The duties and responsibilities of education authorities and schools in Scotland with regard to pupils who are absent for health reasons are unclear in comparison to other UK countries. This study examined in-school and out-of-school learning contexts for Scottish pupils, ages 5 through 18 years, with medical conditions of sufficient severity and…

This report provides information on 2002-2003 school year activities involving exceptional students. The term "exceptional students" refers to individuals with disabilities or gifts and talents who have unique needs that require specially designed instruction, administrative accommodations, or curriculum modifications in order to receive an…

The parent of a 7 1/2-year-old child with a profound hearing loss who attends regular public school discribes the family's philosophy in raising the child and the training program used to encourage optimum use of residual hearing (DB)

The behavior of 40 mainstreamed educable mentally retarded (EMR) children enrolled in 10 elementary schools was compared based on teacher rating scales and controlled behavioral observations. (SEW)

A study examined the effects of academic and nonacademic mainstreaming on mildly retarded boys' expectancy of success and outerdirectedness. Children were asked to perform tasks concerning probability learning and imitation. Findings point to the difficulty of drawing conclusions about the effects of mainstreaming and to the importance of…

Presents a six-step model for generating hypothetical examples of what a handicapped student might experience in a mainstreamed setting, and preparing nonhandicapped students for this integration. Stages include determining student needs, specifying environmental demands, identifying problems, translating and presenting hypotheticals to the class…

Sixty-eight teachers were randomly assigned to one of four experimental conditions involving written information descriptions (positive and negative) and videotaped behavior (withdrawn and acting out). Findings suggest that a behaviorally disordered child should be seen as a student with specific problems within the normal range of behavior.…

Describes the system-wide counseling program of the Vestavia Hills Public Schools, which facilitates interaction between regular and special education. Special emphasis is placed on three major support systems (staffing considerations, school and community resources, and peer participation) incorporated into a noncategorical functional model. (JAC)

The demands placed upon school personnel by Public Law 94-142 are discussed. Activities of a National Support Systems Project which resulted in identification of capabilities required of teachers and development of resource units to help teacher educators meet that need are described. A list of unit topics is included. (PP)

Results indicate that mainstreaming physically handicapped children into regular classes is having some positive consequences. Nonhandicapped children participating in the mainstreaming program show more ability to communicate with the handicapped than those not participating in the program. Handicapped children, however, are still not in the…

Hails the potential that mainstreaming of the handicapped holds for developing individual potential and enhancing equal educational opportunity, but cautions that extensive retraining of staff and diversification of teaching strategies will be necessary if adequate implementation of Public Law 94-142 is to be achieved. (GC)

In separate articles three authors discuss (1) the beneficial "normalizing effect" of mainstreaming for handicapped students; (2) how to help the nonreader in music class; and (3) what a research study has shown about wind instrument instruction for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students. (SJL)

The decision to mainstream a child into the least restrictive environment opens up a variety of possibilities. The author surveys the mainstreaming options available in public schools, ranging from regular class placement to custodial care. (Part of a theme issue on mainstreaming.) (Editor/SJL)