An interdistrict project provided a mobility and orientation instructor to work with blind and partially sighted children. The instructor was also involved in consultation and cooperative planning with school personnel and in resource room programs. Training was given to 36 children, 15 of whom required formal instruction. Services were extended…

The demonstration project was designed to develop a teaching method and instructional materials that would emphasize syntactic meanings of words for deaf preschool children. The teaching method was developed with a group of six deaf preschool children, and then demonstrated and modified in five other schools for the deaf. The teaching method was…

Presented is the final report of the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) in Learning Disabilities at the University of Arizona. Purposes of the LTI are reported to have been to give technical assistance to the Child Service Demonstration Centers which were alloted funds by the Bureau for the Education of Handicapped Children in eight states…

Provided are the appendixes to the final report of the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) in Learning Disabilities at the University of Arizona. Sections cover the following areas: (1) reports of LTI meetings and conferences; (2) contracted papers on research in the field of learning disabilities (such as "Neurological Factors in Learning…

Described in a 5-year summary report is a demonstration project for training institution personnel to teach community adjustment behaviors to 71 moderately retarded institutionalized girls (IQ 25-55), ages 6- to 21-years-old. Discussed are training procedures (systematic application of positive and negative consequences, fading, and imitation) in…

A study of 13 disadvantaged first grade students enrolled in a 4-year remedial education program was conducted to determine program effectiveness in terms of academic skill and self-concept improvement. A model was developed which used the learning center approach within classroom boundaries, and involved a psychologist, a reading teacher,…

The project was developed out of recognition of the gap existing between formal training programs for teachers of the educable retarded and actual classroom teaching. In an attempt to provide meaningful inservice experiences to a large number of both urban and rural special class teachers at minimal per teacher expense, the Minnesota State…

To prepare teachers to work with brain injured and hyperactive children, a training program leading to a master's degree was developed. Forty-seven teachers, chosen by their school systems, took both foundation and specialization courses and participated in a seminar which included study of theories and methods, collateral reading, projects,…