Volume I of the final report of the Florida State University clinical teacher model, a diagnostic prescriptive approach to instruction of the mildly handicapped, describes the project's overview, background, objectives, and products. Reviewed are the historical trends toward individualized instruction and illustrated is the management network for the clinical teacher project. Related literature is analyzed including the changing role of the teacher in individualizing instruction. An orientation to the clinical teacher curriculum details directions for students using the individualized, performance based instructional modules, and summarizes course requirements and student responsibilities. Provided in addition to the conceptual model of clinical teacher competencies are performance based, individualized instruction models on such topics as assessing pupil behaviors and prescribing pupil objectives and instructional strategies. The final two sections, constituting almost half the document, present individualized curricula for reading and arithmetic. Individual modules contain information on purpose, behavioral objectives, instructional resources/options/activities and sample test items for such reading skills as phonetics and linguistics, and such arithmetic skills as rational counting and division. (CL)