The Integrated Preschool Curriculum (IPC), which is designed to facilitate the social integration of young children at risk for learning disabilities into mainstreaming and integrated special education classes, was compared with a standard early childhood education model curriculum. The IPC successfully promoted social interaction between…

The primary prototypes and educational goals used to educate Boston, Massachusetts, public school children with special needs (mainstreamed children) were analyzed and a demographic profile was developed. The results indicated that the special needs of the school children were not in close proportion to their racial distribution. (Author/SEW)

Economic philosophies, coupled with ignorance concerning biological and psychological attributes of handicapped and gifted students, have hampered and thwarted educational opportunities. However, because of technological development, a change in societal values, and the drive for freedom and equality, educators now have the opportunity to provide…

Variations in written information had significant effects upon the college subject's perceptions of children's behavior and upon the degree to which children were regarded as able to function successfully in regular classrooms. The findings suggest attitudes toward exceptional children may be influenced by the way information is presented.…

The psychological rights of children with disabilities are discussed in this article. The emergence of a worldwide movement for full citizenship for the disabled is traced, and the physical and social integration of disabled citizens into the mainstream of family and community life is described. (PP)

Analyzes two commonly used reading programs and indicates their implications for the mainstreamed learning disabled child. (FL)

Regular classroom teachers are learning about P.L. 94-142 and about special education through inservice programs. Results of the programs indicate that teachers are more aware of and patient with special education students. In order to be maximally effective, inservice programs need to be long-term and issue-oriented, and should consider teacher…

One approach to preparing student teachers to deal effectively with mainstreamed handicapped children is to have special education personnel meet with student teachers. Each student teacher must acquire some supervised mainstreaming teaching experience. (JN)

Teacher concerns about individualized physical education were measured by the Stages of Concern questionnaire. Data were collected before and after a field-based inservice training program involving physical education teachers. Results of the study indicate that, while change is a difficult process, it can be facilitated by focusing on individual…

The majority of handicapped students can and should be integrated into the regular physical education program. Children who exhibit severe motor impairment should be placed in specialized programs. Segregated programs should develop sufficient levels of skill so that the child can be integrated into the regular program. (JN)

Holds that problems of implementation have resulted in the failure of large-scale intervention efforts to deal with cognitive deficits. Emphasizes technological, political, and cultural perspectives in innovation. Examines related models and programs in the United States and developing countries and shows that minimal requirements for their…

The determination of what is considered to be the least restrictive environment for the deaf-blind severely handicapped child should not be based solely on the child's learning needs. The individual needs of each child should be the main but not the only consideration. (JN)

The Oak Hill School Model was developed to secure the best plan for educating, training, and developing a life program for the multihandicapped person. The handicapped individual's full potential is developed in the least restrictive environment. The group home program teaches self-help skills and is an alternative to the institution. (JN)

Physical education is an appropriate place in the total educational scope for the development and origin of positive self concepts. Adapted physical education is defined as a diversified program of developmental activities, games, and sports suited to the interests, capabilities, and limitations of disabled students. (JN)

Short-term workshops with a competency orientation and a practicum component can increase the competence of teachers of severely handicapped students. Self-evaluation as a means of documenting the degree of competence and workshop effectiveness should be of particular concern. (JD)