The article describes how teachers can screen their severely handicapped students for allergies which, if untreated, can produce reactions that interfere with ability to attend to instruction. (Author/CL)

The authors contend that the traditional isolated therapy model (i.e., the provision of services in the therapy room) leads to a number of problems and thus is not as effective as an integrative therapy model (i.e., the provision of services in natural environments throughout the school day), which is presented as an alternative. (Author/DLS)

The article reviews a number of problems in the assessment of young children with severe handicaps and suggests a number of steps to improve the assessment process. (Author/DLS)

The need to reconsider functional ability as a basis for grouping clients in residential settings is emphasized. The effects of this strategy on caregiving practices for the profoundly and severely handicapped are shown to be deleterious in a study of four dimensions of caretaking. (Author/CL)

The article describes equipment which was designed, constructed, or adapted and used in a classroom of physically handicapped children. Offered for each piece of equipment is information on purpose, construction, and uses or variations, along with an illustration. (SBH)

The article identifies eight typical play problems of severely handicapped children, and describes several instructional strategies for each problem as possible solutions for teachers and parents in overcoming these difficulties. (Author/DLS)

The historical origins and influences of these two major instructional approaches are reviewed in order to define the essential elements of each, identify important similarities and differences, and specify the functional relations that make programed instruction and task analysis complementary components of an individualized training strategy.…

Summarized are conclusions of the Council for Exceptional Children's Invisible College on the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped. (DB)

Stressed in the tribute to Justice William Douglas are his contributions to individual rights as related to increased awareness of responsibilities toward the education of the severely and profoundly handicapped. (DB)

This article presents a matrix model to train individuals with severe handicaps to use language skills in spontaneous language situations. The model takes into account listener preparatory behaviors and contextual variables. The model suggests procedures for efficient training for generalization. (DB)

General case programing can enhance generalization in individuals with severe disabilities. Making the procedure effective involves: considering activities appropriate for general case programing, selecting examples for teaching and probe testing, determining order of presentation of examples, and determining location of instruction. A list of…

The survey of all relevant North Dakota agencies requesting information on children who are of school age and speak less than 15 recognizable words found a prevalence rate for nonspeaking children of 15.25 per 10,000. (Author/DB)

Interviews with 15 parents of babies with severe handicaps revealed several categories of concern relating to early intervention, perceived benefits of early intervention programs, and sources and types of advice that influenced parents' enrollment decisions. Implications for professional practice are discussed. (Author/JDD)

A survey of executives (n=341) responsible for hiring decisions found generally positive attitudes toward persons with severe disabilities and their employability, both in terms of advantages for the individual and lack of disadvantages for others in the work setting. Executives with previous contact with persons with disabilities had the most…

A panel of experts identified 13 seminal literature contributions in the area of educating persons with severe disabilities, and the 13 works were then rank ordered by a self-identified panel. The study also conducted content analyses and examined the particular journals publishing the classic articles. (Author/JDD)