If one is responsible for developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), coordinating these meetings will help him or her guide the initial placement or changes to a student's program. If one is a regular educator working with the student, these meetings will enrich his or her understanding of the child and the plan for his or her growth.…

The transition to adulthood can be difficult for anyone, but doubly or triply so for an individual with special needs. In addition to the emotional and developmental challenges it brings, it means huge transitions in terms of benefits programs, education, day-to-day structure, medical coverage and residential choices. In this article, the authors…

Author looks at the question of when instruction should be individualized. (HB)

A discussion of the extent to which prepackaged instructional systems can be used in individualized instruction. (HB)

Suggested activities for individualizing music instruction. (HB)

Elementary school libraries can be more than a place for books. Some suggestions are given for making the library an active part of the educational process. (LS)

PLATO (PROGRAMED LOGIC FOR AUTOMATIC TEACHING OPERATION) IS A DEVICE FOR TEACHING A NUMBER OF STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY BY MEANS OF A SINGLE, CENTRAL PURPOSE, DIGITAL COMPUTER. THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION OF EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF A KEYSET FOR STUDENT RESPONSES, THE COMPUTER, STORAGE DEVICE (ELECTRIC BLACKBOARD), SLIDE SELECTOR (ELECTRICAL BOOK), AND TV…

STUDENTS INVOLVED WOULD BE UNDERACHIEVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THEY WOULD BE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE ON THE BASIS OF ESTIMATED POTENTIAL. THREE OBJECTIVES ARE TO RAISE THE STUDENT'S WORK TO THE LEVEL OF HIS REGULAR SCHOOL, TO HELP HIM OVERCOME HIS SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN BASIC LEARNING SKILLS, AND TO HELP HIM JUDGE WHAT HE MIGHT BECOME AND…

Designed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in conducting annual program reviews, the handbook focuses on evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. An annual review meeting guide discusses purposes and procedures of the review. The second section provides a background on the planning-evaluation process,…

This report describes and evaluates in narrative form methods of individualizing instruction utilizing published and/or devised programmed materials. The Needs Inventory Program, Learning Disabilities Workshop, Family Education Program, and specific grade-level programs are described. A teacher survey showed a favorable response to these programs.…

The purpose of this paper is to describe a system of individually guided motivation which is directly tied to a total system of individually guided education. In the system of motivation, the child's entering characteristics are assessed, motivational objectives in the form of desired behaviors are set for each child, a program designed to…

The purpose of this research was to determine whether a relationship exists between personality characteristics of teachers and their success in implementing the Individually Prescribed Instruction Program (IPI) (ED 030 584). All 43 teachers in IPI programs in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho were used as subjects and each was rated on a…

Teacher training for work in Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) depends heavily upon an intensive orientation to this specific system and to the theory and rationale underlying it. It can be fully successful only if it involves very extensive experience in actually working under this system in the classroom. Also, effective operation of an…

A survey was made, once in the fall of 1968 and again in the spring of 1969, of schools participating in the individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program. The results of questions concerning pupil placement, prescription, curriculum-embedded tests, and posttests are compared. (JY)