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Christenson, Sandra L.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1989
Elementary-school learning-disabled, emotionally disabled, educable mentally retarded, and nonhandicapped students (N=122) were observed during written language instruction, to document writing tasks and student responding. Extreme variability was found in the amount of time individual students spent in writing activities or in receiving written…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities
Minner, Sam; Prater, Greg – Academic Therapy, 1989
Factors in the physical arrangement of special education classrooms that may lead to greater instructional control and structure include teacher proximity and view, separation of space, and reduction of extraneous stimuli. The issue of making classrooms more relaxed and home-like versus structuring them like regular classes to prepare students for…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Design Requirements
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Williams, T. I. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The article describes a social skills training group for 10 British autistic children (ages 9-16 years) which aimed to integrate them into the regular classroom. The weekly sessions were held over 4 years and followed guidelines of G. Mesibov and S. Spence. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Children, Foreign Countries
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Weisel, Amatzia – International Journal of Special Education, 1989
The study found that 74 seventh- and eighth-grade students with either high or moderate contact with hearing impaired students expressed more positive attitudes toward deafness than students who had no contact with the hearing impaired. A similar pattern was found when attitudes toward disabilities in general were evaluated. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Interpersonal Relationship
Vergason, Glenn A.; Anderegg, M. L. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1993
This commentary on EC 605 995 argues that rendering services to students with disabilities in general education does not preclude future problems; general education is not equipped to deal with great student diversity; and training needs should be addressed through special education, community-based education, employment preparation, transition…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives
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Khilnani, Sharda; Culhane, Douglas – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article describes a cooperative project between a teacher and sculptor to link sculpture with academic subjects within a self-contained class for 13-year-old students with learning disabilities. The nine-week project focused on biological habitats and included the construction of three-dimensional habitats on pieces of wood. (DB)
Descriptors: Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
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Sutton, Joe P.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Comparison of teaching behaviors across grade level and educational setting (resource and self-contained) of 65 beginning teachers found main effects for both grade level and educational setting including that elementary teachers provided more transitions between instructional activities and that teachers in self-contained settings exhibited more…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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McWhirter, Jan; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
Reading and mathematics learning activities were surveyed in eight special classes for mildly intellectually disabled children and eight regular classes with one mildly intellectually disabled child each. Children in special classes spent the most instructional time in individualized activities, whereas regular class students spent conspicuously…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction
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Schneider, Barry H.; Leroux, Janice – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This review of studies comparing children with behavioral disorders in different educational settings found that pupils in self-contained programs displayed greater improvement in academic achievement than did similar pupils in regular classes. However, the reverse pattern applied to changes in self-concept. Follow-up data indicated enormous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Educational Environment, Mainstreaming
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Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
Schedules of classroom activities and direct observation of actual activities were collected in 24 early childhood special education classrooms. Significant differences were found between the amount of time that teachers allotted for activities (such as play, self-care, transition, and story time) and the amount of observed time that children…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Observation
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Miller, Linda J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This survey of 232 parents of developmentally delayed or typical preschool children found that parent attitudes were favorable toward mainstreaming, regardless of their child's placement in a mainstreamed or segregated program. Compared to parents of segregated children, parents of mainstreamed children indicated stronger opinions about the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Mainstreaming
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American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
The directory provides information on programs offered, students served, and educational staff employed by U.S. and Canadian schools and classes for deaf children. The listing is alphabetical by state (or province) and lists residential and day schools, classes, and facilities for other handicaps. A tabular summary by program and student…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
This directory lists, by state, the 1989-90 research and/or demonstration projects reported by schools and classes for the deaf in the United States. Listed separately are projects funded by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter I. (DB)
Descriptors: Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Harper, Gregory F.; And Others – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1991
Classwide peer tutoring was implemented in a self-contained classroom for 12 primary-grade students with mild mental retardation. Results indicated that students accurately implemented classwide peer tutoring, high rates of accurate practice were produced, and spelling test performance increased by more than 60 percent correct over baseline.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Mild Mental Retardation, Peer Teaching
Calder, Kim Judith – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
The paper discusses the interaction of learning disabilities with the typical developmental tasks of adolescence and adulthood. Typical high school programs (resource room and segregated classroom models) are reviewed to determine how services can better meet the needs of this age group. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delivery Systems, Developmental Tasks, Educational Needs
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