An inservice course on mainstreaming is provided to 314 teachers in 31 sites in Appalachia via satellite. In addition to media portions, the course consists of printed ancillary materials and practicum activities. Films show exemplary mainstreaming programs and teachers implementing techniques taught in the course. Content focuses on strategies…

This publication documents the firsthand experience of teachers as they work to implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). A panel consisting of three regular classroom teachers, two special education teachers, and a school counselor discussed the problems involved in meeting the requirements of the Act and…

Mainstreaming the handicapped child requires much more than mere placement in a regular classroom. Careful thought and preparation must be devoted to the affective, as well as cognitive, aspects of classroom experience. This paper describes the mainstreaming program at the North Rowan Primary School in Rowan County, North Carolina. Through team…

Nine articles provide perceptions of teachers, administrators, parents, teacher educators, and others on the mainstreaming of handicapped children. In "One Parent's View of Mainstreaming," a parent recounts her son's successful experience. "Justice is Affordable--Securing the Entitlements of PL 94-142" by M. Thompson and R.…

Written by teachers, the manual contains nine chapters designed to help regular and special education teachers teach social studies to handicapped students in the mainstreamed setting. Chapters have the following titles and authors: "Social Studies in the Mainstreamed Classroom, K-6" (A. Ochoa, S. Shuster); "My Place in Space--Painting Maps on…

One of five volumes devoted to teaching content subjects to the handicapped, the book addresses ways in which elementary and secondary regular class teachers have successfully worked with mainstreamed students in English. The following titles and authors are included: "Chris Learns to Read" (E. Roake); "Working Together" (B. Bodner-Johnson);…

The answers of scholars and leaders in the fields of early education and child development to four broad interview questions concerning sociopolitical factors influencing early childhood care and education have been organized topically in the chapters of this book. In chapter 1, technical and ethical problems in early identification of actual and…

Initiated in a large urban elementary school, a practicum was planned and executed to inform staff and parents about the provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and to prepare them for the changes to occur as a program was indicated by: (1) the report of the visitation team (a parent advocate group), (2)…

The major objective of this evaluation was to determine whether "The Slow Learner in the Secondary Schools" program had any impact on the educational environment of the slower learners in Burnaby (B.C.). The objective of the program was to produce measurable impact regarding changes in the attitudes, instructional strategies, curriculum, and use…

In establishing a framework for successfully dealing with mainstreamed students, the rights and responsibilities of the administrator, psychological services personnel, classroom teachers, and special education teachers should be determined prior to placement of special students. The rights of the mainstreamed student and the other students in the…

The study investigated the effectiveness of two modeling training techniques in simulation formats to teach consultation skills to 45 elementary level regular class teachers for use with parents of learning disabled children and special education specialists. The study was designed to answer three questions: Can Ss learn consultation skills by…

The Regular Education Inservice Program (REIT) at Bowling Green State University (Ohio) assists instructional resource centers (IRC's) and local educational agencies (LEA's) in developing and implementing inservice non-degree programs which respond to the mandates of Public Law 94-142. The target population is regular education personnel working…

School administrators and physical education teachers are provided with guidelines for initiating physical education programs for the handicapped. Concrete administrator and teacher strategies are recommended. Implications of mainstreaming for administrators and teachers are discussed, and implementation of a plan of action is outlined. The…