The first 10 months of a residential school's educational program for preschool rubella children are described, followed by the case studies of the original six children in the program who are all multiply handicapped (deaf blind and mentally handicapped). (CB)

Adapted from author's doctoral dissertation, the Catholic University of America. (JJ)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March 17-19, 1969). (JJ)

Originally presented at the annual meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (May 1968). (JM)

Several decades of scientific inquiry on the effect of malnutrition on brain function in early life are summarized, and the findings are related to more current trends in child eating patterns and the use of special dietary regimes for children with learning disabilities. (SW)

The authors talk about school psychology and the assessment of profoundly handicapped children from their personal experiences in two fields: special education and school psychology. Each author has practical experience relevant to current trends in these fields. (Author)

Guidelines for competitive physical education and recreational therapy programs for multihandicapped children are discussed. Program developers should consider psychological factors, such as conceptualization of competition, anxiety management, and students' motivation and sense of locus of control. Teachers and parents should be trained to act…

This article examines the reasons for measurement, types of measurement procedures and how these techniques may be applied by a teacher in the classroom. Advantages and disadvantages of various measurement techniques including percent, count, frequency, latency, and duration are discussed and an applied example of each tactic is given. (Author)

The article suggests ways to modify and construct adaptive aids for use in teaching eating and drinking, personal hygiene, and dressing/undressing skills to severely and multiply handicapped students. (CL)

In a longitudinal study of children with congenital rubella, 85 deaf adolescents, 85 deaf multihandicapped, and 34 normal controls were studied with respect to impulsivity. (Author/PHR)

An art teacher describes some of her techniques for working with trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students who are also physically disabled. Included are lesson planning, student needs, and adapted materials. Part of a theme issue on art education for children with special needs. (SJL)