Developed by the staff of the Albuquerque Integration Model (Project AIM Outreach), the checklist is intended to help educators make appropriate placements for mild to moderately handicapped preschoolers. The instrument measures the variability in which a child displays a particular skill or behavior and assesses skills that professionals…

Guidelines are provided for integrating the trainable mentally handicapped (TMH) student into the regular classroom in the province of Alberta, Canada. Normalization and integration are explained with regard to the unique commitment undertaken in developing an integrated program for TMH students. Outlined are goals of the integrated program, such…

The handbook is intended to give regular vocational educators basic information about integrating disabled students into their classrooms. An initial section addresses common concerns of vocational teachers, including ways to overcome fears and raise the comfort level, safety, basic special education laws, roles of a vocational teacher in the…

The project conducted research and developed a demonstration model aimed at helping schools and families plan transitions for young children moving from special preschools to less specialized settings including regular preschools and kindergarten. The model's target population consisted of 40 handicapped children (ages 3-5) enrolled in three…

As a result of a pilot program developed to foster communication between the regular class teacher and the special education resource teacher, a survey was completed by 103 teachers. Surveys were then statistically analyzed to determine the attitudes of the regular classroom teacher toward the special education resource program. Teachers were…

The use of hypothetical case studies in research on decision-making is examined with particular concern for validity and reliability issues. A validation procedure is suggested and the procedure is used to demonstrate that the proposed protocols yield acceptable measurement characteristics for use in decision-making research in education.…

The Baltimore schools' mainstreaming program for deaf students are critiqued, and reasons for the programs successes and failures are recounted. Among success factors considered are administrative support, inservice teacher education programs, and special events including presentations of the Little Theatre of the Deaf. (CL)

The paper focuses on the integration of 36 moderately and severely retarded children (3 to 16 years old) from a private self-contained special school to a public elementary school. Addressed are the participants and procedures, settings, preparation for integration, and the integration experience. Noted among the implications of the integration…

Reviewed are trends in early identification, amplification and education, parent education, legislation and mainstreaming of hearing impaired students. The interrelation of these five trends are analyzed in the case history of a successfully mainstreamed 9-year-old hearing impaired child. (CL)

The paper reviews placement, treatment, supplementary services, and exit and follow-through procedures of a program for mainstreaming secondary students with mild to moderate behavior disorders. (CL)

Described briefly is a 3-month pilot project in Nova Scotia in which hearing children participated in preschool classes at a residential school for the deaf. (LS)

The paper presents activities, suggested by regular classroom teachers, to help prepare the regular classroom student for mainstreaming. The author points out that regular classroom children need a vehicle in which curiosity, concern, interest, fear, attitudes and feelings can be fully explored, where prejudices can be dispelled, and where the…

While most efforts in programing for learning disabled adolescents have been directed to the content of instructional offering, the authors identify procedures to promote acquisition and generalization of skills. Exemplified within a learning strategies model, the procedures outlined here stress acquisition of specific strategies through learning…

Articles covering a wide spectrum of aquatic sports are presented as aids to teachers and coaches of swimming. Included are suggestions for teaching swimming to the handicapped and infants, specific techniques for developing swimming skills, and tips for boating education and water safety. (JD)