The report describes the Hearing Resource Program at Phoenix (AZ) Union High School District 210, a resource program serving 72 hearing impaired high school students as well as screening incoming freshmen for hearing loss. The program goal was to enable the students to complete their required classes successfully and graduate from high school.…

A half-day structured learning program for high school students unable to function adequately in mainstream settings is described. Key ingredients include a weekly student-staff meeting, goal setting and goal checking, behavioral checklists, group counseling in the form of a Human Relations course, and academic modifications. (JW)

The case study describes the integration of 13 learning disabled high school students into the mainstream of a public high school. Physical descriptions center on the school's neighborhood and the facility. Background information includes information on teaching staff and the student population. The resource class is then detailed in terms of its…

Patricia Vance is in charge of a resource room program that helps learning disabled students to cope with the demands of a highly academic curriculum. Her major goal is to teach students to enjoy the process of acquiring knowledge and skills. (CJ)

Videotaping to promote self-monitoring was used to successfully reduce the incidence of self-injurious behavior in a 15-year-old behavior disordered subject within both the resource room and regular classroom settings. (DB)

A brief description is provided of a successful peer tutoring model implemented by Portsmouth High School (New Hampshire) in which student tutors volunteer to work under the direct supervision of the special educator on reading, math, science, and pre-vocational skills. Peer tutor responsibilities on assisting students in reading are presented,…

This study investigated the adult adjustment one year after leaving school of 130 individuals with behavioral disorders who graduated from Iowa special education programs in 1985 and 1986; the adult adjustment of 70 dropouts was also investigated. Adjustment areas examined included: living arrangements, leisure activities, mechanisms used to cope…

A brief description is provided of ways in which vocational programs have been modified for handicapped students at Portsmouth High School (New Hampshire). Examples are: (1) regular vocational programs with support services and modification curriculum; (2) special vocational programs in which pre-vocational entry level skills are developed prior…