This paper addresses issues identified in a survey of regular teachers needing to implement classroom-based remediation programs for children with language and/or learning disabilities. Sixteen teachers from two states completed open-ended surveys and participated in follow-up interviews. The survey examined their opinions concerning the inclusion…

This final report of a 2-year research project examines how the needs of pupils with non-recorded learning difficulties were identified and met in the mainstream schools of one region in Scotland. Non-recorded pupils were defined as those pupils who were identified as experiencing learning difficulty but whose difficulties were not pronounced,…

This bibliography contains references to writings and publications which may be of interest to those responsible for training and preparing teachers for working in mainstreamed classrooms. Citations are presented on: (1) classroom management; (2) faculty development; (3) individualized instruction; (4) mainstreaming; (5) behavior disorders; (6)…

Based on a study of 30 exemplary programs in six states, this guide offers help to educators trying to serve students with mild learning handicaps (the learning disabled, mildly mentally retarded, and the mildly emotionally disturbed) in mainstream vocational classrooms. The document consists of seven chapters and an appendix. The first chapter…

An exceptional student education specialist implemented a 10-week practicium intervention designed to decrease the inappropriate behavior and increase the appropriate behavior of exceptional students who had been mainstreamed into regular fourth- and fifth-grade classes. A total of 16 students classified as learning disabled or emotionally…

As one of the publications of the Florida Sources to Upgrade the Career Counseling and Employment of Special Students (SUCCESS) Project, this guide is designed to provide school counselors, occupational specialists, and other guidance personnel with basic information and listings of resources concerning the career guidance needs of handicapped…

The 2-part student workbook for mainstreamed learning and mentally disabled high school students contains 12 units intended to provide supplementary instruction in the Contemporary Parenting Choices Curriculum in the home economics class. This unit, the fifth in the Child Care part of the workbook, focuses on understanding the work world and…

The primary objective of this project was to increase the knowledge of individuals concerned with the needs of the developmentally disabled by developing and delivering inservice training activities for "regular" education personnel. This was accomplished by designing and implementing a set of individualized, interactive videocassette training…

The Deans' Grant Project at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale was planned to prepare regular classroom teachers to work in the mainstreamed environment. Materials and strategies for introducing knowledge and skills into the core sequence of teacher education courses were developed. This volume contains materials and information for two of…

This guide to mainstreaming preschoolers with learning disabilities is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of…

The publication contains information pertaining to mainstreaming handicapped students into regular physical education and recreational programs, including an analysis of literature and bibliography. In part 1 terms such as mainstreaming, normalization, impaired, disabled, handicapped, and inconvenienced are clarified, and American Alliance for…

Three hundred individualized education programs (IEPs) and corresponding psychoeducational assessments were collected from the files of children who had been identified as educable mentally retarded (EMR), emotionally disturbed (ED), learning disabled (LD) and other. Frequency distributions were performed on the data obtained from the IEPs and…

The report describes and evaluates George Washington University's Complementary Teacher Training Program during the 1971-74 period. It is explained that the demonstration program was designed to prepare undergraduate special education resource teachers to work directly with mainstreamed handicapped (including learning disabled and emotionally…

Presented is the final report of a 3-year project in which an instructional program model was developed and implemented with 103 educable mentally retarded and learning disabled children (6-to 10-years old) in three Mississippi schools. General objectives of the project are said to include development of an experimental special education model…

Programs are described for learning-disabled or mantally-handicapped elementary and secondary students in regular and special classes in Union, New Jersey, and approximately 58 instructional episodes involving student made objects for understanding technology are presented. In part one, components of the model program such as the multi-learning…