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Sontag, Ed – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Presented in outline form are seven program descriptions for the severely retarded which are funded by the Division of Personnel Preparation of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (DB)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Gold, Marc W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Thirty-six mildly and moderately retarded sheltered workshop adolescent and adult clients learned to assemble a 12-piece unit for which the parts were color coded. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills, Mental Retardation
Thibodeau, Gerard P. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Investigated were the effects of numerical presentation, set language, and distractor position on the arithmetic problem solving abilities of 24 educable mentally handicapped children (mean age 13 years). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Mathematics, Mental Retardation
And Others; Brown, Lou – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
An instructional procedure to improve communication skills was used with four trainable retarded children (ages 8 to 10 years). (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Exceptional Child Research, Expressive Language
Tawney, James W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
A highly structured language instruction program was used for 4 months to accelerate the verbal development of 10 Down's syndrome children 4- to 7-years-old. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Bricker, Diane D. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
The Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Research and Intervention Project is designed to provide early stimulation for retarded children in integrated settings. (DB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Education, Infants, Intervention
Haring, Norris G. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Described is the program of the Model Preschool Center for Handicapped Children in the Experimental Education Unit at the University of Washington which is currently serving 44 Down's Syndrome children ranging in age from 5 weeks to 5 1/2 years. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Demonstration Programs, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Gold, Marc – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Described is the learning theory of Marc Gold as it has been applied to increasing the learning efficiency of 64 mentally handicapped adolescents. (DB)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Tawney, James W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Dr. James Tawney is developing a coordinated research program model and curriculum development project to meet the needs of the severely developmentally retarded. (DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care Centers, Exceptional Child Education, Intervention
Coleman, Laurence J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
The paper describes considerations in determining the comprehensibility of instructional materials for use with mentally retarded students. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Mental Retardation
Sterick, Gladys – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
A selected followup made of ten children (classified as trainable mentally retarded) whose reading skills and academic achievement as intermediate students exceeded expectancy is described. (CL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
And Others; Flexer, Robert W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
The effects on production rates of three variations of a goal setting procedure were compared using 14 severely retarded young adults. Variations included long-range goal, long-range goal plus session goals and contingent praise for session goals, and long-range goal and contingent bonus for session goals. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Goal Orientation, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Kerr, Mary Margaret; Young, Clifford C. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
To increase the social responsiveness of two severely retarded and withdrawn children (six and ten years old), a five-year-old mildly retarded peer was trained to emit social approach behaviors using a procedure in which edible reinforcement was delivered by the trained peer contingent upon positive social response by the target subjects.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation
Thomas, M. Angele, Ed. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
In an interview, K. Wyatt, president of The Council for Exceptional Children, discusses issues related to determining the most appropriate and least restrictive environment (LRE) placement for mentally retarded persons. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Programs, Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation
Fletcher, Donna N. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979
In a study to determine whether the social competence of 647 institutionalized mentally retarded persons was related to participation in educational programs and in drug treatment programs, Ss were rated in terms of social maturity, IQ, and retardation classification. (CL)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Quotient, Interpersonal Competence
