The article explores the effects of mainstreaming four visually handicapped preschool children in a sighted preschool. The need for extensive preparation is stressed as vital to the success of a mainstreaming program. (PHR)

Questionnaires were sent to 912 physical educators to assess the level of preparedness of public school physical educators to meet the physical education requirements of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (Author/PHR)

The order of importance of 15 educational planning committee roles was compared to their importance in the special education planning process before and after a meeting by 130 participants. The results showed that parents, social workers, and principals were rated high before the meeting and ranked low in term of their actual contribution (after…

Children's response to a handicapped child's differences may lie in earlier and more basic psychological phenomena than simply labels or separation. (Author/PHR)

Cognitive, affective, and demographic characteristics of 122 emotionally disturbed, 135 learning disabled, and 121 educable mentally retarded children were studied in order to determine their relevance in defining and identifying exceptional children. (PHR)

The article reviews the state of the art focusing on identification, evaluation, intervention, and resource allocation - and discusses several issues bearing on unserved and underserved exceptional children. (DLS)

The article discusses the need to serve handicapped infants (from birth to age 3) and their families. The needs of such children and their families are reviewed. The state of the American family itself is examined, and is said to be disintegrating. (DLS)

The article discusses the provision of educational services for handicapped adolescents and young adults. Aspects covered include academic instruction personal-social development, daily living skills, prevocational and vocational instruction, and methods of student evaluation (applied performance vs knowledge testing, and product vs process…

The article offers a perspective on the mildly handicapped as an important and possibly overlooked group within the population of unserved handicapped children and youth. It is said that the identification data being reported are low and that substantial numbers of mildly handicapped children are not being identified. (DLS)

The article discusses the provision of appropiate services to exceptional minority children. The identification of exceptional minority children is reviewed, and some suggestions are made for fostering the determination of relevant issues. (DLS)

Aspects covered include definitions, identification, and appropriate educational programing. Several programing strategies are briefly described, and attention is given to the problem of creating an effective learning environment for the disadvantaged gifted child. (DLS)

Areas of controversy covered center around the nature of the disorder, the effects of drugs, and methodological problems. Alternative approaches offered focus on evaluation and remedial techniques. (DLS)

A brief description of autism is presented, along with evidence documenting the educability of autistic children. Some issues relating to autistic children's behavior are described, and teacher and administrator preparation is reviewed.

The article discusses the provision of educational services to multiply handicapped deaf children, as mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). Some problems of definition and of identification are reviewed, along with considerations in the identification and placement of such children. (DLS)

The article discusses the need for providing specialized education services to handicapped students in correctional settings, along with the implications of developing such programs. (DLS)