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Download full textBowman, Linda – 1994
This manual describes a self-monitoring program for use in special education classes and residential treatment programs. The procedure can be adapted to fit almost any program already using daily point sheets or can be used to develop a new program. The procedure requires both student and teacher observation of behaviors and rewards students for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1990
The handbook for parents of gifted students in Virginia provides basic State guidelines and lists resources. The state definition of gifted students is given and the six areas of giftedness specifically defined. Typical characteristics of the gifted child are briefly listed. Gifted identification procedures are outlined including referral,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Gordon, Elizabeth – 1988
Interviews were conducted with parents of mentally retarded youth who had completed their education at special education centers or in Educable Mentally Retarded classes within regular high schools of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (Pennsylvania). Students included 72 individuals who left the special education centers in 1987 (1-year follow-up);…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Family Life
Edenfield, Marilyn S.; Freeman, Robert N. – 1989
The replication study examined the effectiveness of a self-recording procedure to increase the levels of academic performance and production in 18 primary-aged mildly mentally handicapped children enrolled in either a self-contained or a resource class. Subjects were instructed in a self-recording procedure to track the number of worksheets…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Mild Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Treatment
Griffey, Quentin L.; Griffey, Ann M. – 1989
A survey of 163 special educators in North Carolina examined aspects of abuse and neglect of their students over the last 3 years. Students were mentally handicapped (MH), learning disabled (LD), or behaviorally/emotionally handicapped (BEH). Of the respondents, 43% stated that they had reported at least one case of suspected abuse or neglect…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1986
The manual is intended to serve as a guide for local Florida school systems as they develop procedures for establishing special instructional programs for specific learning disabled (SLD) students. Section 1 outlines student eligibility procedures: (1) definition of SLD; (2) screening, referral, and student evaluation; (3) eligibility criteria and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Holowinsky, Ivan Z. – 1988
Preparation of special educators in Poland is discussed in the context of the history of Polish education, the development of special education in Poland, and demographic and cultural factors. Currently, there are more than 250 special schools for the mentally retarded, as well as a considerable number of special classes within public schools.…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Disabilities, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Schneider, Barry H.; And Others – 1987
This study examined social and personal concomitants of exceptional academic capability, specifically self-concept, peer acceptance, and attitude toward school, in the context of integrated or self-contained classrooms. The sample consisted of 354 gifted Ontario students from Grades 5, 8, and 10 (150 in self-contained classrooms and 204 in…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Monroe, George E. – 1967
In exploring the bases of learning disabilities, the following areas are considered: a working definition of perceptual handicaps; the relationship of perceptual handicaps to IQ; diagnosing perceptual handicaps; effective learning experiences for the perceptually handicapped child; and recommendations for developing new curricula. The appendixes…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Curriculum Development
Ichikado, Keiko; Shinozaki, Kyugo – 1978
The development of social maturity, language, and arithmetic abilities was studied over a 3-year period in 103 mentally retarded children from high IQ (51-75) and low IQ (26-50) groups in special schools and special classes. Among findings were that the high IQ groups of both special classes and special schools showed much improvement over the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Arko, Dorothy N. – 1975
Project Success, a program of modified interdisciplinary instruction coordinated with special services, is considered to be consistent with the theory of individual differences and individualized instruction which is inherent in the philosophy of Bloomington Public School's educational goals and objectives. The project, which began as an…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High School Students, High Schools, Individualized Instruction
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau for Mentally Exceptional Children. – 1974
The document presents selected California Education Code sections pertaining to programs for mentally retarded pupils. Major topics included are county school service fund, coordination of county special education programs, provisions for schools or classes, transportation, certification of funds required, county tax, admission and placement,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Exceptional Child Education, Financial Policy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1968
Written in both English and French, the directory lists special education facilities in 66 countries and territories. Stated for each country are responsible authority, staff, institutions, administrative functions, publications, and other public or private organizations concerned; in addition, a table shows number of public institutions, number…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Day Schools, Directories
Foshee, James; And Others – 1974
The second of two volumes presents descriptive and statistical data collected in a study to determine the impact of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) on special programs for exceptional children in 10 school districts and program development in five institutions. Case studies of the 10 districts give county code designation, date of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Equal Education, Exceptional Child Research, Financial Support
Folman, Rosalind; Budoff, Milton – 1972
Thirty-three low achieving regular class (RC) and 46 educable mentally retarded special class (SC) adolescents from a white, low-income, urban district were administered the learning potential measure and were interviewed to determine difference in attitude toward school and status as students. Results indicated that more RC than SC Ss saw a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aspiration, Attitudes
