To determine the effectiveness, feasibility, and desirability of providing rehabilitation services to the adult deaf in a residential facility for handicapped hearing persons, 131 deaf clients were studied during 3 years. Forty were multiply handicapped while the majority were underachievers. The program was viewed as only desirable to a degree…

A review of research regarding parent involvement in programs for handicapped children considers parent roles in decision-making, advocacy, case management, structured teaching, and program evaluation. It was concluded that the nature of parents' involvement must be individualized and increased at the parent's initiative and not merely to relieve…

Since current instructional, environmental, medical, and neuropsychological interventions do not yield predictable benefits for learning disabled children, there is a need for naturalistic research on the prevention and correction of learning disabilities and learner differences. School personnel should focus on program development, evaluation,…

Special education directors (n=71) in Indiana and Massachusetts were surveyed concerning critical factors in their personal and organizational success. Highest ranking factors were demonstration of instructional effectiveness and regular/special education integration. Intergroup differences in some rankings were attributed to urban versus rural…

Examines the evidence for and against three major approaches to the teaching of specific reading disabled children: the process approaches, the specialist methods, and the modality/treatment interaction methods. Concludes that all differ in terms of their assumptions and consequent remediation, and all have a number of associated difficulties.…

This paper examines research studies, which focus on interventions commonly used with students who are learning disabled and identify effective methods that produce substantial benefits concerning reading comprehension. This paper synthesizes previous observation studies by conducting a meta-analysis of strategies used to improve the reading…

This collection of papers on managed care and long-term supports for people with developmental disabilities includes a range of reprinted articles and resource materials that provide different kinds of information and opinions on the impact of managed care. Articles include: "A Position Statement on Managed Care and Long-Term Supports in…

Used the Parent Effectiveness Training program (PET) with parents (N=92) of learning disabled children. Significant differences were found between the treatment and control groups on all five attitudes measured on the Parent Attitude Survey. Similar results were obtained on the Children's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory. (RC)

Teacher concerns about individualized physical education were measured by the Stages of Concern questionnaire. Data were collected before and after a field-based inservice training program involving physical education teachers. Results of the study indicate that, while change is a difficult process, it can be facilitated by focusing on individual…

A 16-week public school physical education program was provided for 14 previously unserved severely handicapped children (ages 5 to 21). The program resulted in increasing ability of the special education class teachers to become involved in the teaching of physical education. (Author/DB)

The Community Care Organization-Milwaukee, sought to provide care at less cost and with higher resultant quality of life than nursing home care. Most frequently used services were transportation and nutrition. Much of the cost savings resulted from reduced hospitalization and nursing home utilization. (Author)

Preservice training that provides for contact with different kinds of exceptional children as well as for lecture discussions about them was found to have an advantage over training limited to lecture discussions in the realm of attitudes and behavioral intentions, but not in factual knowledge. (SBH)

A study involving six elementary and two junior high students with learning disabilities investigated whether parents provided four home schooled students with instructional environments that facilitated the acquisition of basic skills. Results found the home school students were academically engaged about two-and-a-half times as often as public…

A study of three males (grades 7-8) with learning disabilities investigated the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral self-management training package on the consistent use of specific classroom survival skills. Results demonstrated more consistent use of targeted classroom survival skills by all students in both learning support and mainstream…

Four boys and 4 girls (ages 13-17) with learning disabilities were interviewed upon completion of psychodynamic group therapy to obtain their perspectives of the group. Results indicate that the participants regarded the therapy as beneficial. The phenomenon of "mutual recognition" led to enhanced self-esteem and ability to relate to peers. (CR)