Described is a 10-step model of services for emotionally impaired elementary students which uses mainstreaming techniques and includes consultation, followup, parental involvement, team coordination, innovative programing, and coordination within the school district and community agencies. The model, which is in full compliance with P. L. 92-142…

The two articles have the following titles and authors: "Establishing 'Home-School' Relationships with an Institution--A Team Approach" by R. Baum and D. Perner, and "Can Mainstreaming Cope with the System?" by I. Nadler. The first article describes a program which provides self contained classroom instruction for moderately, severely, and…

To determine whether mainstreaming affects the nonhandicapped student's cognitive schema of the handicapped, a story about a physically handicapped boy was read to 28 fourth grade children in a mainstreamed classroom and 29 nonmainstreamed children. The 10 characteristics attributed to the handicapped boy in the story (acquisition items) and 8…

The final report describes activities of the 3 year Integrated Model Preschool Program, which provided special educational services to up to 20 preschool handicapped children per year in an integrated public school setting in Monroe County, Indiana. First year activities focused on developing a prototype preschool demonstration program which could…

The importance of visual orientation and mobility skill training for visually impaired students is emphasized, and suggestions are made for the vision teacher to involve the classroom teacher in providing a meaningful classroom environment for the mainstreamed student. Among strategies listed are keeping recognizable order to the location of…

A data based method for mainstreaming involving 120 elementary students (grades 1 through 5) enrolled in a resource room was utilized. Ss were monitored to find the percent of assignments they were completing in their regular classroom, and to determine the feasibility of using this data base to identify students who were not achieving, and to…

The paper focuses on the enhancement of the interface between regular educators and special educators with particular emphasis on effective mainstreaming of special education students. It is pointed out that for the interface to take place, positive interpersonal relationships, cooperative teaching conditions, and specific strategies and…

The paper describes a policy of placement of gifted children within the regular school program according to each gifted child's intellectual, educational, and other development. The rationale for such a placement policy rests on a developmental conception of gifted children being like older children. The policy of developmental placement is…

The authors discuss areas of concern in the integration of the mentally retarded into the regular classroom. Considered are such issues as program emphasis on competitive jobs versus work in a sheltered environment, recreational possibilities, the quality of institutional care as it relates to institution size, and regular classes versus special…

Presented is a bibliography on mainstreaming of handicapped children with over 500 citations. Entries are listed in alphabetical order by author and usually include such information as title, source, publication date, and page numbers. Also provided is an index which lists authors included in the bibliography under the following topics:…

The objective of mainstreaming is admirable, but the benefits received through a "carte blanche" approach of mainstreaming handicapped individuals into physical education classes are doubtful. Mainstreaming has been attempted in physical education for years, with questionable results and, in many cases, it has been discarded as inappropriate.…

The influence of special vs. traditional class placement on 43 maladjusted junior high students was investigated. Ss were either enrolled in a self-contained setting (Satellite Program) or in a traditional departmentalized program. Among tests administered to Ss were the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (CSCS), the Metropolitan…

The knowledge and attitudes of 35 United States special education experts, with regard to placement of handicapped children, were assessed and compared with those of 486 educational personnel in the Winnipeg, Canada, area by means of the Rucker-Gable Educational Programming Scale. (Author/DLS)

A list of books dealing with handicapped children is provided for reading by children in a regular classroom to help them understand and accept their handicapped peers. (JD)