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Peer reviewedGozali, Joav – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Adults, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
MCGAHAN, F.E.
IN THE GALENA PARK PROGRAM A HANDICAPPED CHILD IS PLACED IN SPECIAL CLASSES AND A RAPID LEARNING CHILD IS GIVEN CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT. COOPERATION IS REQUIRED AMONG THE PERSONNEL, THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR, THE VISITING TEACHER, THE NURSE, THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, THE REMEDIAL TEACHER, AND THE ATTENDANCE SUPERVISOR. THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Ancillary School Services, Educational Legislation, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedWalker, Valaida Smith – Exceptional Children, 1974
Twenty-nine 10-year-old educable mentally retarded Ss in a resource room program were matched on age, intelligence and reading level (preprimer) with 41 special class controls to determine the efficacy of the resource room as an alternative to special classes. (MC)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Download full textMarion 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
Frith, Greg – 1974
Selected student variables that are indicators of a successful secondary program for the educable mentally retarded were compared and evaluated on the basis of descriptive data for 4,425 students in the 233 classes in Alabama and interviews with 30 former students. Results from a questionnaire sent to high schools revealed data such as the…
Descriptors: Employment, Exceptional Child Research, Interviews, Mental Retardation
Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1970
Compared is the post high school adjustment of graduates of two types of special education programs for the educable mentally handicapped: a self-contained, vocationally oriented program separate from general education (School A) and a program integrated into the general high school, where job experience is concurrent with general education and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
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
Special Education Diagnostic and Resource Center Project, 1967-68. ESEA Title III Evaluation Report.
Wichita Unified School District 259, KS. – 1968
The project provided for the 2nd year of operation of a special education diagnostic and resource center, special classes, and supportive services for handicapped children and youth between the ages of 3 and 21. Cooperation was obtained from existing community agencies, participating school districts, and local private practitioners. Center staff…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Black Students, Case Studies, Community Programs
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
Clifford, Miriam; McKinney, James D. – 1974
Evaluated in a 3-year project were the effects of three different classroom settings (a graded open classroom with a resource teacher, a multigrade open classroom emphasizing individualized instruction, and two self-contained special education classrooms) on achievement, self-concept, and classroom behavior of 30-38 educable mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classes (Groups of Students), Communications, Delivery Systems
MIDANIK, J. SYDNEY – 1960
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TORONTO, CANADA, REVIEWS THE PRESENT PROGRAM FOR SLOW LEARNERS (IQ 59 TO 90) AND RECOMMENDS A NEW TYPE OF EXPERIMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROBLEM OF SLOW LEARNERS, THE USE AND MEANING OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING CAPACITIES AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL ARE DISCUSSED. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education
Grigsby, Camilla – 1975
The Classroom Centers for Multiple Handicapped Children were designed to provide profoundly retarded children with instructional programs meeting individual needs. In addition to the educational and training components of the program, speech and physical therapy services were also included. Seven classroom centers served approximately 56 children…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Handicapped Children
