The paper focuses on the enhancement of the interface between regular educators and special educators with particular emphasis on effective mainstreaming of special education students. It is pointed out that for the interface to take place, positive interpersonal relationships, cooperative teaching conditions, and specific strategies and…

The paper describes a policy of placement of gifted children within the regular school program according to each gifted child's intellectual, educational, and other development. The rationale for such a placement policy rests on a developmental conception of gifted children being like older children. The policy of developmental placement is…

The authors discuss areas of concern in the integration of the mentally retarded into the regular classroom. Considered are such issues as program emphasis on competitive jobs versus work in a sheltered environment, recreational possibilities, the quality of institutional care as it relates to institution size, and regular classes versus special…

Presented is a bibliography on mainstreaming of handicapped children with over 500 citations. Entries are listed in alphabetical order by author and usually include such information as title, source, publication date, and page numbers. Also provided is an index which lists authors included in the bibliography under the following topics:…

The objective of mainstreaming is admirable, but the benefits received through a "carte blanche" approach of mainstreaming handicapped individuals into physical education classes are doubtful. Mainstreaming has been attempted in physical education for years, with questionable results and, in many cases, it has been discarded as inappropriate.…

The influence of special vs. traditional class placement on 43 maladjusted junior high students was investigated. Ss were either enrolled in a self-contained setting (Satellite Program) or in a traditional departmentalized program. Among tests administered to Ss were the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (CSCS), the Metropolitan…

The knowledge and attitudes of 35 United States special education experts, with regard to placement of handicapped children, were assessed and compared with those of 486 educational personnel in the Winnipeg, Canada, area by means of the Rucker-Gable Educational Programming Scale. (Author/DLS)

A list of books dealing with handicapped children is provided for reading by children in a regular classroom to help them understand and accept their handicapped peers. (JD)

Presented is a group interview with F. Wood, K. Dial, and G. Sauer on current research, practices, and procedures for mainstreaming mildly handicapped students at the secondary level. (SBH)

Two teachers, one of normal fifth graders and one of hearing impaired children, describe a combined project in which six hearing impaired students successfully participated in the regular class social studies lessons. (CL)

Discussed is the concept of "least restrictive alternative," its definition, and its implications in special education. (Author/DLS)

Defines both hyperactivity and hyperkinesis, how students suffering from those conditions behave, and the use of drug therapy for reducing such behavior in classrooms. (RK)

A mainstreaming program was initiated in the fall of 1976 between the Maryland School for the Deaf and a nearby public elementary school. (Author/SBH)

The article describes a program developed in 1972 in Montgomery County, Maryland to provide daily resource remediation to elementary school aged children with language handicaps. (CL)

Reviewed is the least restrictive alternative concept and its implications for those providing services to mentally retarded persons. (IM)