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Teaching and Learning Research Corp., New York, NY. – 1973
Presented is the final report of a 1-year New York City program of 18 special classes for 133 doubly (physically and mentally) handicapped children, 5-20 years of age. Noted are criteria for student selection such as IQ below 75, the presence of one or more physical handicaps, and completion of toilet training. It is reported that most pupils…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
Marion County Board of Public Instruction, Ocala, FL. – 1973
Described and evaluated is a Marion County, Florida, program which applied the team teaching method to instruction of 45 educable mentally retarded 10- to 14-year-old students. It is stressed that the philosophy of the middle schools and of team teaching is to provide a means of meeting individual needs of students. Described are the program's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Education
Boston Univ., MA. New England Special Education Instructional Materials Center. – 1973
Presented alphabetically by state or university are approximately 35 descriptions of innovative training programs directed toward integration of children with special needs in regular classrooms, and toward severely handicapped children. Many of the training programs offered are described to be in a variety of forms, such as games; manuals with…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Exceptional Child Education, Games, Handicapped Children
Daniels, Lester W.; Campbell, David H. – 1974
Described are the philosophy, goals, and objectives of a secondary special education class for educable mentally retarded students. Listed are unit titles and suggested methods and materials for the following eight program objectives: vocational and occupational development, economic independence, interpersonal relationship, health, leisure…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Philosophy, Exceptional Child Education, Interpersonal Competence
Silverstein, Leonard – 1975
Presented is an evaluation of a program in seven schools in New York City which provided 19 special classes for 174 doubly handicapped students--mentally retarded and severely physically handicapped--ranging in age from 5 to 21 years old. Among findings listed are that the 30 higher functioning Ss who were given the Wide Range Achievement Test did…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Mathematics, Mental Retardation
Anderson County School District 2, Honea Path, SC. – 1973
Presented is the final report of a 1-year program to identify and remediate needs of 60 emotionally disturbed (ED) or learning disabled (LD) and 15 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) elementary school students (two schools) in Honea Path, South Carolina. Noted are original program funding by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education, Identification
Harrison Educational Research and Development Center, AR. – 1972
Evaluated is a 2 year project in Harrison School District 1, Arkansas, funded through Title III, to develop academic and/music based instructional materials in two resource rooms for learning disabled (LD), educationally disadvantaged, and mentally retarded children; and to integrate art and music with social studies in grades 1 through 6.…
Descriptors: Art, Community Role, Elementary School Students, Exceptional Child Education
Williams, Clarence R. – 1972
The final report of the 2 year project (1971-1972) in Harrison School District 1, Arkansas, funded through Title III, to integrate art and music programs in elementary schools and special classes, and to establish two resource rooms for developing academic and art/music oriented instructional materials for learning disabled (LD), educationally…
Descriptors: Art, Community Role, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Criteria
Gordon, Elizabeth; And Others – 1986
This report focuses on the transition situation of mentally retarded (MR) youth in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The county is served by two Intermediate Units: IU2 (1170 MR students) serves the Pittsburgh School System and emphasizes mainstreaming, with the mildly handicapped attending neighborhood schools and severely handicapped attending a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, County School Districts, Education Work Relationship, Mainstreaming
Miller, Martin B. – 1975
Evaluated was a summer program of reading and mathematics for handicapped pupils in special education classes consisting of two components: the speech/language impairment component, including 377 students, and the component for mentally retarded pupils, including 3l5 students. The speech/language component, designed to improve academic skills…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Wiggins, James E. – 1968
Amendments to Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and financial expenditures in Colorado are considered. Six programs on the following topics are described: development of an aide program for the speech correctionist; preschool programs for educationally handicapped students; stimulation of classes for the physically…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education, Experimental Programs, Federal Aid