Investigated was the relationship between academic achievement and self concept with a total of 37 learning disabled (LD) children (between the ages of 8 and 14 years) of whom 19 were enrolled in self contained special classes and 18 were receiving services from resource teachers. Ss were administered the Primary Self Concept Inventory and the…

Nine abstracts provide information on grouping for instruction including research reports, acceleration, special classes, and the gifted. Information is provided on using the bibliography and on purchasing the single documents or the bibliography. (JM)

Evaluated was Project Gifted, a tri-city (Cranston, East Providence, and Warwick, Rhode Island) program which focused on the training of gifted children in grades 4-6 in the creative thinking process. Project goals were identification of gifted students, development of differential experiences, and development of innovative programs. Cranston's…

The purpose of special classes for the educable retarded, including aims and objectives, is presented. The organization of such classes in Newport County is discussed in terms of methods of transfer to and from the classes, tests and examinations, relations with the regular classes and within the class, elements of the daily program and suggested…

The use of operant conditioning techniques in a classroom for educationally handicapped children was studied to determine if it would result in a reduction of maladaptive behavior. The subjects consisted of an experimental and a control group of elementary school children, with an IQ range in the experimental class of 88 to 119. The experimental…

One in a series of over 50 similar listings related to exceptional children, both handicapped and gifted, the bibliography contains 56 references dealing with the issue of regular or special class placement for exceptional children. Entries, which include texts, journal articles, conference papers, research reports, and other literature, were…

Defended is the concept of the self contained special classroom for educable mentally retarded students. (Author)

The study examined motives and decisions of 74 German parents of handicapped children in choosing different preschool settings. Results indicated that choice of an integrated or segregated preschool is largely determined by family background and information seeking behavior and reflects specific family needs. (DB)

Results of a naturalistic, observational analysis of 43 self-contained classrooms serving severely handicapped students indicated that during designated instructional periods, slightly less than half of all student time was spent on-task. When students were on-task, almost two-thirds of their time involved nonfunctional instructional tasks.…

An examination of pullouts--the practice of withdrawing certain elementary school students from their classrooms, usually for specialized instruction, field trips, assemblies, or school projects. Includes historical background, a study of curriculum effects, study guidelines, and solutions to pullout problems. (DCS)

Behavioral rating scales were completed by teachers on 1,078 behaviorally disordered students assigned to resource rooms in public schools, self-contained classrooms in public schools, psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, and state training schools for the adjudicated. Data indicate that some differences do exist across settings…

A self-management procedure used with 10 students (8-12 years old) in special schools was found to alter behavior directly without the need for a prior period of externally managed contingencies and was equal or superior to the externally administered tokens in its effects on time-on-task and out-of-seat behavior. (Author/CL)

In response to an article by M. S. Lilly which offered a training based model for special education, the author raises questions about the proposed model and offers an alternative model which would include special classes and resource room placement as a short term alternative to regular class placement. (DB)