The paper describes a program developed at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in which hearing impaired students in the academic mainstream receive tutoring/notetaking support services. A notetaking system is employed in which the notetaker writes from four to six readable copies of notes at one time. The notetaker, a trained normally…

The article gives suggestions for mainstreaming physically handicapped students into regular physical education classes during instruction in team sports. The report lists six pointers for general class organization and instruction, such as establishing an atmosphere of acceptance, emphasizing the positive contributions each student can make, and…

The final report summarizes objectives and activities of Project MITER (Montgomery Inservice Training and Educational Resources), a program to assist regular educators and administrators who would or might be involved in the education of mainstreamed exceptional children. Among project activities described are development of a workshop training…

Eight mainstreamed students with specific learning disabilities (LD) and five with general LD (8-14 years old) were trained through films, role playing techniques and token reinforcement to apply learning principles to improve the quality of their social interactions with their nonhandicapped peers. Results of observations of Ss' interactions…

A program providing inservice training for preschool personnel (day care or Head Start directors and teachers) in early identification and intervention procedures is described, and two related research studies are cited. In the first, 423 Denver Developmental Screening Tests from 16 preschool centers were analyzed, indicating that approximately…

This document lists 16 general competencies and 63 specific, related sub-competencies thought to be essential for teachers who are responsible for the mainstreaming of handicapped children. (Author/RH)

The document cites research to support the viewpoint that community integration is preferable to institutions for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded. Refuted are such arguments against deinstitutionalization as that retarded people should be segregated, that institutions are a more efficient and less expensive way to provide services,…

The document--over half of which consists of appendixes--presents the final evaluation report of Single Skills Training Courses, a project designed to provide short inservice training modules to teachers and administrators in the District of Columbia in the areas of competency based curriculum implementation and the mainstreaming and teaching of…

The authors describe many current school design responses to mainstreaming as limited in scope, focusing mainly on barrier free environments. This approach, they suggest, is an incomplete one to a wide range of problems in mainstreaming. An analysis of the literature is seen to demonstrate that barrier free design is casually substituted for the…

The paper describes the Stepping Stone Model, a model for the remediation and mainstreaming of secondary learning disabled students and the adaptation of curriculum and materials for the model. The Stepping Stone Model is designed to establish the independence of students in the mainstream through content reading. Five areas of concern common to…

The document presents five issues of the PRISE Reporter, a newsletter of the Pennsylvania Resources and Information Center for Special Education devoted to issues and happenings in the field of special education. Separate issues treat the following disabilities: mental retardation, health impairments/learning disabilities, emotional disturbances,…

The 3R program at Highland Park Junior High School (St. Paul, Minnesota) serves seventh to ninth grade students with maladaptive behavior from 1 to 3 hours daily with the purpose of facilitating eventual return to all or nearly all regular classes. Student time in the classroom is totally individualized. The treatment plan involves a behavior…

The document describes Project TREK (Training Regular Educators with Exceptional Kids) which provides services to seven school districts within the Portland, Oregon area. Chapter 1 offers an overview of the project's purpose and philosophy, target population, organization and staffing, delivery of services, and staff support and interaction.…

Model programs are briefly described which use outdoor education to carry out individualized education programs for handicapped students. Sample objectives for individuals and their corresponding activities are listed for such areas as outdoor cookery, wilderness camping, and participation in local outdoor recreational facilities or areas.…

A study of the attitudes of 673 public elementary teachers toward mainstreaming educable mentally retarded (EMR) students measured four aspects: the role of the EMR student in the mainstreaming process, the role of the EMR teacher in the mainstreaming process, the role of the elementary teacher in the mainstreaming process, and general…