Among the scoring procedures investigated, Total Words Written, Words Spelled Correctly, Correct Letter Sequences, and Mature Words most strongly and consistently related to the criterion measures. (DB)

Results of the analysis of the questionnaire responses indicated (1) that most teachers were not systematically involved in developing IEPs for their students and (2) that regular teachers were not routinely included in the IEP meeting, especially for students continuing in special education from previous years. (DB)

No significant differences were found in comprehension among the three rates, suggesting that learning disabled students can learn as much in one-third less time (the compressed rate) than required to listen to content at the normal rate of speech. (DB)

Results indicated that inservice workshops and undergraduate level vocational special needs courses (preservice) were most effective in modifying attitudes of vocational teachers toward the handicapped. (DB)

The author summarizes developments affecting current efforts in developing collaborative service systems for the handicapped; identifies basic processes essential to current efforts; summarizes interorganizational models relevant to interagency planning; provides an illustrative planning model; suggests basic problems associated with interagency…

An information base on interagency collaboration which can be used to direct the development of training strategies for persons involved in the design or operation of interagency endeavors is described with particular reference to P.L. 941-42, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (Author/SB)

The article provides a guide for using cooperative agreements to increase the utilization of community resources for serving handicapped persons. Procedures for designing, implementing, and measuring the cost and benefits of cooperative programs are included. (Author)

The state directors from each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, and surrounding territories identified eight problem areas: interagency cooperation and agreements; funding and fiscal policy; service delivery and program alternatives; personnel preparation; state legislation, plans, and policies; federal legislation and regulations; program…

Factors, relative to funding, include variations in population, in needs, in service delivery, and in system costs. The most important concern voiced by New York policy influencers was over the actual amount of money available for financing special education. (Author)

An alternative approach to mainstreaming is suggested whereby handicapped children would be taught the requisite social skills for effective social interaction and peer acceptance. Social skills curricula for use by both special and regular classroom education teachers are suggested. (Author)

Included is a framework for determining if a young severely language delayed child is an appropriate candidate for sign programs; a discussion of specific sign objectives; and guidelines for classroom implementation and family intervention. (Author)

The study involving 30 educable mentally retarded children (8 to 12 years old) was designed to analyze the effect of the presence of others on three psychomotor measures from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Special Fitness Test. (SB)

The study examined three components of the initial expectations of 66 secondary vocational teachers toward mainstreamed educable mentally retarded and learning disabled children. Among findings was that presence of the labels lowered the initial academic and behavioral expectations of teachers in the sample. (SB)

Procedures were used to assess capacity to sustain adaptive responding and discrimination learning ability in 18 psychotic nonverbal children. It was concluded that the measures had good face validity with respect to assessment of discrimination, learning ability, and tolerance for intermittent reinforcement. (SB)

The article reviews both federal and state level activities for cooperation and collaboration between and among various agencies providing vocational programs and services to handicapped youth and adults. (SB)