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Shea, Thomas M. – Exceptional Parent, 1977
Excerpts are provided from T. Shea's "Camping for Special Children" which reviews the range and type of summer camp programs that are available to handicapped children (4- to 16-years old).
Descriptors: Camping, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions, Resource Materials
Schleifer, Maxwell J., Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1979
The special section on recreation and leisure for the disabled child covers rights to recreation and physical education, summer programs for children with disabilities, and adapted recreation and equipment. (SBH)
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Equipment, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedCordero, John B., Jr.; Schwartz, Stuart E. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1978
The article describes the administrative structure, content, presentation, and evaluation of a summer inservice training program for vocational teachers of handicapped students. (CL)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
Download full textParker, Linda G.; Mohr, Laura L. – 1978
Experience a Practicum with Exceptional Children (EPEC), university lecture courses and practicum experience within a local school district, offered field-based teacher education on the needs of handicapped students. The EPEC summer program recruited elementary students who were gifted, learning disabled, educable mentally retarded, mildly…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
Westover, Kathy – Pointer, 1976
A week long residential camp was held for handicapped children of Whatcom County, Washington. (GW)
Descriptors: County Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions
Merrill Area Public Schools, WI. – 1972
Described in the handbook is the Merrill Area (Wisconsin) Public Schools program to prepare handicapped youth for occupations in recreational-environmental vocations. In Part I, a school forest summer curriculum workshop already tested with handicapped children is outlined in terms of purpose and philosophy (to increase the special vocational…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Outdoor Education
Peer reviewedOlson, Jack R. – British Journal of Disorders of Communication, 1971
Descriptors: Deafness, Handicapped Children, Outdoor Education, Preservice Teacher Education
PACE I.D. Center, South San Francisco, CA. – 1967
Ninety-eight young children with learning or behavior problems participated in a 5-week summer program. The objective of the program was to provide (1) an activity-oriented group experience, (2) continuity of experience between June and September, and (3) a closer relationship with an adult than is possible during the school term. All Pacers, as…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedBerkowitz, Louis; And Others – Children Today, 1974
In New York City, the Educational Alliance, a settlement house, provides comprehensive, coordinated educational-mental health care through its special unit for young children. Services range from a day care center, a multiethnic, trilingual Head Start program, to after-school, summer school, and day camp programs. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Community Services, Cooperative Programs, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Special Education. – 1977
The directory provides information on 110 recreational object-oriented summer programs which are appropriate for the placement of institutionalized children and which have staffs experienced in working with multiply handicapped children or are willing to integrate such children into their activities. Maps are provided showing the location of camps…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Directories, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Browning, Philip L.; And Others – 1969
The report of the Title VI Program in Oregon presents an overview of the summer 1969 activities which consisted of 24 projects designed for the areas of trainable and educable mentally handicapped, speech handicapped, deaf, visually handicapped, deaf-blind, and emotionally disturbed. The bulk of the text presents summary abstracts of each project…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Hearing Impairments, Mild Mental Retardation
Abordo, Enrique J. – 1975
Evaluated was a summer program in reading and mathematics for handicapped pupils in special education classes designed to maintain and improve these skills through individualized and small group instruction. Initial diagnostic testing using criterion-referenced tests indicated target areas for basic skills instruction, which was implemented…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
HOUSE, JOHN; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS COMPILATION IS A SELECTION OF OUTSTANDING PROJECTS PLANNED AND INSTITUTED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NEW YORK STATE DURING THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR ARE GROUPED BY THEIR DISTINCTIVE FOCUS OR MAJOR SUBJECT AREA. SOME PROJECTS PROVIDED INSTRUCTION IN SUCH AREAS AS ART AND READING, WHILE OTHERS OFFERED SERVICES. SOME PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED FOR…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Comprehensive Programs, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
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
Chorost, Sherwood B. – 1975
Presented is an evaluation of a summer program which consisted of individualized and small group instruction in reading and arithmetic, recreational activities, and field trips designed to promote academic and socialization skills for 506 handicapped children. The program is noted to have had four components: severely emotionally handicapped,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Criterion Referenced Tests, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
