Forty-three general educators were assigned to one of three versions of the Behavioral Consultation model, to assess the model's effects on problem behavior of difficult-to-teach intermediate-grade students. Observations of student behavior indicated that more inclusive Behavioral Consultation versions exerted stronger effects than the least…

A mother describes the decision-making and the process involved in mainstreaming her five-year-old hearing-impaired son into a mainstream kindergarten program. The parents considered input from other parents and the need to achieve true social integration in the mainstream setting. (DB)

A literature-based cognitive developmental approach to learning and instruction in mainstreamed settings is presented. The approach considers children with learning disabilities to be ineffective and inactive learners, and focuses on addressing learning skills for all children and emphasizing mutual support and communication within the classroom.…

Blind children in Sweden are integrated with sighted children in nursery school from the age of two-three years. This paper describes the child's transition to the nursery school environment, play activities, parents' and teachers' reactions to the blind child's behavior, and use of videorecordings to provide feedback to teachers. (JDD)

Discusses instructional modifications to increase the academic success of rural behavior-disordered students in regular classes. Describes adaptations of teaching mode, media use, presentation of academic content, textbook content and organization, and test construction and administration. Contains 10 references. (SV)

The article examines reading programs in use in Birmingham (United Kingdom) schools to evaluate their appropriateness in instructing partially sighted students in integrated settings. Suggestions are made for general appearance, contrast, paper type, type size and style, spacing, line length, readability, and vocabulary. (DB)

Placement data on 582 graduates of public special education preschool programs in Washington indicated that 36 percent of the children were placed in regular education and 65 percent in special education. Placement stability one and two years later was high, with 62 percent of those changing placements moving to less restrictive settings.…

Examines the design of the classroom, its location within the regular school building, and the furnishings within the special education classroom, to determine their effects on improving the integration of the handicapped population. (12 references) (MLF)

The Regular Education Initiative is presented as a flawed policy initiative that focuses on highly emotional issues (integration, nonlabeling, efficiency, and excellence), thereby distracting attention from deeper analysis; lacks the support of critical constituencies; rests on illogical premises; and reflects a cavalier attitude toward…

Contends that if the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) provision of special services in parochial schools is struck down, the value system implicit in EHA that gives cognizance to parental placement of children in private schools will have been eviscerated. (MLF)

The Regular Education Initiative is analyzed from a speech-language pathology perspective. The problem and controversy are explained, current research in several states on appropriate models is briefly described, and speech-language pathologists are encouraged to become involved. (DB)

Two hearing-impaired children, aged three and five, were observed in free play as they alternated between integrated and segregated settings. Results indicated that the level of cognitive play was not consistently influenced by the social setting, and that the children engaged in more socially advanced play in the integrated setting. (Author/JDD)

The article presents an historical review of specialized education for blind and visually impaired children in India and specifically addresses the issue of mainstreaming these students into integrated settings. Data and discussion of rural education projects and teacher training programs are outlined. (Author/DB)

This article addresses integrated education for disabled students from both legal and educational perspectives. Variables critical to integration, including the influence of the media, the need for increased dissemination of legal and educational findings, the need for well-developed individualized education programs, and a critical examination of…

A "Think Tank Discussion Program" was an effective means for promoting interaction among seven non-handicapped students and a profoundly hearing impaired student as well as providing a small group alternative to whole class discussion. The hearing impaired student's contributions were stimulated by comments from other students and the program…