The use of social skills measures as a component of multifactored assessment in making mainstreamed placement decisions is recommended. It is suggested that social skills information may be more important in making a decision to mainstream than IQ or achievement. (Author)

Holds that many critics of experiential learning programs have confused specific programs' characteristics or activities (such as mountain climbing in Outward Bound) with the fundamental concept underlying the learning-by-experience approach. Lists requirements of effective experiential education programs: (1) new, applied skills; (2) responsible,…

Suggests guidelines for art activities that are based on four major developmental characteristics of toddlers: the acquisition of new motor skills, the development of psychological autonomy, the broadening of social relations, and the achievement of symbolic communication. (Author/RH)

Delinquents' patterns of play may be used as the context for teaching youths to adapt to societal demands. Games are uniquely self-reinforcing. The game preferences and behavior of delinquents are seen to differ from those of nondelinquents and may be used as the focus of a planned program of treatment. (Author)

Selected procedures of instruction from Social Skills in the Classroom were applied to class related social behaviors of four elementary and intermediate level behavior disordered students. Improvement occurred in all targeted behaviors. Functional relationships between teaching strategies and changes in the targeted behavior were established in…

The author addresses his remarks on growing up disabled to a disabled child. Considered are family relationships, living in an institution, coping in school, relating to others, and planning for the future. (CL)

Art experiences can promote feelings of confidence in mainstreamed hearing impaired children. Because of the emphasis on the production of visual/tactile images and objects and the lower demands for verbal communication within the art class, children with low language comprehension and limited verbal facility have a greater opportunity for success…

The author examines the philosophical bases for the differing opinions of Russell and Bode as to the relative values of education geared toward individual development as opposed to those which concentrate on developing a sense of citizenship or social responsibility. (MJB)

Problems arising from indiscriminate or frequent television watching demonstrate the need for more critical viewing skills. Critical television viewing skills enable an individual to use television wisely as a source of information and entertainment. (CJ)

Games analysis process is a process whereby teachers of handicapped students can design games to accommodate individual motoric differences, as well as to promote specific behavioral outcomes such as cooperation. (SBH)

Argues that multimodal education which emphasizes the commonalities among children is needed to help handicapped children experience a feeling of belonging in the regular classroom. Discusses a number of educational programs and a sample lesson which have multimodal properties. (SS)

Investigates the effects of two plans on elementary school children's listener behavior in a referential communication setting. The design systematically varied the presence and absence of instructions about a plan to engage in comparison activities and instructions about a plan to request more information if the speaker's message was ambiguous.…

Counseling strategies are suggested for counselors who may need to comprehend the stress factors and developmental context in which intimacy is framed for college students. (JD)

The importance of training the child to function within the broad confines of an externally-defined reality and to realize his/her freedom of choice and personal responsibility is discussed. (RW)

Explores sexually oriented behaviors of children ages 3 to 5 to ascertain the range of children's sexually oriented behaviors, and reviews related studies to help parents and teachers address them. Finds that children's normal sexual behaviors comprise a broad spectrum. Provides a model for viewing children's sexuality and recommendations for…