Responses of over 300 teachers to a survey examining their perceived role in the implementation of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and their job satisfaction are reported. Results showed that about 50% of the respondents said they had not been told what responsibilities they had in the mainstreaming process and…

The paper reports on a survey of the attitudes of 1,292 Australian school principals toward educational and prevocational provisions for the mildly retarded. It was found that all groups of principals, with the exception of those in government metropolitan high schools, were generally positive toward the mainstreaming of gifted, mildly retarded,…

The document briefly outlines the events leading to mainstreaming of handicapped children and presents guidelines for administrators and teachers involved in implementing mainstream programs. Among suggestions given are the following: the decision to mainstream should be accompanied by a decision to provide a comprehensive instructional support…

This handbook for teachers is designed for use as a short, self-contained program to help teachers add effective tutoring to their overall teaching program. The format of the course consists of four steps: (1) reading about new teaching skills; (2) seeing these skills demonstrated in films of actual teaching sessions; (3) practicing the skills…

The final report discusses achievements of Project STRETCH (Strategies for Training Regular Educators to Teach Children with Handicaps), designed to develop 20 one-half hour videotape cassettes and manuals on the needs of mild to moderately handicapped students and methods of maintaining them in the regular classroom. Topics for the videotapes…

The outline of a workshop for teachers on the mainstreaming of handicapped juvenile delinquents is presented. Fourteen true/false statements are listed as the basis for a discussion on effective methods of combating juvenile delinquency. A section on icebreaking techniques presents 23 icebreakers, such as showing a film. The matching questions…

The perceptions of 355 principals, regular classroom teachers, and special education teachers regarding the extent of implementation of administrative practices pertaining to the mainstreaming of mildly handicapped children in Mississippi were studied. The results indicated that the first year of mainstreaming in Mississippi saw only moderate…

The sixth annual report to Congress on Head Start services to handicapped children details the number and type of children served for the 1977-78 year and the 1977 summer program. An introductory section provides background information, including an overview of Head Start policies regarding handicapped children. Chapter 2 presents findings on the…

The author contends that the best form of educating and instructing hard of hearing students in Germany is in segregated schools or at least in separate sections of schools. Problems with integration are pointed out, and the importance of training family counselors and nursery school educators is stressed. (SBH)

The paper describes the identification process and procedures developed in a project for gifted/talented handicapped children (3 to 5 years old) in six talent areas: intellectual, academic, creative, social/leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. Characteristics of two approaches (the informal open classroom and an approach based…

Potential promises and problems in the placing of children with special needs or handicaps in the regular classroom are examined in this document. The history of mainstreaming, its rationale, and generally accepted definition are outlined. The focus of this report is upon the role of the teacher union in the complex requirements involved in…

An instructional and mainstreaming model for programming severely learning disabled (LD) elementary students is described, in which students receive instruction for one half of the school day in an LD classroom and are successfully mainstreamed in general education for the remaining part of the day is described. It is explained that components of…

The paper presents seven cases to support the benefits of mothers acting as co-therapists in the remediation of their child's handicaps from early childhood to the secondary level. It is pointed out that the positive mother-child interactions facilitated successful mainstreaming. (Author/SBH)

The paper describes the Northville (Michigan) Public Schools' program for providing education to approximately 750 handicapped students living in two major residential institutions. Legislation underlying the program's development is reviewed, operation of the educational program is discussed, and statistics on program staff and students are…

Summarized are presentations given at a 1-year Prescriptive Teaching Workshop, a Title III educational program designed to maintain the learning disabled elementary school child in the regular classroom. Outlines, diagrams, and bibliographies are provided for presentation topics such as the special service circuit, educational assessment, behavior…