needs of mainstreamed students and the third discusses the use of a videotaping activity as a reward for learning…

Gives examples of specialized typewriting instructional methods for students with disabilities, involving modifications to typewriters, using special keyboards, and adding sensory devices for different impairments. (MF)

The authors present a checklist designed to help preschool and kindergarten administrators and teachers build confidence in their ability to be inclusive and to increase their awareness of the needs of children with disabilities. Teachers can use the checklist to prepare for the inclusion of a child with a disability. "Identifying potential…

Examines standard and unique student safety considerations and offers suggestions for maintaining a safe laboratory class environment. Topics discussed include general safety considerations, safety factors unique to various handicapping conditions, instructional considerations, assessing instruction, and developing safety conscious attitudes. (TA)

The authors highlight an inservice approach to mainstreaming elementary and secondary level handicapped students in physical education. Outlined are strategies for individual intervention, for group intervention, for auditory impairments, for visual impairments, for learning disabilities, and for orthopedic impairments. (SBH)

Identifies some challenges faced by teachers of handicapped students, as well as common problems encountered by the students themselves. Makes practical suggestions for improving the educational experiences of physically disabled students. (CAM)

Intended for teachers in office education programs and those working with coordinated vocational-academic education programs, this material provides information for adapting the regular classroom, equipment, and curriculum to meet the particular needs of students with special needs. An introduction briefly describes the three major laws…

The AID (Accepting Individual Differences) curriculum guide, the third in a series of five manuals that attempt to foster acceptance and respect for differences as exemplified by disabilities, presents activities on motor impairments for insructors' personal learning and lesson plans for teaching students in primary grades. Presented for…

This article focuses on the discussion of teaching chemistry to the handicapped and particular techniques that are useful to the communication process. (SA)

A basic text on physical education for the handicapped, this edition is divided into four major sections containing detailed discussion of the general topic area under consideration. The first section presents basic information about historical background, general patterns of growth and development, the nature of motor learning, and the psychology…