A part of the adult basic education (ABE) teaching/learning management system called CUBE (Continuity and Unity in Basic Education), this volume contains information for use in implementing reading programs for ABE students with learning disabilities. It consists of two notebooks. Included in the first one are an overview of the program; testing…

Intended as a text to supplement inservice training for regular class teachers, the manual presents information on diagnostic-prescriptive teaching with mainstreamed learning disabled students. Ten sections focus on the following diagnostic aspects: referral, parent involvement, case history collection, assessment of academic abilities and…

This teaching guide, the third in a five-volume series (see note), concentrates on the CAP (Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor domains) approach for teachers to accomodate handicapped students in vocational classes with focus on health occupations education. Main emphasis is on (1) discussion of CAP functioning as these may affect an…

This handbook on the adult learner and adult learning problems or disabilities is designed to serve as a practical tool for the Adult Basic Education instructor. It is divided into two main sections. Section 1 contains information concerning the nature of the adult learner. The first part deals with general characteristics of the adult learner and…

Designed as a perceptual enrichment program for all kindergarten children, the project also emphasizes intensive perceptual training for children manifesting dificiency in this area of development. Screening was done of 869 pre-kindergarten children; those scoring in the lowest 5% on any one or more of the subtests or falling in the lowest 10% of…

Intended for teachers, therapists, physicians, students, and parents, the guide presents a learning theory based on motor activities and suggests a curriculum for preschoolers divided into systematic learning steps which are necessary for attaining educational goals. Topics treated are special needs of the child handicapped by brain damage,…

The booklet is intended to provide regular class elementary and early childhood teachers with basic information about types of handicaps and teaching strategies to use with exceptional children. An initial section considers the nature of handicaps and the degree of severity of conditions. Reviewed are the following types of exceptionalities:…

The annotated bibliography on early childhood intervention-general theory and programs for handicapped children contains approximately 100 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents published from 1968 to 1974 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education…

One of four books directed to reading specialists, the text provides information on methods for identifying problems that can be efficiently treated in a remedial reading group and on methods for handling these problems. Consideration is given to the scope of the problem and to three categories of disabilities. Levels of diagnosis, types of tests,…

Brief research monographs produced by The Demonstration Center for Language Handicapped (LH) Children are collected. The monographs address the following topics: the historical background and objectives of the language center; the effects of support personnel on the academic performance of LH children; the incidence of language handicaps among…

A synthesis of the literature identifies content enhancements used by general education and special education teachers, who collaborate and co-teach in science and social studies. This paper will provide general and special education teachers at the middle school and secondary level with numerous content enhancements for effectively teaching…

This resource will help classroom teachers and staff better serve the needs of their Aboriginal students. The process of development was one of consultation, information gathering, drafting, more consultation and re-drafting. The contributors to this resource include Aboriginal Elders, teachers and psychologists, as well as other members of…

This document contains 22 papers presented at a conference on practices in adult higher education. Representative papers include the following: "The Classroom as a Model of Social Justice" (Keith B. Armstrong, Susan A. Timm); "Adult Students with Learning Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders" (Richard…

Recounts the case of a learning disabled sixth grader mainstreamed into a social studies class. Describes a variety of instructional strategies and activities that capitalize on the student's strengths to facilitate learning. These include critical thinking maps, semantic maps, simulations, and kinesthetic learning. (MJP)