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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
The compilation provides the full texts of federal legislation related to elementary secondary education and education of the handicapped and related programs. The following statutes are included: "Act of November 2, 1921" (Snyder Act); "Act of April 16, 1934" (Johnson-O'Malley Act); "Adult Education Act"; "Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Deafness
Jones, Renai – 1985
The practicum focused on the lack of sufficient speech therapy for 90 physically and mentally handicapped infants and preschoolers in a program for developmentally delayed children. Two workshops were conducted and a speech videotape library was established consisting of demonstrations of 49 receptive language goals in developmental order. Videos…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Infants, Language Acquisition
Patterson, Jerri; And Others – 1982
The five-step family assessment process presented in this manual is designed to facilitate the accurate, organized collection of information necessary for the development of an intervention plan for families with children. The materials contain the five forms that are to be completed as part of the assessment process, including a: (1) family…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Community Services, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. National Research and Demonstration Inst. – 1981
the position statements of the Association for Retarded Citizens address major issues in early intervention for preschool age children with possible handicaps. Among statements offered are that public support should be maintained in maternal and child health block grant and in preschool incentive grants and demonstration programs; that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Developmental Disabilities, Family Involvement
Jackson, Robin, Ed. – 1985
Six papers examine aspects of special education and rehabilitation of developmentally handicapped persons. The first, "Legal and Human Rights of the Developmentally Handicapped Person" by N. Marlett examines issues in the protection of legal rights and the nature of competence. R. Davies and P. Johnson follow with an analysis of "Sexuality and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedThorpe, Helene S.; Werner, Emmy E. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Examiners, Exceptional Child Services
Susser, Phyllis, Ed. – Forum, 1979
Seven articles focus on nonpublic schools as alternative providers in a service delivery system for handicapped children with particular emphasis on New York City programs. The first article, "Handicapped Education in New York State" by L. Grumet, concludes that a Special Master is needed to monitor New York City compliance, that…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Dickerson, Martha Ufford; Thurman, Eunice M. – 1981
This student's manual, designed to enhance the skills of inservice and preservice caregivers and professionals who work with the aging and aged developmentally disabled person, is to be used by participants in a program of 10 training sessions entitled "The Aging and Aged Developmentally Disabled." This workbook provides student…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Community Resources, Course Descriptions
Wight, Byron W. – 1977
The document contains the final report of the Special Programs for Individualized Needs (SPIN) program designed to develop a demonstration model for training day care personnel to identify developmentally delayed or emotionally disturbed children and to program for them within the regular day care setting. Major objectives were to develop…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Harris, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1977
Presented are abstracts and general information on 28 instruments useful for educational assessment of severely developmentally impaired students. An introductory section provides brief discussions on the limitations of the instruments, general rules for administering standardized tests, norm referenced tests, criterion referenced tests,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Dreher, Barbara B. – 1978
The Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD), which was designed for remedial programming of children with language disorders, mental retardation, and specific language problems, was given to 13 cerebral palsied preschoolers along with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. Time and environmental constraints required considerabLe…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Bowman, Mary; And Others – 1975
Written for parents of young multihandicapped children who experience coordination difficulties or delayed development, the book explains how to teach independent eating habits, using a spoon or other utensil. Parts 1, 2, and 3 deal with such topics as foods to use when beginning; head control problems; how to evaluate initial skills and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eating Habits, Equipment
Correctional Services for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1975
Reported are findings from five studies which explored the special problems and needs of the developmentally disabled offender in the Illinois criminal justice system. Introductory information includes a discussion of the problem, goals of the present study, and a review of programs for retarded offenders throughout the U.S. Presented are five…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Community Organizations, Correctional Institutions, Courts
Peniston, Eugene – 1975
Evaluated was the effectiveness of the Portage Home Visit (PHV) Parent Involvement Program in improving the IQ's, and motor, language, adaptive and personal-social developmental skills of 36 multiply handicapped developmentally delayed preschoolers in rural Wisconsin during 36 consecutive weekly sessions. Home trainers provided parents with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Teaching, Exceptional Child Research, Home Instruction
McDonnell, John J.; And Others – 1974
Nineteen projects that served seven different classes of handicapped were funded for 1973-74 in Oregon under Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Six projects were funded for the emotionally disturbed, four projects for the hearing impaired, two projects for the developmentally disabled, two projects for the visually…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Developmental Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
