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New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1983
The manual presents information on providing services to children with communication disorders in New York state. An initial chapter distinguishes educational handicaps from communication disorders and speech impairments. A section on general education speech and language remediation considers the teacher's role and school-based identification and…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Referral
Download full textAlgozzine, Bob; And Others – 1980
The extent of similarities and differences among educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled (LD), and emotionally disturbed (ED) children was investigated with 75 resource room teachers. Teachers were asked to provide information regarding the children in their classes and some of their program activities; equal numbers of each type of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Mild Disabilities
Edwards, Roger H. – 1984
The report examines the status of special education in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools. Census data are reported by primary handicap, age, and principle type of service received. Difficulties in the process of diagnosis and assignment of handicap category are revealed, including confusion over eligibility for learning disabled (LD) and…
Descriptors: Demography, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Walthall, Joe; Smith, Terry – 1990
This study investigated the relationship between measured intelligence and discrepancies existing between actual achievement levels and projected achievement levels in mildly handicapped resource room students in Arkansas. Twenty-seven students had been identified as learning disabled and 19 as mildly mentally retarded. Subjects each received…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification
Gipps, Caroline; And Others – 1987
This research project analyzed British screening and special educational provisions for the estimated 18 percent of the primary school population who have mild learning difficulties in the basic skills. The study sought to examine policy and practice at every level from the local education authority (LEA) to the child. Data sources included…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Harvard Education Letter, 1989
The question of responsibility for the education of disabled students has become a controversial issue. This article explores the debate between proponents of special education and of mainstreaming for academically handicapped children. Under Public Law 94-142, disabled children are guaranteed an appropriate public education in the least…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Handicap Identification
Stone, Brian J. – 1987
The paper proposes changes from the present categorically based special education service delivery system to a curriculum-based service delivery system. Set forth are problems currently associated with designating students as learning disabled (LD), distinguishing them from those who are simply underachievers or have other handicapping conditions,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Ward, James, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This set of papers deals with the integration and maintenance of disabled children in regular Australian classrooms and the mounting pressure on teachers to provide effective instruction for an increasingly broad range of ability groups. Part I is concerned with theoretical issues and research on the integration of children with special learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classification, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
