This article describes a program in which a sound curriculum is integrated with a meaningful physical fitness and motor ability testing program. A student's score on an 11-item test is used to schedule the student into the appropriate class for the coming year. (MT)

Demographic trends in hearing impairment include changes in number and proportion of hearing-impaired U.S. residents and changes in educational placement and academic achievement of hearing-impaired students. The article describes how these demographic trends affect Gallaudet University and the University's response through new programming. (JDD)

A study was conducted to describe the varied procedures and approaches used in identifying, assessing, and placing limited English proficiency students in vocational education programs in the state of Illinois, including programs operating in comprehensive high schools, area vocational centers, and community colleges. Study findings are reported…

Describes efforts of the University of Michigan's English Composition Board to examine and make more uniform the process of evaluating entering student essays for purposes of placement. Examines some of the factors evaluators bring to bear when assessing student papers. (HTH)

Regular class teachers are offered general suggestions about placement of mainstreamed students as well as about classroom management. Approaches include ensuring the student's daily success and developing a system of communication. (CL)

The study applied a standard-score and regression-analysis procedure to achievement-potential discrepancy data for new learning disability placements of about 90 (LD) learning disabled students. Results indicated that only two-thirds of the initially placed students exhibited a severe discrepancy suggesting the frequent placement of slow learners…

Results of the California study indicated that Black students continued to be overrepresented in mental retardation and learning disability programs, that American Indians were underrepresented in the categories of speech impaired and seriously emotionally disturbed, and that the Asian group was underrepresented in learning disabilities. (DB)

Questions are addressed regarding both temporary and long-term withdrawal of disabled children from school through suspension and expulsion. Questions involve differentiating between suspension and expulsion and determining whether suspension or expulsion represents a "change of placement" as that term is defined in federal statutes. (CT)

Investigated strengths and weaknesses on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Subtest Scores between 278 students evaluated and placed in special education programs and 307 students evaluated but not placed in special programs. Findings revealed that the groups were similar in pattern of relative strengths and weaknesses on…

A study of the status of underidentification of behaviorally disordered children in special education in British Columbia reviews provincial funding categories, identification guidelines for autism and behavior disorders, and data on total school enrollment, estimated and actual enrollment in programs for behavior disorders, district criteria, and…

Dropout statistics for Portland, Oregon, high schools reveal that the schools themselves, and the assignment of students to specific schools, may be more important than previously thought in determining dropout rates. Thus, programs in the high schools and open transfer provisions may be cost-effective means of providing for needs of potential…

Current efforts in vocational assessment of handicapped secondary students are considered. A model is discussed via five chronological purposes: (1) screening, (2) placement, (3) program planning, (4) monitoring of individual progress, and (5) individual program evaluation. Two fundamental shifts in assessment are projected regarding vocational…

Connecticut has designed and implemented a model that includes emphases on systematic instruction in functional life skills, transdisciplinary related services, generalization, and specific behavior management skills to provide quality integrated public school programs for severely handicapped students. (CL)

Seeking an explanation for the increased number of students requiring college remedial math courses, the authors surveyed the mathematics backgrounds and college math placements of entering students at a large university. Researchers concluded that students need better awareness of math requirements and that math must be taught as a lifelong…