Implications for teaching the metric system to educable retarded students are discussed. (CL)

Considered is the role of active listening in establishing rapport between special education teachers and parents. (CL)

Described are techniques and activities for introducing the concept and teaching the use of the metric system to upper elementary learning disabled, educable mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed students. (CL)

Efforts to open up the Lexington School for the Deaf have been aided by such actions as offering the use of school facilities to community groups, incorporating trained volunteers into the program, mainstreaming students into regular public school classes, and enrolling normally hearing children in the Lexington School classes. (CL)

A teacher describes her experiences in attempting to reintegrate elementary grade learning and behavior problem students into the mainstream of school activities, and emphasizes the importance of positive attitudes toward exceptional children in the school. (CL)

Sample poems written by blind, deaf, physically handicapped and severely retarded students are provided to demonstrate that handicapped children can complement their functional learning experiences with creative writing activities which may incorporate sensory stimulation and creative dramatics in a small group setting. (CL)

Videotapes planned by one group of children for exchange with another group of children in a different part of the country are said to broaden the experience of children with special needs. (CL)

A successful behavior modification technique using a punch card to reward good behavior has been developed to teach exceptional children new academic, social and emotional behavior. (Author/CL)

Polaroid photographs taken by 20 preschool deaf children were successfully used as visual referents for vocabulary instruction in a 2-week project to develop alternative means of expression. (CL)

Described is a creative writing approach to enhance ease of self expression and feelings of self confidence in 8- to 13-year-old learning disabled children. (CL)

Volunteers trained in media development techniques can assist special education teachers in producing specific curriculum materials. (Author/CL)

The Auto-Com, a communication device developed by a multidisciplinary team of educators, therapists and engineering students, has made it possible for a 16-year-old severely handicapped boy with cerebral palsy to communicate quickly and efficiently through printed symbols. (Author/CL)

Presented are examples of auditory training procedures using toys, environmental sounds and speech with visually impaired, multiply handicapped children. (CL)