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Cegelka, Patricia Thomas; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1987
Two California programs (one elementary and one secondary) which demonstrate specified promising practices in the area of bilingual special education are described. Programs exemplify such practices as parent involvement, interface between bilingual and special education, and attention to both primary and secondary language development, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Methods
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Jordan, June B., Ed. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1985
Seven author-contributed papers focus on excellence in urban special education schools. Libby Goodman reviews the isolation of special education teachers and children, in "The Effective School Movement and Special Education," while Dan L. Peterson et al. trace the implications for the Seattle School District of the efforts described in…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fowler, Susan A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Four exemplary programs that effectively plan and coordinate transitions between early intervention programs and preschool/elementary programs are described. They include Project BEST (Building Effective School Transitions), Projects STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public School), Project TEEM (Transitioning into the Elementary…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Demonstration Programs
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Gall, Donna; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
A collaborative effort among a school system, a university technical assistance center, and a corporation resulted in a pilot project in which two eight-year-old students with cerebral palsy used IBM's "Writing to Read" program to learn to work more independently, to produce self-generated text, and to read. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, College School Cooperation, Computer Software, Cooperative Programs
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White, Stephen; Bond, Michael R. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
Services of two school districts to exceptional students in transition are reviewed. The Great Falls (Montana) model involves a five-year individualized education program, maximum integration, and three phases of paid employment. The Natrona County (Wyoming) program is based on such crucial services as vocational evaluation, community living…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
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Edgar, Eugene – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Preparing disabled students for transition to productive adult lives involves careful planning between sending and receiving agencies. The article describes state and school district transition programs, emphasizing interagency planning teams (Oregon), cross-agency coordination and ninth grade vocational assessments (Minnesota), and field-testing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
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Baumeister, Mary; Morris, Randall K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
The Black Hills Special Services Cooperative provides innovative and model practices for serving individuals with disabilities in a rural area of South Dakota. This article reviews the program's history and background, curriculum development, evaluation, and transitional and supported employment utilizing an entrepreneurial model of partnerships…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems