The guide provides strategies for integrating educable mentally handicapped students into regular classrooms at most levels in the province of Alberta, Canada. Goals of an integrated program, such as development of a positive self-concept, are described. Three types of integration are noted, such as taking students who are placed in a regular…

The paper examines ways in which classroom design and early childhood curriculum interact to ease the integration of handicapped children into a day care program. General principles of environmental design are addressed, and an example of the Northwest Center's Child Development program is cited to illustrate components of the environment. Ten…

The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The literature review on teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming stresses implication of these attitudes for successful mainstreaming, and…

The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The literature review examines activities and methods to prepare nonhandicapped children for the mainstreaming of handicapped children.…

A three phase study was conducted on the role of regular classroom teachers in implementing individualized education programs (IEPs) for mainstreamed special education students. IEPs in 20 elementary sites were reviewed in phase 1, 59 elementary teachers were surveyed in phase 2, and 16 of those surveyed participated in interviews in phase 3. Five…

This paper, from the symposium "A Preservice Integrating Model in Personnel Preparation for Special Education," focuses on the interdisciplinary relationship inherent in Project RISPE (Rural/Remote Interdisciplinary Special Physical Education) and its influence on personnel preparation for special education at the University of Montana.…

Kansas Institutions of Higher Education (KIHE) is a program which disseminates information, processes and procedures relating to personal, attitudinal, and organizational change from a single Dean's Grant Project at Kansas University to all the teacher education programs in Kansas. The program focused on preparing teacher-trainees to educate…

The responsibilities and duties of administrators in special education are examined, particularly with regard to mainstreaming. Knowledge of disabilities, educational trends, and specific agencies and community services is necessary as well as an understanding of the legal requirements of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children…

The manual describes a curriculum for severely handicapped students which features functional skills, opportunities for practice in real life situations, elevated teacher expectations and interest, appropriate role models, and integration into the community. The central role of decisionmaking is emphasized and approaches for its facilitation…

Results are reported from an investigation of the implementation and effects of The Adaptive Learning Environments Model (ALEM), a program designed to provide special education services for mainstreamed handicapped students in regular classroom settings on a full-time basis. ALEM includes components of prescriptive instruction with informal…

Intended for both regular and special educators, the book outlines ways to promote integration between students with severe handicaps and their peers. The first of five sections includes an overview about students with severe handicaps as well as background information on the integration of severely handicapped students. Three chapters in section…

The learning disabled child needs understanding, structure, and assimilation to develop his potential. (DB)

Intended for regular classroom teachers, the guide offers suggestions for aiding the integration of blind students into the regular educational system. An introductory section addresses such basic considerations as providing appropriate services and contacting community resources. The bulk of the document provides suggestions on 33 specific…

Utilizing observational field research methodology, two special education teachers were observed daily for a year. Observations were analyzed to describe the teachers' role in the school system. Analysis suggested that issues such as system norms and teacher's creditability were important to effectiveness of mainstreaming. Sensitiveness to…

Presented is the transcript of a radio program on handicapped children in the classroom. Through interviews with students, teachers, parents, and state and local officials, the program touches on peer acceptance, teacher training, problems with mainstreaming, teacher concerns about Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), parent rights, and the…