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Moore, Jean J.; And Others – 1979
Designed for teachers of the severely handicapped within the Arizona public schools, the manual reviews current practices in special education for this population. An initial chapter examines student characteristics, while a second reviews current practices in assessment (including brief descriptions of vocational, social, perceptual, language,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Curriculum
Harris, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1977
Presented are abstracts and general information on 28 instruments useful for educational assessment of severely developmentally impaired students. An introductory section provides brief discussions on the limitations of the instruments, general rules for administering standardized tests, norm referenced tests, criterion referenced tests,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Southbury Training School, CT. – 1978
The document provides a guide for the Priority Needs Assessment Scale, designed to obtain data for completing student plans required by the New England Regional Center for Services to Deaf/Blind Children. Following general directions are tables for recording data in six areas: motor development, language development, perceptual cognitive…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Career Development, Daily Living Skills, Deaf Blind
Download full textLevy, Sidney M. – AAESPH Review, 1975
Research studies in which severely retarded adults have been trained to perform complex industrial tasks are reviewed. It is explained that results demonstrate that retarded workers can learn to insert electronic components into a printed or etched circuit board. Reported is a pilot study which is investigating two adult retardates' ability to…
Descriptors: Adults, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills, Mental Retardation
Taylor, Rhea A.; And Others – 1976
Discussed in remarks by two special education teachers and two administrators from Kentucky are the development and use of the Lexington Developmental Scale (LDS) with multiply handicapped preschool children. It is explained that the LDS covers five skill areas: gross and fine motor, receptive and expressive language, cognitive, personal-social,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Cultural Differences, Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods
Langley, Beth – 1976
Covered in the paper on the psychoeducational assessment of the multihandicapped child are the importance of the learning accomplished in the sensory motor period and the effects of evaluation media and sequence on child performance. Described are the six stages of sensory motor development measured by a Piagetian-based instrument developed by J.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Porteus, James H.; Hullinger, James L. – 1975
The study examines data collected in a survey of 650 (of a potential 759) severely disabled Iowans, taken by 26 counselor-interviewers to gain information for planning future State rehabilitation programs. Clients responded to questions involving their self-perceptions on the following topics: employment status, employability, services most needed…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Interviews
Washington Univ., Seattle. Child Development and Mental Retardation Center. – 1974
Presented is the annual (1974) report of a project for the investigation and application of behavior analysis and modification with handicapped children. The program project is designed to assist teachers in the following areas: curriculum for mildly/moderately handicapped children being served in regular classes and for severely handicapped…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1974
This volume is one of several which describe the characteristics, quality, and costs of services to severely mentally retarded, severely emotionally disturbed, deaf-blind, and severely multiply handicapped clients aged 21 and under, in 100 providers across the nation. This volume presents the case studies organized according to the major…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Costs, Day Care, Deaf Blind
Coordinating Office for Regional Resource Centers, Lexington, KY. – 1976
Reference material obtained from responses to questionnaires is presented on 25 early childhood programs for severely handicapped children. Each program report consists of components which include a program abstract; program summary; identification and screening procedures; diagnostic procedures; prescriptive procedures; child progress evaluation;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Education, Identification
Peer reviewedFrankel, Fred; Simmons, James Q., III – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1976
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
Wehman, Paul – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Games, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedSink, Jack M.; Field, Timothy F. – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1978
Discusses issues illustrating the development of adjustment services within the field of rehabilitation and issues emphasizing some of the problem areas. Topics include the vocational rehabilitation process, adjustment services as a profession, eligibility for services, training of personnel, and specialty areas in adjustment services.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agency Role, Human Services, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewedRosenberg, Steven A.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
The study evaluated developmental progress in three groups of infants (9-30 months) presenting Down syndrome (n=28), mild disability (n=16), or moderate/severe disabilities (n=16). To evaluate intervention impact, formulas that measure rate of development and change in rate of development were computed. Findings indicated rate change formulas were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages, Downs Syndrome
Peer reviewedDemchak, Maryann; Browder, Diane M. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1987
An observational system is described that collects precise data on the performance of teachers involved in task analytic instruction with severely handicapped students. Discussed are the observation process, provision of feedback to the teacher, teacher self-monitoring of instruction, and field test data for the observation system. (JDD)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
