Two views are presented regarding serving student needs without increasing special education in River Forest, Illinois public schools. A demographic description of the community and school district, school district philosophy regarding the roles of general and special education, and special educational financing undergird the first discussion.…

This paper details the procedures and sequential process followed by the state of Missouri in the referral, identification, and placement of students into special education programs. Definitions for four key terms (compliance plan, prereferral intervention strategies, referral, and screening survey) are provided. Guidelines are then presented as…

Addressed to teachers, administrators, resource and referral workers, and substitutes, this booklet offers advice about finding and retaining good substitute child care workers. Sections concern (1) causes of the "crisis" in substitute care, including the expansion of child care, provider turnover, shortage of elementary school teachers,…

The document provides the final report of a two-year effort to develop a model program of services for learning disabled (LD) students in a university setting in the state of Connecticut. Program development and service delivery goals are charted along with evaluation procedures and projected timelines include the following objectives: to develop…

The paper presents an alternative model of treatment to serve the language and learning disabled children in public schools. The Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Training Program (MDTP), at the University of Florida, serves students in grades K-6 with learning, language, behavior and/or medical problems. Seven components of the MDTP are addressed:…

This pamphlet is designed to help teachers of young children (in preschools, day care centers, or kindergartens) improve their working relationship with parents through productive parent-teacher conferences. Several steps to be taken early in the school year or even before school begins include establishing and maintaining communication,…

In 1974 the Syracuse University Research Corporation developed the Regional Learning Service (RLS) to provide a free-standing, community-based educational and career information and counseling agency. RLS disaffiliated from the parent body in 1979 and turned to client fees, contracts, and contributions for a financial base. Clients'…

The manual is intended to help Indiana secondary school principals in the delivery of special education services within their buildings. Introductory sections cover the basis of Indiana's special education law and outlines state and federal definitions of 10 handicapping conditions. The next seven sections provide administrative guidelines on the…

The School District of Philadelphia initiated a child abuse awareness workshop for all schools and school district personnel in April 1988. The objective of the sessions was to provide an increased awareness and sensitivity on the part of all school district employees to the issue of child abuse and its impact on the physical, emotional, and…

A survey was conducted of the hearing screening practices of 415 (out of a possible 422) Wisconsin school districts operating prekindergarten through grade 12 schools. The tabulated data for each question on the survey are presented in this report along with a discussion of issues and suggestions for improving the hearing screening programs in…

In order to improve services to learning disabled (LD) students in a California community college setting (and to recruit new students as well as carry out ongoing curriculum adaptations), the study sought to identify sources of referral of LD students to the college special education department. Following a review of relevant literature, data…

The study investigated factors responsible for referral and placement of elementary grade learning disabled students. Nine teachers with a total of 212 students rated students for such factors as teachability, motivation, social skills, and academic potential. Other measures included the Home Language Survey and the Comprehensive Test of Basic…

This practicum was designed: (1) to familiarize elementary school teachers with pertinent measurement and evaluation concepts and tests; (2) to delineate the teacher's role in the referral process and to provide selection criteria to identify potential referrals more accurately; (3) to provide information on the interpretation of aptitude test…

The manual sets forth New York state guidelines for referring and evaluating children suspected of having a learning disability (LD). Definitional issues comprise the first section, followed by sample characteristics of students with learning disabilities. Procedures for referrals are outlined. Placement decisions and decisions about services are…

Effects of participatory planning on internal consistency within the special education referral, planning and placement process and the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) were investigated. A stratified representative sampling procedure was used to select 114 handicapped students enrolled in one district's special education program. Referral…