Presented is the American National Red Cross Swimming for the Handicapped Program manual designed for volunteer aides. The program's aims, scope, and value are described in the introduction. It is noted that the nonswimming aides can play a vital role in transportation, dressing room assistance, record keeping, and as safety assistants, while…

Described is a program developed to teach a visual symbol system of nonspeech communication for persons who are severely mentally handicapped and multiply handicapped. Included in the receptive language program are descriptions of the following program components: candidate selection guidelines, interdisciplinary assessment, materials (visual…

The teacher handbook is intended to provide a complete set of simple diagnostic testing materials in reading for children in kindergarten through third grade. Tests focus on such skill areas as visual discrimination and auditory memory. Included are lists of materials and strategies to be used after the students have been tested and their special…

Presented is the teacher handbook developed as part of Project TEAM (Teacher Encouragement to Activate Mainstreaming) to improve attitudes and skills of regular secondary teachers working with educable mentally handicapped or educationally handicapped students. Sections of the handbook include an introduction, a brief consideration of classroom…

Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

As one of the components of the Project ACTIVE (All Children Totally Involved Exercising) Teacher Training Model Kit, the manual is designed to enable the educator to organize, conduct, and evaluate individualized-personalized programs for children in grades 4 through 12 with postural abnormalities. An introductory chapter covers definitions and…

Described are perceptual motor activities in the areas of coordination, agility, strength, balance, and endurance for use with learning disabled children. Provided are a rationale for movement education and definitions of 10 terms such as laterality and endurance. A sequence of activities is provided for the following skills: ball bouncing, rope…

The manual contains suggested activities to develop the language skills assessed by the Florida Language Profile, a screening instrument to help identify young learning disabled children. Three to ten activities are listed for each of the following categories: body parts; right and left; rote counting, naming and identifying numbers, and counting…

The swimming instruction guide presents teaching techniques and skill progressions for developmentally disabled individuals and includes program development and administrative guidelines. Part 1 discusses swimming and developmentally disabled children, program planning and preparation elements (including pool, scheduling, staff, parents,…

The teacher's manual is designed to help plan art experiences for children with developmental problems. Included are sections on pasting, cutting, crayons, clay, tempera, finger painting, paper tearing, crafts, and seasonal activities. Each activity is outlined with a list of materials and procedure to follow. Suggested in the introduction to each…

Developed for an occupational training program in bicycle repair for the multiply-handicapped deaf student, this curriculum guide is organized around three levels of achievement each having a specific terminal objective and corresponding to a predetermined employment entry-level skill. Level I is a general service level; Level II, advanced service…

This unit of instruction consists of a general biology course for secondary school students with learning disabilities or who are reluctant learners. All units include the objectives, list of new words and a list and type of activities to achieve the objectives. Student participation is emphasized. The students choose the type and sequence of the…

The instructor's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled contains answers to the exercises, unit assessments, criterion assessment examination and the pre- and posttest found in the accompanying workbook (EC 080 144). Also reviewed are 12 suggestions for teaching the course. (CL)

Presented is the manual for asscciate instructors of workshops for training front-line staff in goal planning for develoPmentally disabled persons. Outlined are the eight responsibilities of the associate instructor (including contracting participants' supervisors to insure their support); workshop arrangements in such terms as group size,…

This unique document is a training manual for individuals such as job coaches and janitorial crew supervisors who train and work with Developmentally Disabled (DD) workers in vocational classrooms and on job sites. These workers need to be taught the importance of safety in the workplace using methods appropriate to their developmental needs. The…