This annotated bibliography identifies 13 readings and 7 videotapes concerned with individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. Items include guides to IEP development, federal regulations, parent guides, and guides to IEP meetings. Listed items were published from 1997 through 2001. (DB)

A series of 18 fact sheets provide basic information on specific subjects of interest to those working with gifted and talented children. The fact sheets, produced by the Council for Exceptional Children, are in question/answer format and have resource references. Following are the topics of the fact sheets: career awareness for the gifted and…

This 1981 supplement adds recently produced publications to the basic bibliography of resource materials produced by the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling as an aid to educators in dealing with diversity among students. Detailed abstracts are provided for items listed in each of seven categories: (1) books…

This bibliography, intended for families, lists 65 resources on assessing children for the presence of a disability. Resources are intended to ensure that all members of the Individualized Education Program team, including parents, have an appropriate base of information. Resources were published from 1983 through 1994 and are grouped into the…

Volume IV of a four volume series offers strategies for implementing effective inservice workshops to train administrators, assessment personnel, and others involved in the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in Wyoming. Part 1 addresses points often overlooked in delivering training,…

Individualization and personalization of instruction in general and in foreign language study are examined. The historical and theoretical background of individualization and aspects of various programs are discussed. The concentration is on the literature and programs as developed in the 1971-73 period. Individualization of foreign language…

Suggestions to facilitate the reentry of the disabled student into the regular classroom are offered, and information on resource materials is presented. A chart lists mainstreaming materials for the normal child, children's books about handicaps, and teacher resource materials, along with the publishers' addresses, type of handicap, type of…

This handbook for parents explains how Wisconsin schools must go about finding, evaluating, developing programs for, and placing children with exceptional educational needs (EEN). Various state and federal laws and regulations (e.g., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) are cited. The first section covers identification of EEN children,…

These guidelines are intended to help educators and other school personnel in Kentucky better manage the inclusion of students who require health services in either special or regular educational settings. The brief manual has sections which address: definitions; related Kentucky regulations; results of a statewide survey on personnel,…

This mini-bibliography lists readings and resources relating to children and adolescents with autism. It includes annotated bibliographies for sources that address: (1) social skills training for children and adolescents with autism; (2) Asperger syndrome; (3) Individualized Education Programs for students with autism; (4) teaching strategies for…

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,…

This newsletter presents a list of 248 special education curriculum guides, identified as exemplary through the National Special Education Curricula Survey, a national service project of the Indiana Department of Education. The survey was sent to personnel at state departments of education, universities, schools, community agencies, and special…

A listing of resources is presented for parents of handicapped children. Resources are categorized according to the following types: programs, organizations, products, and additional resources; federally funded programs; national parent organizations; local parent training; and handbooks, book lists, and media. Entries are organized according to…

The manual is intended to help local education agencies implement Georgia's laws for providing effective instructional programs for deaf-blind children. A definition and eligibility criteria for deaf-blind children are presented. A section discussing due process considers screening, referral, comprehensive evaluation, individualized education…

This annotated bibliography includes over 250 citations of research reports, monographs, program descriptions, handbooks, measurement instruments, and journal articles on a variety of aspects of education for students with both disabilities and limited English skills. Listings are in four sections, namely: (1) Assessment (alternative assessment…