This practicum report addressed the problem of role ambiguity in regard to effective utilization of special education staff within the regular fourth grade classroom and the need for support for the regular teacher working with special education students. The researcher, a special educator, conducted the following activities: (1) presented an…

In its third year, Project CELSIM (Career Education and Learning Strategies Implementation Model) of the New York City Public Schools served 282 Hispanic high-school students with limited English proficiency. The project provided students with English-as-a-Second-Language and Native Language Arts instruction, bilingual instruction in content area…

The Family Involvement Triangle (FIT), developed by Project APIP (Alexandria Preschool Intervention Program), is a family-focused, family-directed, school-home partnership for integrated preschool intervention programs. The major goals of the FIT model are to promote parent participation in the schooling of their child, to support parents in…

This chapter considers the situation of special needs children who are seen as wrongly segregated due to federal, state, and local regulations, and identifies needed reforms and changes to remedy the problem. Presented from a social work perspective, the paper notes the trend toward mainstreaming of children with disabilities, children in Chapter…

This document summarizes the final reports of five Colorado classroom projects funded to promote and evaluate effective instructional techniques for students with learning disabilities. (However, the projects also involved students who were not disabled.) The five projects dealt with: (1) effectiveness of using an edu-kinesthetic whole brain…

This study explored resource allocation issues in schools that had moved toward inclusive education. Rather than document or analyze actual costs, the study sought general information related to resource allocation through interviews with local special education administrators in 12 school districts across the United States. Specifically, the…

This guide is designed to assist local programs in relating to special populations with respect to implementing provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 and carrying out the purpose of the new act. Section 1 addresses the issue of access of special populations students to vocational education…

The Jackson County (Michigan) Intermediate School District curriculum for teaching emotionally impaired elementary students is presented. The curriculum document describes program management techniques, strategies for developing and maintaining teacher-student relationships, and therapy/change systems. It outlines referral and eligibility…

The paper describes a program which replaced the "pull out" approach to providing remedial instruction to learning disabled middle school students with a "pull in" program characterized by participation of special education teachers in regular classes to facilitate learning for these students. The special education teachers help to modify the…

This evaluation of the 1988-89 Instrumental Enrichment (IE) program in selected special education classrooms in Detroit (Michigan) found that the program was partially successful in achieving its goals. IE uses a series of paper-and-pencil exercises and follow-up discussions to increase participants' academic achievement, improve behavior, and…

This practicum aimed to decrease the social isolation of preschool children with special needs in a mainstreamed day care setting by: (1) increasing initiatives by typical children towards four special needs children; (2) increasing social bids or responses by special needs children toward typical children; and (3) increasing positive…

A study investigated factors affecting participation, engagement, and retention of non-native English-speaking students (NNSs) in community college mainstream classes. The student sample included three classes in developmental English at a small western Massachusetts community college. Data were drawn from taped classroom observations and student…

The catalog, a supplement to the Fifth Edition, presents annotations for approximately 120 multimedia resources to be used in resource and content area classrooms for learning disabled students in grades 7 through 12. Resources are organized according to the topics of reading, math, language arts, science, social studies, career and vocational…

Meeting the needs of disabled college students within the limits of the rural institution's resources is a challenge to all rural educators. Support services which must be provided can be divided into two categories: core services, such as classroom assistance and housing, and comprehensive environmental services, such as admissions, registration,…

Designed for students, parents, and others who may assist disabled students with financial assistance for postsecondary education, this fact sheet provides an overview of the financial aid system and a brief discussion of the varying roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant part in the process of providing aid to disabled…