The collection consists of selected convention papers from the 1969 convention of the Council for Exceptional Children. Included are both abstracts of articles and complete articles. Nine items on the gifted and 13 on learning disabilities are presented but may also be obtained separately in EC numbers 006 169 and 006 168 respectively. A broad…

Discussed are the support of the State Department of Education, the responsibilities of a program for exceptional children, responsibilities of the local school system, and teacher approval and certification. A definition, types of programs, enrollment and placement, equipment and facilities, and goals are presented for each of the following…

A program for undeveloped learners is described and includes instructional models and testing methods for discovering these children. The instructional needs of the undeveloped learner and some methods of meeting those needs are discussed; those mentioned are auditory and visual-motor learning, auditory skill development activity, motor,…

Twenty five articles, grouped as either theory, interprofessional coordination and cooperation, or testing and remediation, consider perception and achievement. Discussions of the following topics are included: why children don't read better, the myth or reality of dyslexia, visual development, developmental testing and training, the role of…

Articles presented in the area of the medical and educational challenge of the multiply handicapped child are an overview of the problem, the increasing challenge, congenital malformations, children whose mothers had rubella, prematurity and deafness, the epidemiology of reproductive casualty, and new education for old problems. Discussions of…

In an attempt to clarify the problems of educational planning for disadvantaged college youth, this report presents a study of the characteristics of the learner which are related to academic achievement and an analysis of the pressures and expectations of college curriculums. Behavior and attitudinal traits of disadvantaged black youth are…

The stated goal of this project was to accomplish two broad objectives: (1) to give educators an opportunity to observe and work with culturally disadvantaged children with learning disabilities, and (2) to evaluate the impact of an individualized remedial program for these children. This report describes and discusses project-related activities…

The proceedings include addresses by Logan Wright on highlights of human development from birth to age 11, Leonard A. Cohen on development and function of the mechanisms of perception, Eric Denhoff on motor development as a function of perception, and Alan Hein on exposure history in spatial-motor development. Also provided are reports by William…

This document, which contains sixteen reports, focuses on various aspects of the teaching of reading. Report topics are: individualized reading, language experiences in reading, beginning reading, readiness in reading, an approach using decoding, recognizing and stimulating reading interests, functional reading in the junior high school, study…

The manual for rehabilitation counselors of multiply disabled deaf persons has been developed from a workshop in which vocational counselors discussed stages of the rehabilitation process. Guidelines for the procedures of identification, differential diagnosis, vocational evaluation, placement, and follow-up are given for deaf persons also…

Presented is the final report of a 1-year program to identify and remediate needs of 60 emotionally disturbed (ED) or learning disabled (LD) and 15 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) elementary school students (two schools) in Honea Path, South Carolina. Noted are original program funding by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III,…

Evaluated is a 2 year project in Harrison School District 1, Arkansas, funded through Title III, to develop academic and/music based instructional materials in two resource rooms for learning disabled (LD), educationally disadvantaged, and mentally retarded children; and to integrate art and music with social studies in grades 1 through 6.…

Reported are proceedings from an institute on children's learning disabilities (summer, 1972) which involved 60 participants who were directors or teachers in innovative programs, members of the state advisory committee on learning disabilities; and staff from Michigan's educational department. Practices and procedures of programs which had proven…

A reassessment of schools and education in general from the standpoint of the orthopsychiatrist, this volume attempts to answer a wide variety of questions such as: What does society expect from its educational institutions? What exactly is the educational experience and do we really mean to provide it for children? How can the schools best deal…

The Hart Act, recently adopted by the state of California, mandates that school districts establish mechanisms of assessing minimal competencies in secondary education before students may receive a diploma. In this report, assemblyman Gary Hart, the bill's author, and Don McKinley, chief deputy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, discuss…