A closed circuit television program produced through the facilities of the Waukegan Development Center by retarded adults for retarded adults is discussed. It is explained that the variety format of the show allows for many guest performers and that the show also utilizes prerecorded "remotes" and a musical contest as a part of its weekly…

An instructional interaction model for use with severely handicapped students is presented. The three stages in the development of instructional management are described, and it is explained that the model is designed to increase interaction between the teacher and students to facilitate the student's acquisition of a specified behavior. (PHR)

The use of a group process approach to social problem solving with 32 12- and 13-year-old hearing impaired adolescents is described. It is explained that the classroom meetings lasted about 15 minutes and that the initial sessions focused on student's reactions to the class bully. The roles of the teacher in the group are discussed. (PHR)

The rationale for preschool mainstreaming and observations of an integrated classroom are presented. Eight effects of integration are listed, including that special teaching is required to facilitate cross peer interaction and that children seem to prefer to play with children on a similar developmental level. (PHR)

The Parallel Alternate Curriculum (PAC) for modifying course content for learning disabled secondary school students is described. The rationale for PAC and four options for the practical application of the program are reviewed. The eight steps in the development of PAC, such as identification of learning outcomes and evaluation of students for…

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)