The article describes the educational approach used at the Adolescent Unit of the Austin State Hospital for seriously mentally ill children (16 to 20 years old). (SBH)

Seventeen handicapped and nonhandicapped preschool children were given both the norm referenced Gesell Developmental Schedules and the criterion based HICOMP progress measure on a quarterly (10 week) basis. (Author/SBH)

To examine the practice of charting scores in precision teaching for skill acquisition, two separate studies (involving a fourth grade class of 14 reading disabled students) were conducted. (Author/SBH)

A study was conducted to document the effectiveness of a workshop on competency based instructional formats which was given at an annual international conference of special education personnel. (SB H)

The interview presents opinions of Nicholas Hobbs on the classification of exceptional children, including topics such as ecologically oriented classification systems, the role of parents, and need for revision of teacher preparation programs. (IM)

To examine the efficacy of using generic categories and programs that include educable mentally retarded (EMR), learning disabled, and emotionally disturbed children, 40 educationally handicapped and 20 EMR children (9 to 13 years old) were compared using five problem-solving tasks. (IM)

To assess the current status of teacher preparation in career education, questionnaires were sent to 125 institutions of higher learning having a degree program in special education. (Author/IM)

The authors review the historical development of education for Native American Indians and the current types of educational delivery systems serving this population, with particular emphasis on the implications of federal legislation. (IM)

Data gathered from questionnaires sent to 1526 student placement planning team members in Connecticut indicated that only two activities (present information relevant to case and gather information relevant to case) were selected by more than 50 percent of the members as being appropriate for parental participation. (IM)

A short term residential summer camp treatment program provided for 18 autistic children, 15 boys and 3 girls (5 to 13 years old), was seen to be successful by the camp staff and parents. (IM)

In a study designed to investigate the influence of vocational and academic skill scores of retarded individuals on predictions for their work success, the responses of 86 work-study teachers in Iowa indicated that knowledge of IQ and academic achievement may cause teachers to underestimate or overlook more relevant vocational skill information.…

In a study to determine differences between 35 regular and 16 special class teachers' behavioral adjustment ratings of 61 educable mentally handicapped children (8 to 14-years-old), differences found in four items of the students' abilities were attributed to the fact that the student exhibited different behavior to the special class teacher than…

An interview with Ernest L. Boyer, The U.S. Commissioner of Education, focuses on current priorities of the U.S. Office of Education, implementation of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (CL)

Ohio's Handicapped Education Learners Planning System, a computer based information management system, is discussed in terms of its development and use in special education settings. (CL)