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Modifying Course Content for Mildly Handicapped Students at the Secondary Level.
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Hartwell, L. Kay; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The Parallel Alternate Curriculum (PAC) for modifying course content for learning disabled secondary school students is described. The rationale for PAC and four options for the practical application of the program are reviewed. The eight steps in the development of PAC, such as identification of learning outcomes and evaluation of students for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Learning Disabilities, Nontraditional Education
Training Special Students for Employment
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Clennon, Sheila – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1975
The case of a 15-year-old special education student with academic learning disabilities but adequate social skills, is cited as evidence that teachers can develop effective vocational programs at their schools. (GW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities
Teaming Up to Mainstream in English: A Successful Secondary Program.
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Sargent, Laurence R.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1981
A program to mainstream mildly handicapped (learning disabled and mentally handicapped) ninth graders in a high school English course has been developed in Bettendorf, Iowa. (DB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Grade 9, High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Developing Resource Rooms for the Handicapped.
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D'Alonzo, Bruno J.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The article explores the use of resource rooms with educable mentally handicapped students. (PHR)
Descriptors: Development, Facilities, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation
Late Again? Three Techniques to Reduce Tardiness in Secondary Learning Handicapped Students.
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Potthoff, Jan-Olivia – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
Three techniques--the daily report card, contract card, and grade point credit--are described for modifying the tardiness of learning disabled secondary students. (CL)
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Change, Discipline, Learning Disabilities
Practical Help for the Long-Term Learning Disabled Adolescent.
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Schirmer, Terry A.; George, Michael P. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1983
A career exploration and awareness curriculum was established for a self-contained class in a day school for severely behavior disordered and learning disabled adolescents. The classroom was set up according to a work-stations concept in areas which included business, electronics/electricity, and mechanics. (SW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Career Exploration, Emotional Disturbances
Vocational-Technical Training for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents.
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Webster, Raymond E. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1981
The Alternative Vocational School in Connecticut services 90 adolescents identified as emotionally disturbed or socially maladjusted students in a program emphasizing behavior management and discipline. Five components of the school are administration, job preparation and placement, clinical services, vocational-technical training, and learning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Disturbances, Job Placement, Learning Disabilities
Parents as Partners in a Program for Children with Oral Language and Reading Disabilities.
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Peters, Nathaniel A.; Stephenson, William T., Jr. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1979
The article describes the Oakland Schools Reading and Language Clinic two-part parent program that incorporates understanding, skills, and reinforcement for parents of learning disabled students. (SBH)
Descriptors: Clinics, Cognitive Development, Contingency Management, Language Handicaps
Let the Cards Do the Talking--A Teacher-Parent Communication Program
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Dickerson, Dave; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Career Development Center: A Modified High School for the Handicapped
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Colella, Henry V. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1973
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Educational Programs, Emotional Disturbances
Project Worker: Videotaping Work Stations in Industry
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Retzlaff, Walter F. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1973
Described is Project Worker, a program which uses audiotapes and videotapes (showing work stations in various industries) in classrooms to improve the vocational skills of educable mentally retarded, educationally handicapped, or orthpedically handicapped students (14- to 19-years-old). (GW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Media, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education