Intended for use at all levels, this interdisciplinary curriculum guide deals with instructional strategies for serving special populations in vocational education. It consists of four volumes of materials devoted to the needs of handicapped persons, persons in multicultural educational programs, women, and vocational students with reading problems. Included in the volume on the needs of handicapped persons are the following: an awareness exercise; highlights of, an article on, and a learning packet on P.L. 94-142; case studies; and a bibliography. Provided next are materials concerning women and sex equity, including an awareness exercise, transparencies, case studies, and a bibliography. In a discussion of vocational students with reading problems, various issues are addressed, such as survival skills, following directions, gaming, student vocabulary assessment, a silent reading-skills survey, a checklist for textbook evaluation, the Fry Readability Formula, and survival paks. (MN)