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Harris, Ruth; Bauer, Harold – Roeper Review, 1982
The Potentially Able Learner's Program in Rockford, Illinois, is a centralized gifted program for students (K-6). The program features self-contained grade-level groupings and emphasis on parent involvement. Evaluation is gathered through achievement testing, parent questionnaires, and student self-report. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Hooker, Veronica; Foster, Ann – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
Elementary and secondary education services available to learning disabled students in the Vancouver school system are described, including teaching and evaluation centers and an extended skills development center. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Resource Room Programs

Harris, Joan A. – Roeper Review, 1980
College for Kids is a Pennsylvania program which consists of a consortium of six colleges which offer special six-week classes for gifted children from 5 to 15 years of age. (DB)
Descriptors: College Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Cramer, Joyce; And Others – 1985
The Special Education Department of the Omaha Public Schools implemented assessment classes for students identified as learning disabled. The classes offer the opportunity for in-depth evaluation of behavior in a variety of situations and with many different techniques and materials. Four critical elements of LD assessment classes include: the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Occupational Information, Program Descriptions
Kugelmass, Judy W. – 1982
The paper describes an inner city elementary program for mainstreaming seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) students. It is suggested that the program, despite sharing the building with nonhandicapped students, is really physically segregated, and that rigid use of the Distar curriculum does not prepare the student for later creative problem…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Mainstreaming
Montague, Elizabeth; And Others – 1983
The paper describes services in the Memphis (Tennessee) City Schools serving autistic and emotionally disturbed students. Two separate programs are identified and described: a day program for emotionally disturbed students 6-14 years old, and a residential program for autistic students 4-21 years old. The day program is designed to help students…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances

Braaten, Barbara; Quinn, Carol – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This program describes a program at one Minnesota elementary school that works to optimally include 32 students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The three special classes involve increasing amounts of time spent in mainstream settings with decreasing amounts of additional support. Key program characteristics include philosophy, goals,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Inclusive Schools
LeSure, S. – 1982
This report, one of a series of case studies on mainstreaming efforts, describes a self-contained class for nine severely mentally and multiply handicapped 16- to 21-year-olds in an urban middle school. Following a description of the physical and social environment is a review of the history of the program begun in 1978-79. The author observes…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Middle Schools, Multiple Disabilities, Program Descriptions
Bochner, Sandra; And Others – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1980
The article describes the teaching and research activities of a primary classroom in Australia which serves 8- to 11-year-old children who have major deficits in basic academic skills. Sections address classroom organization, referral, entry, teaching programs, and procedures. The cases of two children are presented to demonstrate the effects of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities

Demers, Lois A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The program was developed to minimize classroom disruptions which often occur when a behavior problem student (9 to 13 years old) from a special education homeroom is placed in the mainstream. The program also was designed to encourage on task performance and work completion both in the homeroom and mainstream settings through reinforcement for…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Tewel, Kenneth J.; Chalfin, Fredda – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Describes a guidance program that functions within a classroom format. It is designed to help alienated students expose their innermost feelings and thoughts and to develop the most rigorous requirements for personal responsibility and individual accountability. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, High School Students, High Schools, Program Descriptions

Wood, Frances; Hirshoren, Alfred – Journal for Special Educators, 1981
Noted are problems such as the increased incidence of handicaps additional to the hearing impairment, the lack of homogeneity among the hearing impaired, and the poor language ability of most hearing impaired students. Current programs in Missouri, California, and New York are briefly described. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Mainstreaming, Multiple Disabilities
Nowakowski, James A. – Momentum, 1980
The Individualized Instruction Resource Program (IIRP) is a special program for underachieving freshmen and sophomores at Gordon Technical High School in Chicago. In operation since 1969, IIRP uses a coordinated curriculum, unique scheduling, and a practical, often individual approach, which has consistently increased the self-images of its…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, High Schools, Individualized Instruction, Program Descriptions
Waite, Gerald; And Others – 1982
A self contained behavior management classroom, an intensive program for children with multiple behavior impairments, is described. The classroom is designed to transfer the student back to the special education classroom for severely and trainable mentally impaired and autistic children. Typical behavior problems are considered, along with…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention

Mallman, Arlyn; Van Leare, Dennis – School Social Work Journal, 1977
This article offers a model for developing a group parent counseling program in special education. The group was led by the school social worker, school psychologist, and the EMH program coordinator. This group developed an initial series of program meetings to offer basic information and support to parents of children ages four-eight who had been…
Descriptors: Exceptional Persons, Family Relationship, Group Guidance, Mild Mental Retardation
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