The paper discusses the effects of labels on exceptional children and the benefits of tracking individual or class behaviors instead of mere labels. To determine the sensitivity of behavior rate of planning remedial action, 97 children (mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, regular, learning disabled, and brain damaged) were rated on five…

The first section of the handbook lists clinics, centers, schools, and camps (both public and private facilities) offering services for emotionally disturbed children in Massachusetts and nearby areas. Descriptive information for each facility includes: location, director, type and number of clients, services offered, professions represented on…

This presentation introduced the theory and practice of psychomotor education as developed by de Ajuriaguerra and Naville at the University of Geneva. Some overlap of their concepts and principles with perceptual motor training methods occurred in the United States, according to the authors. The focus of the theoretical discussion integrated…

Current thinking on the role of the physical environment in special education is summarized in this report. The material has been synthesized into a "position" that has been developed through widespread contacts with special educators and architects interested in the problem. The paper develops this position in nine topical areas--(1) the concern,…

This University of California, Los Angeles, Fernald School project was designed to evaluate the impact of an intensive, individualized remedial program upon the learning skills of disadvantaged children. In addition to the focus on learning skills, aspiration levels and self-attitudes, a second objective was to compare learning problems of…

In this paper, the reader can see how the beginnings of organization in one community helped to develop a program focusing on young children. The needs of all young children can be pivotal in marshalling a community's resources toward concerted action. The PACE I.D. Center was set up specifically for early identification and intervention designed…

An evaluation was made of the Learning Center, an ESEA/Title III-funded PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education) project designed to develop a diagnostic and tutorial program for severe underachievers, particularly those who manifest the condition of developmental dyslexia. A rating scale and questionnaire were completed by the 13 public…

Forty-one abstracts with descriptive terms are presented which deal with various aspects of reading methods and problems including discussions of dyslexia, sensory impairment, teaching techniques, and physiological considerations. An author and subject index, user information, and information on purchasing either the individual documents or the…

To assess static balance ability in children 239 subjects (ages 5 to 9) were tested using a technique of electronic ataxiametry. Body weight displacement was measured for various postures. The scores correlated significantly with teacher's evaluation of school preparedness, basic math skills, and reading achievement in samples of normal children.…

The purpose of the kits is to facilitate the teaching of basic science skills. The kits can be used in the regular classroom for which they were designed or as instruments for teaching of students in learning disability classes. The kits are designed in the areas of plants, animals, metric measurement, chemistry, geology, and space study. Each kit…

Reported is the 1973-1974 evaluation of a junior high school resource room model for eight educable mentally retarded (EMR) and 18 mildly educationally handicapped students. Discussed is evaluation design including performance comparison of the resource room EMR students and traditional special students (controls), comparison of absentee rates of…

This literature review on learning disabilities contains information on diagnosis, teacher qualifications and training, the learning environment, curriculum, perception, and integration as well as an annotated bibliography of approximately 80 items. Following the review of research and opinion in each section are questions which are thought to…

The Cherokee Project, a model demonstration program for learning disabled children at Cherokee, North Carolina, began operations in 1973. Funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Office of Education (DHEW), it is administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Education Resources Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico). This final…

Texas educators, charged with developing a pragmatic service for language handicapped (LH) children in public school settings, produced this handbook on the operation of programs for LH children. Initial program development is reported to involve such activities as defining the target population, assessing needs and district resources, formulating…

Described is a proposed graduate program to train nursery school, kindergarten, and primary grade educational personnel in a pluralistic social context for the purpose of reducing the number of children in need of special educational services. Program assumptions include causes of behavior such as the interaction of the internalized sets of…