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Smyser, Sheryl; And Others – 1986
This module is designed to familiarize students preparing to be special education teachers with the physical needs of the exceptional student. Information is given on how to structure an adaptive physical education program designed to meet those needs, including development of an individualized education program (IEP). The module covers such…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities
Hamilton, James B. – 1987
This handbook is intended to assist vocational teachers who are mainstreaming handicapped students into their vocational education programs. The first section describes the features of six common types of disabilities. The concept of providing a continuum of services and individualized education plans are discussed next. Various aspects of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Classroom Techniques, Counseling Services
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Education, Raleigh. – 1988
Sample forms and form completion instructions are provided for the referral, initial placement, annual review, and reevaluation of exceptional children. The forms were developed for use by North Carolina local educational agencies. The forms encompass the exceptionalities of academically gifted, specific learning disabled, behaviorally-emotionally…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Goff, Pamela L.; Hemmesch, Henrietta E. – 1987
Project KIT (Kids in Transition) of the Northern Trails Area Education Agency in Iowa assists in preparing for children's transition from early childhood special education programs to elementary regular/special education programs and transition from special education home intervention services to the preschool special education classroom. This…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Download full textCover, Roberta G.; And Others – 1983
An inservice training guide for teacher educators and State Department staff to use with teachers, administrators, and other personnel responsible for vocational training of special needs students is presented, as part of Project SSAVE (Special Student Access to Vocational Education), in Tennessee. The guide, which was based on the evaluation of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Educational Objectives
Sobsey, Dick – 1987
Several models have been developed to aid in selecting appropriate educational content for special needs students. These include the developmental model, behavioral model, categorical model, and environmental or ecological model. The ecological model involves determining the skills that a fully functioning member of society normally performs in…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum, Developmental Stages
McGarry, James; Finan, Patricia Leon – 1982
The report presents findings from a 2-year evaluation of the implementation of Chapter 766, the Massachusetts comprehensive special education law. The evaluation included 10 substudies of issues related to special education. Most of the findings contained in the final report are based on coordinated case studies of 15 school districts and on a…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Policy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
The transcript is provided of an oversight hearing on interagency cooperation in special education. Programs, problems, and achievements in the state of Pennsylvania are reported by professionals representing community mental health, public education, community agencies and associations, and child care institutions. Problem areas cited include…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Erwin, Barbara, Comp.; And Others – 1982
This description of the Regular Education Inservice (REGI) effort in fiscal year 1981 includes a summary analysis of data from the REGI projects and a state by state compilation of project abstracts. Following the summary analysis of the REGI effort, project abstracts are organized by state or territory. Within each state or territory section,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Home Economics Education Section. – 1981
The purpose of this activity guide is to aid the home economics teacher to teach more successfully life and employment skills to special needs students. It offers suggestions for the home economics teacher with handicapped students to use to adapt teaching materials and/or facilities sufficiently to meet the goals of these special students. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments, Home Economics
Sharp, Mark, Ed.; Villines-Hackney, Amber, Ed.; Rush, Dathan, Ed.; Shelden, M'Lisa, Ed.; Hansen, Laura, Ed. – 2001
This guide was developed to support families, the SoonerStart Early Intervention Program, schools, and community programs in meeting the federal and state requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 for transition of children at age three. It provides guiding principles, recommended practices, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1997
This report focuses on issues relating to the development of individualized education programs for and placement of students who are classified as having mental retardation, learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, or serious emotional disturbances. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights examined present-day barriers and inequities that deny…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Behavior Disorders, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Erickson, Ronald N.; Thurlow, Martha – 1997
This report presents the results of a survey of state directors of special education from the 50 regular states and 6 unique states, which examined several aspects of state-level educational accountability systems and their inclusion of students with disabilities. Specific sections address: students with disabilities and standards-based reform;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Agran, Martin; Hughes, Carolyn – 1998
This book describes instructional methods for teaching basic self-determination skills to students with disabilities. The first section provides an introduction to self-determination as an educational and transition outcome, discusses the impetus for an educational focus on self determination, and describes the relationships between transition…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Disabilities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Exceptional Children Div. – 1997
This handbook provides information on the rights of parents of children with disabilities in North Carolina. Federal and state laws governing rights of parents are briefly summarized, followed by a more detailed description of rights in various areas, including: (1) referrals for special education services; (2) evaluation procedures; (3)…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process
