The article assesses the effects of the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) on attitudes and integration in Australia and compares the effects of direct close contact with disabled people. Questionnaires administered before and after IYDP suggest the Year provided increased awareness but little attitude or increased integration.…

Analysis of attitudes toward mainstreaming of 137 primary and 105 post-primary teachers, 110 teachers in training, and 84 nonteachers revealed that the most favorable attitudes were those of nonteachers and that a positive relationship between teacher attitudes and previous experience with disabled persons was accompanied by reluctance to accept…

Normative sampling procedures were used to determine behavioral compatibility of two disabled students considered academically ready for placement in a regular English class. The procedure compared rate of students' disruptive behavior to range and mean of disruptive behavior of the class considered for placement. (Author/CL)

Results of two studies are reported in which regular classroom teachers' prereferral interventions for students with behavior problems were examined. Results indicated that teachers both proposed and actually used interventions that involved teacher-directed actions. Yet, the specific nature and actual effectiveness of the interventions are…

An approach to teaching reading comprehension skills to mainstreamed disabled students was designed for use by regular educators of any grade level and content area and involves eight steps that begin with obvious answers in multiple-choice items and proceed to fill-in-the-blanks and open-ended questions. (CL)

To examine the effects of placing young nonhandicapped children in classes primarily containing handicapped children, 16 nonhandicapped children were assigned to integrated special education preschool classes. Placement of nonhandicapped children in integrated special education classes, where the majority of peers were handicapped, did not appear…

Presents factual Data, without interpretation or recommendation, concerning placement back in school of 256 girls following birth of their babies. (CJ)

Parents of 82 mainstreamed preschoolers were interviewed about their interactions with other parents. Parents of handicapped preschoolers indicated they interacted equally often with parents of nonhandicapped and handicapped children, but parents of nonhandicapped reported more interaction with parents of nonhandicapped children. Results had…

Preparing handicapped preschoolers for mainstreamed kindergarten should focus on developing kindergarten survival skills. Comparison of survival skills identified by teachers with skills measured by common preschool assessment instruments indicated only slight congruence. Programs should emphasize teaching such survival skills rather than…

In planning modifications in typewriting classes to accommodate special needs students, content, environment, and methods need to be considered. (SK)

The author reviews such underlying principles of mainstreaming models as assessment of the child's feelings about mainstreaming and determination of the needs and resources for mainstreaming on a building basis. Eighteen types of models, including prescriptive instruction development, peer tutoring, team teaching, pod system, and Individually…

Successful applications of the least restrictive environment principle for handicapped students were found in programs that had been established for several years, encouraged ongoing communication, provided ongoing informal training, and emphasized positive attitudes toward mainstreaming and handicapped persons. (CL)

Brief hospitalization may be a necessary intervention for the adolescent who is in emotional crisis. Although this separation may be helpful, the student's orientation should remain focused on the mainstream educational environment. Careful planning should be done to effect the supportive reentry. (Author)

Questions and answers concerning handicapped children in the schools are presented. (MM)

The position statement of the National Association for Retarded Citizens regarding the mainstreaming of mentally retarded students is presented. (CL)