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Clark, Anne; Faragher, Jean – 1986
An Attendant Care Pilot Project, administered by the Home Care Service of New South Wales, Australia, and providing attendant care for 24 permanently severely physically disabled adults for 2 years, was evaluated. The patients were medically stable and intellectually capable of managing their own affairs; all had impairments which required…
Descriptors: Adults, Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendants, Foreign Countries
Download full textUpitis, Rena – 1988
The daily use of music in a Kingston, Ontario, Canada, special needs classroom motivates severely neurologically and mentally handicapped students and encourages their communication skills. In a special project, handicapped students use tape recorders with special switches to indicate to nonhandicapped elementary students what music appeals to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Holovet, Jennifer, Ed.; Guess, Doug, Ed. – 1983
The manual presents 12 papers summarizing research on the effectiveness of the Kansas Individualized Curriculum Sequencing (KICS) model for severely handicapped students. The first three papers examine the effects of distributed practice schedules on the learning, generalization and initiation of students. The use of distributed practice, an…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Drills (Practice), Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization
Troolin, Barbara L.; House, James – 1988
This paper reviews problems and recommendations related to the transition of youth from school to work following special education programs in Minnesota. The results of several state-wide studies are reported. The studies include: (1) a review of the employment status of former special education students, (2) a survey of needs, (3) a study of the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Carreiro, P.; And Others – 1988
The paper considers the value and implementation of routines in the educational setting with learners who have severe handicaps. Part I outlines the importance of routines as an intrinsic part of the teaching process, and reviews the potential benefits to the student of routine-based teaching. Benefits include the observations that routines:…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods
David, Carol – 1988
A supermarket chain supplies a small grocery store in an elementary school in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The store program seeks to provide learning experiences for students, as they make selections, spend their earnings, and save for later purchases. Students with multiple handicaps and students with severe/profound handicaps shop in the store…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Food Stores, Money Management
Haring, Norris – 1987
The third in a series of literature reviews, this monograph presents three articles on skill generalization among individuals with severe disabilities. Kathleen A. Liberty analyzes the results of 15 studies to determine how teaching self-control affected students' performance in training and generalization, "Behavior-Control of Stimulus…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Generalization
Zdunich, Louise – 1984
A quasi-experimental approach was used to study the effect of different types of summer programs in Alberta (Canada) on the skills and behaviors of severely handicapped children ages 2 1/2 to 18 years. The experimental group, composed of 98 students, were enrolled in 6-week summer programs characterized as high structure (emphasizing specific…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Check Lists, Interpersonal Competence, Multiple Disabilities
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Regional Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. – 1975
This training guide was developed by the West Virginia Research and Training Center staff in response to the mandate of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which emphasized that vocational rehabilitation caseloads must contain a large proportion of severely handicapped clients. It is designed to assist the rehabilitation staff in organizing and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Counselors
Schmiedlin, James P. – Bureau Memorandum, 1975
Discussed are approximately 60 physical activities for institutionalized severely retarded children. (CL)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Exceptional Child Education, Games, Institutionalized Persons
Papert, Seymour A. – 1981
The paper describes the successful use of the LOGO System (an interactive graphics, computer based learning environment) with 12 severely physically handicapped adolescents with cerebral palsy. Five goals were set forth concerning the opportunity to work with microcomputers in interesting ways, the assessment of the students' spatial competence,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Diagnosis
Olson, Robert L., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Intended for teachers of deaf/blind and severely handicapped students, the manual focuses on teaching skills to meet the requirements for sheltered and transcommunity employment. The first section presents two approaches to teaching independent living skills (including grooming and self care). Section 2 describes orientation and mobility skills…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Deaf Blind, Individualized Education Programs, Job Skills
Larson, Keith; And Others – 1979
The document contains an instrument for the vocational assessment of severely handicapped individuals. Provided for each of eight assessment areas are a list of characteristics/procedures for evaluation and a form for recording results. The following areas are covered: general appearance (body cleanliness/grooming, clothing cleanliness,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Hygiene
Dunn, John M.; And Others – 1980
The authors describe a data based physical education curriculum designed for low incidence severely handicapped students by Oregon State University in conjunction with Teaching Research. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to the physical education curriculum and the Teaching Research model with emphasis placed on the importance of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavior Modification, Curriculum, Games
Johnson, James R. – 1977
The report documents a problem solving approach to the adoption of procedures for dealing with serious behavior problems of severely emotionally disturbed and autistic students in California public schools. Summarized are a review of the literature, an analysis of general techniques of student control, and a list of advantages and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
