Designed to generate evaluative information to support instructional decision-making and to support administrative operations, this handbook consists of two major sections: (1) an overview of a comprehensive system for learner identification and assessment, and (2) a selection of sample resource procedures and forms that will facilitate…

Presented are materials for evaluating vocational-occupational-technical higher education programs for handicapped students who are mainstreamed alongside non-handicapped students. Included are sample materials designed to implement the theory and principles discussed in a previous work on evaluating occupational programs for the handicapped. The…

The final report describes a study in which two teacher training methods--workshop and direct assistance in the classroom--were examined for their effectiveness in increasing positive attitudes of regular class elementary teachers toward mainstreaming of learning disabled and emotionally disturbed children. It is explained that two faculties were…

A study involving 16 preschool students was conducted to determine whether severely handicapped preschool children could learn normal classroom behavior through the single treatment variable of exposure to the regular classroom environment with normal peers. Systematic observation of the children's free play and verbal interaction, independence in…

The attitudes of 206 administrators, teachers, and parents towards programs and teaching techniques for preschool and kindergarten handicapped children were surveyed, with particular emphasis on attitudes regarding mainstreaming. The study focused on two independent variables, the program the respondent was associated with and the role the…

Current trends in exceptional child education are discussed in relationship to the need for better inservice training (IT) to upgrade the readiness of regular teachers to include exceptional children in their classes. Noted are trends such as increasing numbers of exceptional children in regular classrooms, and fewer children institutionalized or…

The greatest challange in education today is ensuring that all schools are as readily and fully accessible to handicapped children as to the nonhandicapped. From every standpoint, whether that of human rights, economic efficiency, educational effectiveness, or social desirability, the national interest is to serve handicapped children equally with…

Evaluated were the effects of a curriculum model combining mainstreaming and field-centered educational experiences on 201 handicapped, normal, or gifted high school students (13-17 years old). The model, studied over a 4-year period, was based on the importance of relating classroom activities to the reality of society and the advantages of…

Compared were the effectiveness of individualized instruction in a mainstreamed open classroom setting and instruction in a traditional classroom setting on the achievement levels of 56 low ability students (grades 1-6). Two groups of Ss, paired for grade level and IQ, were tested after 1, 2, and 3 years of exposure to the models. There was no…

Described is an innovative program of noncategorical education for both normal and developmentally delayed infants and preschool children. Focused upon are such aspects of program design and operation as early intervention, integration of delayed and nondelayed toddlers and preschoolers matched on the basis of developmental level rather than…

Discussed in connection with Project PRIME (Programmed Reentry into Mainstream Education) is the need for educational research to assess the comparative efficacy of three instructional settings (regular resource, and self-contained special education classes) for providing services to handicapped children. It is explained that data on the classroom…

The packet of materials includes complete instructions for conducting four teacher training workshops designed to familiarize regular and special class teachers with individualized instructional techniques. The workshops are consecutive in that Workshop 1 involves the participants in an exploratory activity to determine feelings and perceptions…

The handbook for learning centers contains guidelines, forms, and supplementary information to be used with all children identified as having a learning disability, mild retardation, or sensory deprivation in the Norwalk, Connecticut public schools. It is stressed that the learning center should provide supportive services for at least 35 minutes…

Discussed is the use of minimum behavioral objectives to provide evaluation of special education in regular classrooms. Literature which supports the mainstreaming of moderately handicapped children is reviewed briefly. Application of the behavioral model of education on the community level is considered in terms of the basic skills which comprise…

The proceedings of the Pre Congress Seminar on Special Education and Rehabilitation of the Mentally Retarded (Denmark, 1973) contains 15 author contributed papers on early education. Discussed are the following topics related to retardation: early education and integration, assessment and programing, effects of developmental training, curriculum…