Learning disabled students with lack of fluency in oral reading may be helped to experience a "feel" for fluency through any of six alternative reading techniques: (1) imitative reading, (2) repeated readings, (3) radio reading, (4) phrase reading, (5) paired reading, and (6) neurological impress method. (CL)

Suggestions are offered for organizing and implementing a peer tutoring program for drilling sixth, seventh, and eighth grade remedial students in basic math facts. (CL)

An alternative instructional approach for secondary students with severe writing problems focuses on word choice, sentence structure, and paragraph organization, with the ultimate goals of students identifying and correcting their own writing problems. (CL)

The article highlights the role of curriculum in special education within the contexts of the Individualized Education Program and a 6-S paradigm of the instructional program (someone, something, somebody, somehow, somewhere, and sometime). (CL)

The article presents a set of enrichment activities about trees which is intended for use by regular and special classroom teachers of primary grade gifted children. Activities are broken down into activities for the whole class and activities for individual gifted children. (DB)

The article presents three case studies in which severely handicapped adolescents were taught the use of a frisbee, how to operate a cassette tape recorder, and electronic bowling skills. (DB)

The article presents techniques for error analysis and correction for use with handicapped children. Considered are error and trend analysis, corrective feedback, graduated guidance hierarchy, errors as part of the learning process, the teacher's verbal correction, and oral reading correction procedurs. (DB)

Inflatable swim rings are inexpensive, familiar, compact, and facilitate appropriate positioning for the educational programing of severely motorically involved infants and preschoolers. Case studies of two infants illustrate use of the inflatables. (DB)

A technique for teaching sight word vocabulary through combining common syllables was used with two neurologically impaired elementary grade students. (DB)

The use of wordless picture books is recommended for use with young language disabled children. Use of the books can help build vocabulary, produce phrases and sentences, develop sequence and prediction skills, and create positive attitudes toward books. (DB)

Notetaking is discussed as a necessary support service for mainstreamed hearing impaired students at the secondary or higher level. (DB)

Special educators are encouraged to prepare the regular teacher for a handicapped child, familiarize the regular teacher with the individualized education program, prepare the regular students for the handicapped child's arrival, reinforce appropriate behavior in the handicapped child, involve others in the integration process, evaluate teacher…

The article proposes a function hierarchy designed for use with dysfunctional learners. Theories of B. Bloom, J. Piaget, J. Bruner, and R. Gagne are briefly reviewed. The hierarchy's six presentation levels (awareness, recognition, recall, application, maintenance, and generalization) are illustrated in teaching the skill of multiplication. (CL)

The article focuses on the interpretation of teacher effectiveness in regular and special education within the domains of classroom management, instructional organization, and teaching presentation. Effective practices of successful teachers are identified within each domain. (CL)

Curricula appropriate for integration of severely disabled students should create valued roles for disabled students, provide for age appropriate interactions, focus on communication, and facilitate reciprocal relationships. Examples of social skills and social studies approaches are cited. (CL)