Lessons presented in this manual, developed as part of the vocational strategies project, are designed to provide driver education for mildly handicapped special needs students placed in jobs that require a driver's license. The guide is intended for use in conjunction with a vocational program in automotive mechanics, or integrated into a…

Presented is the evaluation report on 28 projects serving seven different classes of handicapped children and their parents in Oregon which were funded under Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Brief sections cover the criteria for establishing funding priorities and the evaluation plan, results and discussion of the 1974-75…

Justin and Paul are handicapped, each in a different way. Paul, who has a severe visual disability, has profited from and succeeded in a mainstreamed program. Justin's special problems were helped through individual tutoring. In each case the treatment met the child's particular needs because of sensitive, resourceful, and caring teachers. (Editor)

A special educator, a counselor educator, a school psychologist, a resource room teacher, and an elementary school counselor were interviewed to provide different perspectives on such issues as counselor role and training for creating "least restrictive environments" for handicapped children. (Author)

The interruption in the pattern of segregating "regular" and handicapped students will have profound implications for the mental health of the children identified as handicapped as well as the 90 percent not considered handicapped. (MM)

Adapted teaching materials and procedures were developed at Florida State University to help visually handicapped students in the public schools participate in a mainstreamed home economics class. (MF)

It is shown that both moral judgment and interpersonal conceptions (two cognitive developmental domains) seem to be related to adequate social adjustment. Recent empirical studies have demonstrated success in raising children's level of reasoning in these areas. Direct applications of these recent findings to the mainstreaming problem are…

With recent legislation regarding mainstreaming, many counselors are suddenly involved with children who have learning disabilities. The author defines the counselor's role as: (1) identification and referral; (2) consultation with teachers; (3) counseling with the students; and (4) counseling with the parents. (Author)

The question is raised as to what educational strategies can best integrate handicapped adolescents into the mainstream of society and prepare them for the greatest possible independence in working life. (MP)

Help handicapped children sing, clap and dance their way into regular classroom life. (Editor)

Presented is an educational analysis of the term least restrictive alternative, with emphasis placed on a definition of the term, a framework for analyzing elements of the concept, and a set of guiding principles for planning and implementation of the concepts. (JYC)

The greater accommodation of mild and moderately retarded children into regular school settings is seen to require changes in general and special education alike. (Author)

Four handicapped and eight nonhandicapped preschool children participated in integrated small group reading and arithmetic instruction. (Author/CL)