Reported was a project in which emotionally disturbed, educable mentally retarded, and physically handicapped children were taught behavior modification skills to enable them to change their own behavior, and the behavior of teachers, fellow students, co-workers, and employers. (GW)

Goal of this study was to compare the communication patterns of families containing normal" children with those containing children with a variety of emotional or behavioral disturbances. (Authors/MB)

Study results indicate that relationship between classroom structure and mental health reported by Glidewell et al. (1966) does not always exist in the nongraded classroom. Factors influencing classroom social structure include: (1) great chronological age difference within some level; (2) great variability of developmental level; and (3) changing…

Article deals with the problems of music educators in teaching handicapped, exceptional, emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded children. The author discusses the need for proper training of teachers in special education. (MM)

Discusses the Developmental Learning Center at Hawthorne School in Lincoln, Nebraska, a school for children with social, emotional, or intellectual deficiency which has an individualized program of instruction designed to build on talents and abilities not recognized in the regular classroom. (Author/DR)

The author urges wider use of positive reinforcement theories in helping emotionally disturbed and mentally handicapped children. Underlining the influence of environment on behavior, he also notes that behavior modification programs utilize fewer trained personnel more effectively and, like Tennessee's Re-Education Treatment, allow for therapy in…

Part of this article was published earlier this year in "Theory into Practice , a publication of the Ohio State University College of Education.