The article describes the adaptation of a commercially available monitoring system to evaluate handicapped students' progress over a variety of skills. (CL)

The article describes the development of packaged curricula for early childhood education. (CL)

A special educator asserts that the current emphasis in Britain on vocational training and useful skills has no provisions for deepening the sensitivity of students' knowledge about themselves or the world. He suggests three actions including defining what is distinctive in special education curricula and redefining the field's relationship to the…

The author responds to A. Dyson's critique of vocationalism and asserts that the notion of the "educated man" has justified mediocre curricula for special education. (CL)

Sixty-two physically impaired persons completed questionnaires about the help they received prior to leaving school. The majority felt the schools could have done more to help them cope with transitions to adult life. (CL)

Problem solving groups have helped young pupils to solve their social and behavioral problems. Examples of students' progress are offered and the program's expansion is described. (CL)

Data from followup of 65 school leavers who had attended schools or units for the mildly mentally handicapped are cited to illustrate the lack of options to young people leaving special education. Experiences with work introduction courses and the Youth Opportunities Programme are considered. (CL)

Two cases demonstrate the effectiveness of using anxiety reduction/shaping techniques to help anxious, shy, or withdrawn students develop relationships with their teachers. One case highlights the difficulties sometimes encountered by teachers trying to change their behavior. (CL)

An art curriculum for students (6-16 years old) with moderate learning difficulties begins with color and moves through such topics as line, shape, texture, and pattern. Information is provided for junior children (5-9 years), middle school children (9-14 years), and senior children (14 and over). (CL)

Following a review of recent policy trends concerning special education teacher training, the article describes an inservice training course focusing on four modules: identification and intervention, curriculum development, consultancy skills, and patterns of provisions. (CL)

The development of electronic aids for the visually impaired is aimed at meeting the various needs of visually impaired individuals in business and educational settings. The need for evaluation of equipment and instructional programs is discussed. (Author)

The use of biofeedback training with special education students is reviewed. Relaxation training to lower anxiety levels of hyperactive children, academic skill remediation, neuromuscular training with cerebral palsied and physically handicapped children, and central nervous system functioning with epileptics are among research topics cited. (CL)

Although 22 of the 39 job performance responsibilities listed by the total group of administrators were functions and activities unique to special education, only 8 of the 43 administrators had any formal academic training in special education. (Author)

The article describes the capabilities and features of basic microcomputer systems and describes special education applications: computer assisted instruction, prosthesis, testing, communication, and enhancing personal relations. Problems such as the availability of authoring languages, high quality educational software, and computer safety are…

Results suggest that special educators are either unfamiliar with the role of the educational technologist or they limit that role to equipment operation or materials management. (Author)