A three-tiered approach to help teachers develop a meaningful mainstreaming program begins with the development of self-esteem in each student. Cross-age tutoring, the second tier, can enhance learning of nonhandicapped and handicapped students. The final tier focuses on information and support needs of the staff. (CL)

Recommendations for adapting instruction for learning disabled high schoolers can be made to regular teachers according to a four-part format: frequently observed instructional modifications, difficulty factors based on an average of a sample of general education teachers, comments regarding the implementation, and suggestions for making the…

The article outlines characteristics of effective learning centers for reinforcing initial teaching, clarifying concepts that have been taught, and providing needed drill and practice. Steps involved in creating a learning center are listed, and a description of a learning center is offered. (SB)

Steps in developing career education programs for learning disabled adolescents are described, and components of a successful career education program are outlined. (SW)

The article provides practical suggestions for teachers working with gifted learning-disabled students. It includes a discussion of whether students can be both gifted and learning disabled, and reviews service options, methods of identification, and programing for this population. (DB)

Strategies for establishing and maintaining an effective vocational assessment program for students with learning disabilities involve highlighting the school motivation and career planning connection, securing administrative support, conducting a needs assessment, communicating goals, maintaining open communication with school personnel,…

Problems of implementing a mainstreaming program for exceptional children include lack of staff preparation and inadequate guidelines concerning resource room operation. Four approaches to the problem are recommended: a total integrated effort of all staff, a well-developed plan for teacher education, good public relations, and early involvement…

One school district's effort to develop a specialized reading program for students with dyslexia is described. Discussed are: guidelines for diagnosing dyslexics; primary characteristics of 12 youngsters identified as dyslexic; and recommendations for other school districts concerning definitions, screening, referral, and service delivery. (JDD)

In this cross-age tutoring project, severely learning-disabled high school students tutored primary students who were having difficulty with reading. Tutors were trained in good teacher behaviors (giving positive and corrective feedback, avoiding overprompting) and in the use of established techniques for teaching reading. (JDD)

A program is described which successfully improved writing and communication skills in adolescents with learning and behavior problems. The students, inpatients at a mental health hospital, wrote "jargon journals" on topics from a student-generated list. The journals had therapeutic as well as academic benefits. (Author/JDD)

The paper describes a successful effort at collaboration among a college reading program, a neighborhood self-help agency, and a public school. The three-way partnership was formed to improve the literacy levels of 12 behaviorally disturbed children in the fifth and sixth grades. The project involves whole language reading instruction and…