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Rosenkoetter, Sharon E.; Fowler, Susan A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1986
Based on a study of the differences between the way regular and special education teachers handle classroom transitions, this discussion suggests seven steps special education teachers should take to aid students in classroom transitions. A list of 24 different transition cues is included. (JC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming

Schutt, Patricia Walsh; McCabe, Virginia Marie – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
This article describes the introduction of writing portfolios to elementary school students with learning disabilities in self-contained special education classrooms. It discusses getting started, contents of the portfolio, instructional goals and objectives, conferences, observations, and portfolio evaluation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Jennings, Matthew – Writing Teacher, 1996
A teacher describes a writing program in his self-contained seventh-grade class for students with emotional disturbances or neurological impairments. Principles such as the importance of positive teacher expectations and plenty of writing time are stressed, and use of word processing, effective class organization, a classroom magazine, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Principles, Emotional Disturbances, Junior High Schools
Latham, Glenn – Principal, 1987
Since the passage in 1975 of Public Law 94-142 with the intent of "mainstreaming" handicapped students, more students are moving from regular classrooms into special education rooms. Identifies and discusses eight disincentives to mainstreaming handicapped students. (MD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Griffey, Quentin L.; Griffey, Ann M. – 1989
A survey of 163 special educators in North Carolina examined aspects of abuse and neglect of their students over the last 3 years. Students were mentally handicapped (MH), learning disabled (LD), or behaviorally/emotionally handicapped (BEH). Of the respondents, 43% stated that they had reported at least one case of suspected abuse or neglect…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1986
The manual is intended to serve as a guide for local Florida school systems as they develop procedures for establishing special instructional programs for specific learning disabled (SLD) students. Section 1 outlines student eligibility procedures: (1) definition of SLD; (2) screening, referral, and student evaluation; (3) eligibility criteria and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education