In March 1978, under the suggestion of Chinese-born Nobel Prize laureate Tsung-Dao Lee, China launched its first gifted education program at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Based on nominations and interviews, 21 gifted students aged 11-16 were enrolled in USTC and comprised a special class. Five years later, the early…

The author defends the use of special units for disruptive students and describes aspects of the unit in Brislington (England), which incorporated accountability, voluntary attendance, limited withdrawal from the mainstream, and counseling. (CL)

The Potentially Able Learner's Program in Rockford, Illinois, is a centralized gifted program for students (K-6). The program features self-contained grade-level groupings and emphasis on parent involvement. Evaluation is gathered through achievement testing, parent questionnaires, and student self-report. (CL)

The report of the Memphis component of Project CLUE (Cooperative Leadership for Urban Education) which serves 600 academically gifted children in grades 4, 5, and 6 with a seminar program requiring 2 half day sessions weekly is presented, and the current expansion of the program into the junior high and first grade levels is noted. The centers are…

The report describes the operation of various programs and parts of programs for the learning disabled (minimally brain damaged) child in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Covered are student characteristics, special class services available, supportive services (psychiatric, language development, vision, and sensory-motor activity services), and…

The publication is a compilation of descriptions of programs for gifted and talented students in North Carolina which have been evaluated by the State Division for Exceptional Children as outstanding and/or possessing worthwhile components on the instructional level. Programs, grouped into primary-elementary, junior high-middle school, and…

Elementary and secondary education services available to learning disabled students in the Vancouver school system are described, including teaching and evaluation centers and an extended skills development center. (CL)

College for Kids is a Pennsylvania program which consists of a consortium of six colleges which offer special six-week classes for gifted children from 5 to 15 years of age. (DB)

The handbook provides information concerning instructional and training programs for handicapped (educable, trainable, multihandicapped, speech handicapped, or homebound) children within a Wisconsin regional district (Cooperative Educational Service Agency) consisting of 17 local school districts. Noted is the program's philosophy of providing…

Six legally blind students in a special class were provided with a system of airing any complaints. (DB)

The Special Education Department of the Omaha Public Schools implemented assessment classes for students identified as learning disabled. The classes offer the opportunity for in-depth evaluation of behavior in a variety of situations and with many different techniques and materials. Four critical elements of LD assessment classes include: the…

Outlined are special educational programs and supportive services provided for handicapped children in Michigan during the year 1970-1971. Included are goals for serving the estimated 12.5 0/0 of the school age population needing special services; a listing of incidence rates by handicapping condition; federal and state sources of funds; the…

The article reports on a British Columbia (Canada) survey to collect information on pupil, teacher, and program characteristics of classes for children with infantile autism, childhood schizophrenia, childhood psychoses, and severe language deficits. (Author/DLS)