The L.I.F.E. (Learning Is for Everyone) project conducted by the Altoona Public Library from September 1975 to June 1977 sought to increase library services for the mentally handicapped of all ages. The L.I.F.E. collection of instructional materials includes toys, games, puzzles, books, magazines, records, multimedia kits, films, and conventional…

The implications of the Education for All Handicapped Children's Act are discussed as they affect the physical education teacher and the school administrator. The reasons for the enactment of Public Law 94-142 are outlined with specific emphasis on the need for physical activity for the handicapped. Concerns voiced by administrators and teachers…

The psychometric properties of the Mainstreaming Planning Inventory, a 40-item composite scale for measuring attitudes toward mainstreaming in education, were examined. Using the responses of 90 faculty in a college of education, of 261 undergraduate students in that college, and of 40 graduate students in education, alpha coefficient and factor…

The first of five reports from a project on mainstreaming the handicapped in vocational education presents a literature review drawn from an ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) search and responses by 16 secondary school curriculum leaders. The review touches upon the following topics: history, P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All…

A study of 24 handicapped students functioning on or below grade level was conducted to examine their reading achievement in three different reading programs. The students were placed in a remedial reading program, a reading program in a resource room, or a regular reading class depending on past grade achievements and recommendations of former…

The paper reviews a panel presentation on the essential components, policies, and strategies of a system for effectively moving emotionally disturbed (ED) students into least restrictive educational environments and maintaining them there. The first two parts of the session focused on a system for partially mainstreaming center school (seventh and…

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS CHAPTERS ON IDENTIFYING THE HANDICAPPED, PLANNING FOR THE HANDICAPPED, THE ROLES OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS, ENRICHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ARTS, VOCATIONAL PLANNING, AND SOURCES OF HELP FOR THE HANDICAPPED. APPENDIXES PROVIDE--(1) GENERAL CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITIONS OF VARIOUS HANDICAPPING…

This paper argues that the individualized education plan (IEP) mandated by Public Law 94-142 for mainstreamed handicapped students provides educators with a model for the future--when all students will have a right to an IEP. The paper first discusses the characteristics of an IEP, suggesting that it should ideally identify the child's present…

The first of a five part report on determining the least restrictive environment (LRE) placement of handicapped children summarizes findings from Annual Program Plans from 49 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1978. The four purposes of the study were to obtain an overview of state policies regarding placement and related issues,…

Research was conducted to test six hypotheses about the social effectiveness of mainstreaming orthopedically handicapped children. Data were collected on the network structures of the social relationships among handicapped and nonhandicapped children in first, third, and sixth grade classrooms. The three samples of children used in the study…

Responses of over 300 teachers to a survey examining their perceived role in the implementation of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and their job satisfaction are reported. Results showed that about 50% of the respondents said they had not been told what responsibilities they had in the mainstreaming process and…

The paper reports on a survey of the attitudes of 1,292 Australian school principals toward educational and prevocational provisions for the mildly retarded. It was found that all groups of principals, with the exception of those in government metropolitan high schools, were generally positive toward the mainstreaming of gifted, mildly retarded,…

The document briefly outlines the events leading to mainstreaming of handicapped children and presents guidelines for administrators and teachers involved in implementing mainstream programs. Among suggestions given are the following: the decision to mainstream should be accompanied by a decision to provide a comprehensive instructional support…

This handbook for teachers is designed for use as a short, self-contained program to help teachers add effective tutoring to their overall teaching program. The format of the course consists of four steps: (1) reading about new teaching skills; (2) seeing these skills demonstrated in films of actual teaching sessions; (3) practicing the skills…

The final report discusses achievements of Project STRETCH (Strategies for Training Regular Educators to Teach Children with Handicaps), designed to develop 20 one-half hour videotape cassettes and manuals on the needs of mild to moderately handicapped students and methods of maintaining them in the regular classroom. Topics for the videotapes…