This paper discusses ways parents influence the educational and emotional development of their handicapped children and how parent involvement in special education programs facilitates growth processes in these children. Research findings indicating the importance of the parent-child relationship and parenting styles are summarized. Program…

The learning module described focuses specifically on the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for the handicapped child and is for the use of parents and teachers working together. The scope and sequencing of topics is outlined, and the activities and resources involved in the use of the module are described. A critique of the…

The paper describes implementation of a gifted program providing an individualized educational plan (IEP) for gifted children (kindergarten through high school) in St. Charles, Illinois. The article discusses the implementation of the program at one elementary school and lists the five goals. Also provided are the topics of the 8-day inservice…

Preliminary results are reported for courses in college algebra and trigonometry based on the Postlethwait audio-tutorial minicourse system which were developed at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW). Two IPFW faculty members, two secondary teachers, and two undergraduate mathematics majors formed a minicourse project team…

This document discusses the relationships between organizational features of Individually Guided Education (IGE) as measured in the large sample survey of the IGE evaluation, and teacher job satisfaction. The theoretical model linking organizational features and teacher job satisfaction is tested using causal model analysis. Two findings were…

AN ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL FOR THE SCHOOL IS PROPOSED, PLACING TEACHERS AT THE CENTER OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A SUPPORTIVE STAFF TO HELP INDIVIDUALIZE EDUCATION. IN THIS MODEL, A DIRECT INSTRUCTION TEAM WORKS WITH A PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WHO ORGANIZE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROVIDE CONSULTANT HELP, AT THE…

SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT TO CLASSROOM WORK IS DISCUSSED. TUTORING IS CONSIDERED THE HEART OF THE REMEDIAL AND CLINICAL READING PROGRAM IN A COLLEGE READING LABORATORY. DATA FROM QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO 40 COLLEGE READING CLINICS…

THIS CONFERENCE WAS SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGES, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION LABORATORY. IT COVERED (1) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS, (2) PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP A JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULUM ESPECIALLY FOR THE…

Efforts by the Navy in the early 1960's to reduce training time and costs with instructional technology resulted in efficient technical training, but at the expense of motivation and "espirit de corps." A Group Assisted Self-Paced (GRASP) program was initiated at one technical school in an attempt to overcome the previous drawbacks.…

The author reviews the background and application of the least restrictive environment requirement of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Components of the least restrictive environment (LRE) principle are reviewed, and a distinction is made between LRE and mainstreaming. Implementation issues, including misinterpretations…

Intended for child protective service workers and others who may be considering a parent aide program, the document provides the participant with a guide to the seven module multi-use instructional materials package on treating families with abused and neglected children. Initial sections offer a program overview and information on individualized…

The representative listing of inservice and classroom instructional materials reflects the increasing attention given to the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142. Emphasis is placed upon existing commercial and noncommerical products whose objectives focus on the following: development of the individualized…

A small percentage of teachers need an individualized inservice program designed according to diagnosed needs. Through the cooperative efforts of the school system and the university a model for delivering diagnostic-prescriptive inservice can be developed. Two essential components of the prescriptive inservice model are the inservice associate…

The report focuses on the objectives of the Preschool Instruction for the Exceptional (PIE) program, an early intervention program designed to help handicapped children function more effectively and help parents understand their child's special needs. It is explained that the primary goal of PIE is to have each child enter the mainstream of…

The booklet on mainstreaming looks at the merging of special and regular education as a process rather than as an end. Chapters address the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): what is mainstreaming; pros and cons of mainstreaming; forces influencing change in special education (educators, parents and advocacy groups, the courts,…