The use of the telephone directory as a learning tool with learning disabled adolescents is described. A general information worksheet and a white and yellow pages worksheet are reproduced. It is explained that the exercises develop an important survival skill. (PHR)

Academic and behavior management techniques for school and home use with behavior disordered children are described. Among school management techniques identified is the Personal Intervention Paper, a chart on which the student tracks his/her problem behavior and receives a reward for reduction of occurrence. Home management techniques included…

Using the concepts of normalization, mainstreaming, and individualized instruction, a big brother/big sister program was developed in which 16 severely handicapped autistic children (4 to 15 years old) were tutored by nonhandicapped and educable mentally retarded elementary students. (CL)

A program designed to teach phonic word analyses reading skills to six trainable mentally retarded elementary students is described. A sample instructional protocol (objectives, measurement and instruction information) is presented. Sample games, such as sound bingo and phonics concentration, are described. (CL)

Ambiguities of Section 504 regulations (Rehabilitation Act of 1973) regarding accessibility and usability are cited, and implications are drawn for hearing impaired persons. It is explained that an educational or business facility may be accessible to the hearing impaired but still unusable. (CL)

Three techniques--the daily report card, contract card, and grade point credit--are described for modifying the tardiness of learning disabled secondary students. (CL)

A unit using hula hoop activities helped 15 educable mentally retarded elementary students improve physically and socially and increased their self-esteem. (CL)

The article examines the effects of environmental space and group composition on the psychological and social development of preschool handicapped children. (CL)

Leisure time activities such as gardening, hammering and nailing, and using puppets are said to develop socialization, attention span, and self-concept skills of trainable mentally retarded adolescents. (CL)

A student tutoring program in which nonhandicapped secondary students worked with their handicapped peers is described as a successful experiment in reverse mainstreaming. (CL)

Ten games and activities designed to teach basic vocabulary to primary grade children are described. Basic Bingo, Word Hunt, Categories, and Scrabble are among the activities presented. (CL)

The use of bibliotherapy (a teaching technique focusing on reading) with emotionally disturbed children is discussed, and learning activities for individuals or groups are described, including discussion techniques, poetry writing, and student-developed questionnaires. (CL)

The article explores the use of resource rooms with educable mentally handicapped students. (PHR)