The US Department of Education notes that, "in 1970, U.S. schools educated only one in five children with disabilities, and many states had laws excluding certain students, including children who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded, from its schools." Now, they estimate that more than 6.5 million children and…

Designed to help state administrators acquaint local educators and parents to the importance of short- and long-term planning for young handicapped children, the paper examines issues for local planning teams. An introductory section provides an overview of the challenge of working with young handicapped children. Five interactive planning…

The guide, entirely in French, is intended as a resource for regular elementary and early secondary school classroom teachers of reading to both native speakers of French and French immersion students in Canada. An introductory chapter describes the guide's organization, gives background information on its approach to reading instruction, links…