The self concept of 386 minimally brain damaged (8-16 years) in special classes was compared with that of 96 children with similar disabilities who were in regular classes. (Author/CL)

Presents some ideas and methods for providing a learning environment for students with hearing loss, as well as some background information on mainstreaming handicapped students into regular classrooms. To help teachers in implementing the provisions of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), the author includes a list of…

The author, an attorney and parent of two hearing impaired children, reviews the evolution of legal rights for handicapped persons. (CL)

Suggests ways to publicize the reading program and to work with college faculty and counselors who will promote increased enrollment in reading courses. (MKM)

Examined with 165 special education students were the relationships between pupil assessment information provided by teacher members of multidisciplinary core evaluation teams and the subsequent special education placement decisions made by the teams. (SBH)

Surveys about mainstreaming orthopedically handicapped students were completed by 74 school administrators in California. (CL)

Questions the amount of time spent by school counselors in placing students in Ivy League colleges. Encourages the counselor to advocate for what is in the students' best interests both in college placement and beyond, and to not lose sight of the primary counseling role of intervention. (ABB)

E. Burns' (1984) attempt to explain the below average mean IQ scores reported for samples of learning dsabled (LD) students through the use of the bivariate normal probability distribution was examined. Alternative explanations which focus on issues related to the referral, identification, and placement of children are presented.(Author)

An intensive 2-year ethnographic study looked at the formal intake process involving preschool Hispanic deaf children at a special school. The progress of one family is analyzed in detail to demonstrate the social and cultural complexities of the ideological and social relationships between participants in the intake process. (Author/DB)

The study examined the ability of intellectual, achievement, and behavioral data to predict placement of 95 learning disabled students (ages 7 to 15) into a special program. Only 27-33 percent of the variance was accounted for by the battery of assessment instruments in student placement decisions. (Author/DB)

Teachers of the learning disabled (N=150) reported that major identification criteria in recent learning disability (LD) placements were intraindividual variability, achievement-potential discrepancy, below grade level academic achievement, and exclusion of other handicapping conditions. Teachers serving only LD students reported more emphasis on…

This study examined the major cost to agencies accepting occupational therapy students for clinical placement and use of staff time for instructional purposes. The study purposed to assist in understanding instructional characteristics and costs of clinical placement as a basis for establishing joint policy and funding agreements with agencies.…

Information collected in Sheffield (England) showed that all preschool-age Down's syndrome children were integrated in mainstream educational settings, while 70 percent of the secondary students (ages 13-16) were placed in special schools. Reasons for the trend are explored, including the structure, organization, and curriculum of primary as…

Presents arguments in favor of college-bound high school students taking vocational courses. Gives examples of vocational programs designed to attract this population. Barriers to participation are outlined. (CH)

The Spoken Language Predictor (SLP) can help determine the most appropriate communication mode in educating a profoundly hearing impaired child. The measure provides weighted scores for hearing capacity, language competence, nonverbal intelligence, family support, and speech communication attitude and results in three possible educational…