In a discussion of methods for providing inservice training in gifted education in a rural state, three model sites in Idaho are described. It is explained that the sites operate under the SAGE program (Statewide Assistance for Gifted Education). Program dimensions are said to include an itinerant model in which program facilitators travel from…

Described is a model which provided support services to five severely hearing impaired students (4 14-years-old) integrated fully or partially into regular classes in Massachusetts. The model (developed by the Clarke School for the Deaf) is explained to involve current and ongoing assessment of educational needs, coordination of services to…

This catalog contains a listing of the audio-visual aids used in the Alabama State Module of the Appalachian Adult Basic Education Program. Aids listed include filmstrips utilized by the following organizations: Columbia, South Carolina State Department of Education; Raleigh, North Carolina State Department of Education; Alden Films of Brooklyn,…

A project that served as a demonstration effort in ABE is discussed. This project endeavored to: (1) identify significant research literature in the social sciences relevant to such problems; and (3) develop and disseminate a series of monographs which translates the findings of research and suggests solutions to problems in a manner which was…

Connecticut has designed and implemented a model that includes emphases on systematic instruction in functional life skills, transdisciplinary related services, generalization, and specific behavior management skills to provide quality integrated public school programs for severely handicapped students. (CL)

The Learning Resource Support Program provides academic support services to learning disabled adolescents. (SB)

The article describes the Chapel Hill Gifted Handicapped Project (housed at the University of North Carolina) designed to develop a model and field tested curricula for gifted and handicapped preschoolers. (SBH)

The article describes the Pyramid Project which serves gifted students through emphasis on flexible pacing in a variety of settings from enrichment in the regular classes to special schools. Implementation of project principles in each of the four Texas districts (Cedar Hill, Birdville, Arlington, and Fort Worth) is detailed. (DB)

The report describes the STETS (Structured Training Employment Transitional Services) project, a program designed to prepare mentally retarded young adults for competitive employment. The report summarizes major lessons and policy implications of the STETS demonstration. An initial section describes the evolution of public policy in transition…

The manual suggests steps, procedures, best practices, and key concepts to create and maintain successful interagency collaboration in the delivery of services to preschool handicapped children. Considered are the concept of collaboration, the rationale for its development, and a means of assessing a community to determine the needs and potential…

The book describes a project designed to develop, pilot, and assess a prototypic career education model to prepare handicapped children and youth for new careers in communication and media-related occupations. Some methodological issues are described, along with the construction and evaluation of the program model and the development,…

The newsletter describes the staff and training activities of the Teaching Research Infant and Child Center which consists of two national model centers--Early Education for the Handicapped Model and a Severely Handicapped Education Model. It is reported that staff training procedures developed at the Boulder (Montana) River School and Hospital…

The paper discusses tested and approved basic models and their replication, with special emphasis on replications of an educational program for Down's syndrome children (preschool to elementary age). Essential components of the program are noted to include individualized programs, instruction based on the normal sequences of development, short-…

The article identifies the legislative intent behind KDES/MSSD (Kendall Demonstration Elementary School/Model Secondary School for the Deaf), discusses the failure of traditional educational models to impact upon the field, and points out how the KDES and MSSD hope to become change agents in the field of deaf education by serving as national…

The five projects presented in this report illustrate different approaches to vocational guidance. An occupational survey of St. Lawrence County was undertaken to determine the curriculum needs of the vocational centers. Secondary objectives were to determine employment needs and opportunities and to provide improved occupational information,…