This publication on vocational education needs of students is the second in the Self-Help series of five booklets designed for Alaska administrators and teachers to improve vocational services provided to handicapped pupils. It begins with a checklist of implications for administrators and teachers. Definitions of handicapping conditions are then…

A series of studies with learning disabled (LD) elementary grade students in eight schools investigated the relationship between class placement (regular class, part time regular class, or special class) and self concept. Ss were administered the Piers Harris Children's Self Concept Scale before and after placement changes. Results included the…

The program development guide describes the Fairfax County (Virginia) Noncategorical Early Childhood Program (NECP) which serves approximately 75 mildly and moderately handicapped children from 2 to 8 years of age with either a preschool home resource program, a class based preschool program, or a class based primary program. The guide is designed…

To comply with federal and state laws mandating free and appropriate education for all handicapped children, the Kentucky General Assembly authorized the State Department of Education, the Kentucky Council on Teacher Education and Certification, and the Kentucky Council on Higher Education to study higher education programs and certification…

At the College of Saint Theresa (Minnesota), the efficacy of preparing qualified teachers in four years is supported through three years of activities in conjunction with a Dean's Grant Project. Project PRISE (Preparing Regulars in Special Education) is based on two themes: (1) Teacher education graduates should be able to use reasoning skills to…

The paper deals with a mental health program designed to treat the 2 1/2 to 5 year old Mexican American child with severe emotional or behavioral problems. Components of the program included a mutual agreement with Parent Child Centers (Headstart) in the community; staff who had expertise to evaluate, diagnose, design, and implement an individual…

The report contains the proceedings of the Third Annual Northern Virginia Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. Titles and authors of papers presented include "Realizing Your Potential" (H. Lyon), "Developing the Gifts of All Children" (W. Barbe), "What is Leadership Training for the Gifted?" (D. Sisk), "Theoretic Foundations of Differential…

Intended to assist local vocational education administrators in needs assessment and planning procedures for mainstreaming handicapped students, this manual presents a five-step process: (1) needs assessment and barrier identification (includes instruction in the nominal group technique process); (2), goal, objective, and strategy development (a…

This report documents the second delivery of "Teaching the Young Handicapped Child: An Overview," an inservice course on mainstreaming for teachers of children from three to eight years of age, which was developed by the Appalachian Education Satellite Program (AESP) and Project PUSH (Parents Understanding Student Handicaps) in response to the…

The paper describes a 5-year longitudinal study of a Texas school district's implementation of an individualized mainstream special education program. "Plan A" program activities and outcomes are reported for five phases (sample subtopics in parentheses): initiation in one high school, one junior high school and eight elementary schools…

The paper explores the relationship between specific organizational variables of four public elementary schools and the integration of emotionally disturbed and neurologically impaired students into regular classes. It is explained that in a review of the literature concerning organizational variables and change, nine variables were selected for…

The paper reports on a program for mainstreaming acoustically handicapped high school students. Among aspects discussed are criteria for success in mainstreamed programs, itinerant speech therapy services, individualized education programs, and support staff (counselors) roles and functions. The scope of orientation sessions for regular class…

This issue of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) newsletter is devoted to the science education for physically, visually, and aurally handicapped children. Articles include thoughts on teaching deaf students and blind students, a brief description of a science program for young physically handicapped children, aids in…

This volume emerged as an outgrowth of a conference on Children's Rights and Child Advocacy held at Teachers College, Columbia University, in June of 1977. The contributors include child advocates from the fields of law, education, psychology, and government. The writers maintain several focal points in their papers. Central to their arguments is…

A review of the legal basis for and a model of operationalizing definitions of handicapping conditions is presented along with a trend analysis of the association between operationalized criteria and stability in incidence rates. The role of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), Public Law 93-380, and Section 504 of…