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Kottler, Sylvia B. – 1978
The paper describes the system of conductive education for use with cerebral palsy and multihandicapped children which is based on the research of A. Peto. Conductive education is explained to involve such techniques as individualization of program and instruction, task analysis, transdisciplinary team organization, generalization of all learning,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
Baken, Joan Wald; And Others – 1977
Discussed are educational guidelines and techniques for severely multiply handicapped children. Initial sections review characteristics and appropriate educational goals for the population. General teaching approaches are described, and specific suggestions are given for the followinq areas (subtopics in parentheses): positioning (effects of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Frans, Dini – 1987
The manual presents a methodology for teaching multihandicapped students which stresses development and utilization of classroom routines to enhance individualized instructional effectiveness. The first chapter (by Paul Carreiro and Sue Townsend) provides the theoretical basis for using a routine-based teaching approach. The second chapter…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Mudford, Oliver C. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Review of claims for the effectiveness of the gentle teaching philosophy with people having severe problem behaviors and mental retardation finds that the methods were unsuccessful with seven of nine individuals. Although more research is needed, the review suggests that gentle teaching cannot be considered an ethically defensible treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy
Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The report of the proceedings of the convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in 1970 includes papers on the following topics: a workshop report on the team approach in using educational media, means of decelerating disruptive classroom behavior, the promotion of motor development in young retardates, the use of pictorial symbols to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Camping, Cognitive Development, Educational Methods
Foster, Herbert L., Ed.; Whittaker, Catherine J. R., Ed. – Forum, 1987
This document consists of five consecutive volumes (19 issues) of the newsletter of the New York State Federation of Chapters of Council for Exceptional Children, covering the 5-year period 1987-1991. Selected major articles from the last three years are are follows (only first author noted); (1) "Whole Language and Special Education"…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Turnbull, Ann P.; And Others – 1995
This introductory text on special education combines principles and values with classroom techniques, uses real people in real schools to illustrate principles and techniques, and advocates the inclusion of students with disabilities in all aspects of schooling with the provision of supplementary supports and services. Three introductory chapters…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Disabilities
