Intended for parents, the guide provides an introduction to learning disabilities, the programs and services available to the learning disabled child through the public schools, the rights of parent and child, as well as suggestions for helping and advocating for the child. The first chapter considers characteristics of learning disabilities,…

This monograph outlines a model procedure for developing and running a community vocational transition center that would assist workers in making various planned and unplanned vocational transitions throughout their lives by offering a comprehensive array of vocational assessment and transition services. The first chapter addresses the question of…

This discussion highlights the findings of the National Employer Supported Child Care Project, which was conducted in 1981 by the Administration for Children, Youth and Families and the Child Care Information Service (of Pasadena, California). Statistics are also cited on the increasing general demand for child care, especially for children under…

The Mainstream Assistance Team (MAT) project is a 3-year research program designed to develop, implement, and validate a prereferral intervention model. The model is a least-restrictive, preventative, ecologically-based, problem-solving approach, using a multidisciplinary team composed of a school psychologist, special educator, and general…

The guide is intended to provide information to administrators and regional and local case study committees on special education procedures within Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The manual addresses a step-by step approach from referral to the implementation of individualized education programs (IEP). The following topics are…

This report is an assessment of information producing and disseminating activities of thirty-three major public and private agencies serving the Indochinese refugee program in the United States. A list of the agencies and description of the services they provide are appended. The results of the study are based primarily on telephone interviews…

Goals of the "Transition, Retraining, and Change for Entry" project were to provide counseling and/or group support for single heads of households or persons entering nontraditional employment and to provide placement services for the target group. A third goal was to disseminate information about the value of and opportunities in…

The Job Placement Program was designed to provide counseling and job placement assistance to work-bound high school seniors as well as information on employment opportunities to all students, whether work or college bound. During the project, members of the senior class at Hopatcong High School in Hopatcong, New Jersey, were surveyed in order to…

Findings from the evaluation of the AB 3059 alternative child care programs are presented in this report. (AB 3059 child care programs were mandated by the California legislature in 1976 with the goals of assessing features that might reduce child care costs, ensuring maximum parental choice among facilities, addressing unmet child care needs…

This dissemination package consists of a variety of advertising materials, forms, questionnaires, tests, and handouts developed as a part of the Transition into Electronics (TIE) Project. (The TIE Project was a project that developed, implemented, and evaluated a model designed to encourage persons to pursue education and training leading to…

The trainer's manual offers a sampling of workshop materials to assist the regular classroom teacher in the process of screening, identification, referral, and assessment of handicapped students. Following an introduction are sections with information, sample handouts, forms, and checklists on the following topics (sample subtopics in…

In this journal issue, the need for child advocacy and the roles of advocates are examined. The Statewide Youth Advocacy Project is explained. Case studies illustrating the role of the advocate as mediator between parent/student and school authorities are presented. The question of how parents and students secure their rights by appeal is…

THIS BOOK PRESENTS AN OUTLINE OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR COMMUNITY OR INSTITUTIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE INTRODUCTION OUTLINES AN EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY THAT ACTUAL EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS FIELD TRIPS, REAL MATERIALS (CHECKS, PAYROLL SLIPS), ARE INDISPENSIBLE IN TEACHING THE RETARDED ABOUT REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS…

Prepared for school directors, social workers, counselors, recruiters, teachers, and migrant supporters, this booklet presents practical information that can be used to assist Louisiana's migrant children and their families in the areas of health, clothing, nutrition, education, and family services. Information given pertains to: the Community…

This booklet, second in a three-volume series, presents discussions of the roles of some of the professionals and agencies involved in child abuse and neglect case management. Areas covered include working with abusive parents, child protective service agencies, physicians and hospitals, the police, teachers, and the schools. The first chapter…