Provided are hypotheses and evaluation forms to evaluate vocational-occupational-technical education (V.O.T.E.) programs whose purposes include the mainstreaming of handicapped students. Materials are geared toward testing the following five hypotheses: most occupational administrators can cite specific examples of formal or informal evaluations…

Intended for regular class teachers, the booklet provides information to aid in mainstreaming the learning disabled (LD) child. Sections address the following areas: characteristics of the LD child (legal definition, areas of difficulty); educational assessment (the assessment team, types of tests); reading; mathematics (specific arithmetic…

A series of six fact sheets giving basic information on specific subjects of interest to those working with handicapped and gifted children. The fact sheets, developed by the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children during fiscal year 1978, are designed in a question/answer format and have…

Intended for school administrators and regular classroom teachers, the document presents guidelines for working with visually impaired students being integrated into regular classes. Included is a description of the special education program in Illinois. Sections cover the following topics: identification and referral of visually impaired…

The book presents excerpts from a conference on future trends in special education. The first section includes seven papers: "Mainstreaming: Dilemmas, Opposition, Opportunities" (S. Sarason); "Pirandello in the Classroom: On the Possibility of Equal Educational Opportunity in American Culture" (R. McDermott and J. Aron); "Special Education and the…

The final report (1974-75) of Project FAST (Functional Analysis Systems Training) contains objectives and evaluation data of the Essexville-Hampton (Michigan) program which is designed to provide efficient educational and support services to learning disordered children and their regular elementary teachers. The first part contains an introduction…

Designed for teachers, the book discusses characteristics of retardation and suggests teaching strategies for retarded children in regular classes. Statistics and definitions of the levels of retardation are described, environmental influences are summarized, and diagnostic factors are reviewed. Discussed are physical, intellectual, and…

Examined are three distinct forces--teacher unions, civil rights under law, and educational strategy--which have converged on the issue of educating those handicapped learners who, with proper support resources, can be maintained in regular graded classrooms. Briefly discussed are the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education…

Discussed are critical variables in the mainstreaming of hearing impaired children. Identified are eight types of mainstreaming (without supportive help); guidelines for establishing a program (such as preparing the staff); and essential elements in maintaining a program (such as monitoring student progress). (LS)

Presented are five papers and reactions of panel members from the 1973 conference on special education and decentralization sponsored by the Council of Great City Schools, Committee on the Education of Exceptional Children. R. Nystrand provides an overview of decentralization theory and process and suggests that reasons for the development of…

Investigated was the relationship between academic achievement and self concept with a total of 37 learning disabled (LD) children (between the ages of 8 and 14 years) of whom 19 were enrolled in self contained special classes and 18 were receiving services from resource teachers. Ss were administered the Primary Self Concept Inventory and the…

The author discusses the appropriateness of open education for educable mentally retarded (EMR) and educationally handicapped (EH) children, pointing out that the philosophy of individualized instruction basic to open education allows for the inclusion of handicapped children. Noted are benefits of open education for the handicapped (such as an…

Evaluated is a regional model employing eight curriculum resource teachers (CRT's) in mainstreaming exceptional children from three rural Virginia counties. Described are the project's performance objectives and delivery system (including policy formulation, referral system, screening, and intervention based on needs assessment). Issues raised in…

Presented is the second year (1972-73) report of the Affton School District's (Saint Louis, Missouri) program (funded under Title III) to provide diagnostic studies of elementary grade learning disabled (LD) children, learning centers in four elementary schools for LD children, and adequate programing to allow LD children to be returned to the…

The 1973 National Training Workshop on Head Start Services to Handicapped Children focused on exchanging information concerning local implementation of a Congressional mandate to integrate handicapped children into the Head Start program. The document includes excerpts from major addresses on accountability and upgrading the quality of the Head…