The document, most of which consists of two appendixes, presents the complete report of a 1977 study on the extent and effects of mainstreaming handicapped children into the Calgary Public School System in Canada. The first section--the final report--provides summary statements of study findings for each of the 10 data sources, together with a…

The report describes a 6-week workshop which provided cross-training to 11 trade and industry vocational teachers and 104 secondary special education teachers. Workshop goals and objectives are reviewed and training activities explained. Evaluation data is said to indicate positive influences on the attitude of participating vocational teachers…

The pamphlet cites opinions of professionals, philosophers, and handicapped persons to discuss the value of physical education, recreation, and sports for the handicapped. Addressed are such aspects as definitions of the handicapped, impaired, and disabled; medical opinions; benefits beyond the physical; and integration into regular school and…

A 6-month study involving 30 college students was conducted to investigate what happens when hearing students are confronted with deaf students on a daily basis. During the summer, Ss were given a 25-item questionnaire taken from the Attitudes towards Deafness scale. Six months later, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 30 of the initial…

The author discusses the concepts of individualized instruction and regular class the questionable validity of intelligence and achievement tests used for placement are instruction procedures are based, such as commitment and sensitivity to others' needs, and educational decisions which affect the individualization of instruction, such as the…

A questionnaire was sent to 230 private nursery schools in Northwest Los Angeles County to determine the schools' willingness to enroll children with handicaps. Of the 72 schools that responded, 60 were agreeable to having children with handicaps referred to them, 27 had children presently attending with physical handicaps, and 17 had children…

The selected bibliography on regular class placement and special classes for handicapped and gifted children contains approximately 70 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of July, 1972. Abstracts are…

Through the use of a case study, the author examines the role of an elementary school counselor and how he or she might be involved in both the development and implementation of the Individualized Educational Program (IEP) with one disabled child. (Author)

Describes a systematic approach for designing, delivering, and evaluating individual remedial instructional services for handicapped students within the public school setting. Supplemental instruction is defined as remedial instructional programing that is provided for a pupil in addition to regular or special classroom instruction. (RAO)

A variety of integration programs are available for mainstreaming hearing impaired children into the regular classroom. (Author/SBH)

The author reviews chapters from the Warnock Report (an analysis of services for the handicapped in Britain) dealing with special education. (CL)

Described is a program (developed by a residential school for visually and multiply handicapped children in Canada) of consultant/itinerant services for local schools enrolling visually handicapped children. (Author/BD)

The article offers advice to special education teachers when they are consulted by regular teachers on learning and behavior problems. (PHR)

A learning disabilities group teacher in elementary school describes how she improved relations with regular class students and teachers by bringing her group to the other classes to perform science experiments. (SBH)

A checklist of teacher competencies that should be acquired for successfully teaching handicapped students is presented. (JD)