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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)
Malfitano, Rocco J. – 1977
The report describes the step-by-step method used to design and implement a resource room program for 157 special needs children (elementary level) at the Abraham Lincoln School in Revere, Massachusetts. It is noted that a special needs committee investigated programs in operation throughout the state, researched special needs programs utilizing…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Facility Planning, Handicapped Children
Hatlen, Philip H. – 1980
The importance of providing adequate support systems in educating the visually impaired (VI) child is explored in this sourcebook. It is presented as a guide for the regular classroom teacher. It explains the evolution of various contemporary support systems, pros and cons of various placement systems, and problems of ineffective support systems…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Itinerant Teachers
Regnier, William L. – 1998
This paper compared the performance of 22 seventh-grade controls in a traditional special education program with at least one period of resource room instruction to the performance of 22 students in a supportive inclusionary model program. In each group, there were 17 students with learning disabilities and 5 students with behavior disorders.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems

Muscott, Howard S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1997
A study compared the characteristics of 473 students with emotional/behavioral disabilities in four sequential special education placements (resource rooms, special classes, special schools, and residential schools). Results found that secondary students in resource rooms exhibited more maladaptive behavior than younger resource room students, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Elementary School Students
Pirie, Barbara S.; Adams, Ruth R. – Gifted Education International, 1993
This case study describes a boy from kindergarten through third grade with above average intelligence but difficulty learning to read, write, and spell. The paper emphasizes the human approach to learning, which took into account the boy's strong points, unique learning style, strong sense of responsibility, and the need to alleviate feelings of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Teaching, Failure
Presberry, Iva V. – 1993
This manual was developed to help supplemental teachers dealing with special needs vocational students, especially in Missouri. The manual provides information on the role of the supplemental teacher, definitions of various types of special needs students, and tips on the following topics: (1) eliminating attitudinal barriers hindering students…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Resources
Newman, Lynn; Blackorby, Jose – 1997
This study examined the involvement of special education teachers with school-linked services (SLS) programs at their California schools. Telephone interviews were conducted with 25 resource and 8 special day teachers at 33 Healthy Start elementary schools, as well as from focus groups conducted with special education teachers at 2 case-study…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Sitlington, Patricia L.; And Others – 1990
This study investigated the adult adjustment one year after leaving school of 130 individuals with behavioral disorders who graduated from Iowa special education programs in 1985 and 1986; the adult adjustment of 70 dropouts was also investigated. Adjustment areas examined included: living arrangements, leisure activities, mechanisms used to cope…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Jordan, June B.; Erickson, Donald K. – 1987
There are many unresolved issues in the education of exceptional children and youth. This report addresses four topics of current interest and concern: (1) Gifted education -- the gifted and talented are currently underserved and underachieving, in part because federal support is not available. Problem areas in this context include: defining the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Early Childhood Education, Education Work Relationship

Carruth, Ellen D.; Black, Robert S. – 1986
This document contains tabular displays of data pertaining to the number of handicapped pupils served by South Carolina public schools for the 1985-86 academic year. Charts provide information on: (1) public school programs for handicapped children (reported by category of handicapping condition and program model); (2) handicapped children…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Urban, Stanley J.; Hauselt, Jerry, Jr. – 1998
This report discusses the outcomes of a New Jersey program designed to implement a responsible model for including students with disabilities into general education sixth, seventh, and eight grade classrooms. A major element of the "Toward Inclusive Education" (TIE) project included an intensive 2-week inservice program provided during…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Inservice Teacher Education
Mar, Harvey H.; Sall, Nancy – 1995
This case study describes the educational history and current program of Mike, a mainstreamed sixth-grader with deaf-blindness. It addresses the boy's successes and the ongoing challenges faced by his family, his educational team, and his peers. Background information notes his diagnosis of total blindness and moderate to severe hearing loss, his…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Deaf Blind, Family School Relationship, Inclusive Schools
Ashman, Adrian F., Ed. – Exceptional Child, 1991
This collection represents diverse views and opinions concerning integration of individuals with disabilities in Australia and, to a lesser extent, New Zealand. The objective in producing the volume is to stimulate thought and further debate about the policies and practices associated with integration, and numerous perceptions of integration are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities

Chambers, Jay G. – 1998
This paper reports the results of a study of 1,300 special education students attending 81 elementary, middle, and high schools in Massachusetts that examined the patterns of variation in services delivered to students with disabilities in relation to student characteristics. Results of the study indicate that the majority of these students spent…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student