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Download full textBeamish, Wendy; Bryer, Fiona; Davies, Mike – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2006
This Australian study examined the emergence of collaborative processes when introducing co-teaching a unit of work into classroom practice. Six teams of regular and special educators at three primary schools (students aged 6 to 12 years) volunteered to systematically reflect on their co-teaching activities to design, implement, and evaluate a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Experiential Learning, Special Education Teachers, Classrooms
Center for Law and Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report reviews and compares the legal rights of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The first and second sections detail the statutory framework of the laws and legal requirements pertaining to eligibility, identification, and local and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Clinical Diagnosis, Court Litigation, Disabilities
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1991
This study investigated the upper age educational mandates of 15 states and the policies regarding alternative awards to the regular diploma in 19 states. The study was based on analysis of state policy documents, a 1990 state survey of exiting procedures, and telephone conversations with state education agency officials. The first section…
Descriptors: Age, Chronological Age, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Owens, Martha; Rockett, Susan – 1995
This paper describes the "Every Child a Winner" curriculum that provides inclusion for special needs children in elementary classrooms. Key elements of the curriculum for all ability levels are: improved fitness and motor skills, and enhanced academics and self-esteem for every child. Early program development is described as growing out…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education
The Institute Brief, 1995
This brief discusses the transition of high school students with disabilities to adult life. Federal law provisions that require a transition plan for all students who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) are reviewed and a checklist is provided that outlines positive transition planning practices that can be used for self-evaluation and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Check Lists, Community Programs, Disabilities
Burns, Edward – 1998
This book considers legal questions, theoretical issues, and practical methods for meeting the assessment needs of students with disabilities. It is comprised of ten chapters and includes test accommodation topics relating to federal and state regulations (including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997), problems…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Individualized Education Programs
Lillie, Timothy – 1998
This paper summarizes the research literature on the best ways for teachers to communicate with parents of children with disabilities. The relatively scanty empirical research suggests that what actually works with parents is not always what teachers expect. Findings suggest that research-tested methods of communication with parents of children…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Interpersonal Communication
North Texas Univ., Denton. – 1990
A project developed competency profiles identifying entry-level skills and employability skills to be acquired by handicapped students before graduation. Research literature was reviewed to identify generalizable skills, employability skills, self-help skills, and job skills. Feedback was obtained from practitioners in the field regarding rating…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Employment Potential, Graduation Requirements
Izzo, Margo Vreeburg; Shumate, Katherine E. – 1991
This handbook is designed as a tool and resource document for school and agency personnel involved in the school-to-work transition of persons with disabilities. It includes forms, checklists, and sample documents. After a brief overview describing why transition has become a national priority, an individualized 4-year transition process is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Role, Coordination, Coordinators
Feichtner, Sheila H. – 1989
School-to-work transition helps at-risk youth secure and maintain employment and an adult life-style. Transition focuses on individual characteristics, training needs, and choices that result in the development of realistic long-range goals and selection of appropriate programs and services. Effective school-to-work transition necessitates a wide…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Robb, Gary M., Ed. – 1983
Third in a series of papers resulting from the Annual Institute on Innovations in Camping and Outdoor Education with Persons Who are Disabled, this volume consists of 12 articles reflecting innovative efforts to bring exciting outdoor based programs to persons with disabilities. Addressing leadership training, innovative program approaches, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Special Education Services. – 1986
Intended for parents, this booklet lists special education programs and services for exceptional children in Michigan, and discusses parent rights in the educational system. Specifically addressed are parents' rights in the referral process, in the evaluation procedures, to an independent educational evaluation, in the Individualized Educational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Ballard, Joseph, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The text presents six chapters on the legal and governmental bases of special education. In the Introduction, F. Weintraub and J. Ballard cite the legislative and litigative history of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and briefly address information sources on such policy issues as procedural safeguards, underserved…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Hutinger, Patricia L. – 1988
Part of a volume which explores current issues in service delivery to infants and toddlers (ages birth to 3) with handicapping conditions, this chapter provides an overview of the relationships among screening, assessment, and curriculum in programming for this population, with attention to the potential impact of Public Law 99-457 and the…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Robinson, Cordelia C.; And Others – 1988
Part of a volume which explores current issues in service delivery to infants and toddlers with handicapping conditions, this chapter discusses the nature of parent involvement in early childhood special education. Acceptance of the basic axiom of parent involvement needs to be accompanied by an understanding of individual differences in family…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Diagnosis
