The author considers the role of the special education teacher as consultant to the regular teacher serving the handicapped student in the regular classroom. (SBH)

The article examines the roles of special educators in providing a variety of support services in mainstream settings including as support facilitator, specialist, professional peer collaborator, as part of a mainstream/teacher assistance team, and in cooperative teaching. (DB)

Strategies for coping with the many unavoidable sources of stress experienced by teachers in deaf education include: identifying and addressing specific sources of stress, learning to use time efficiently, seeking support from peers, maintaining a positive outlook, and developing a tension-reduction plan. Ten books are listed as suggested…

This paper argues the need to examine the images and responses evoked by labels applied to children, the field of special education, and those who work in the field. The paper considers whether these labels or names move the field toward its collective goal of delivering quality services to children and their families. (JDD)

The booklet is intended to help recruit teachers and familiarize prospective teachers and related services personnel with opportunities for serving exceptional children in North Dakota. Teaching careers and professional preparation for students with five types of disabilities (specific learning disabilities; emotional disturbances; mental…

Describes an undergraduate mathematics methodology class developed with the special needs of Special Education majors taken into account at the University of Alabama. (MD)

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 discusses the application of business and industry-derived training techniques, strategies, and ideas to the in-service training of special education and regular teachers. Three scenarios are presented to illustrate serious deficiencies in providing training at the local, regional, and state levels. (DLS)

The bibliography lists approximately 125 documents and journal articles concerning issues and practices in the recruitment and retention of personnel for general and special education at district, state, and higher education levels. Citations date from 1975 to 1989 and are listed by author or institution and include ERIC (Educational Resources…

The guide is intended to help clarify P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and its implementing regulations for special educators. Information is organized in three major sections: (1) background and purpose of the law and regulations (including reviews of such major provisions as free appropriate public education, least…

Issues in the correctional education of handicapped children are addressed and reasons for lack of full compliance with P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are examined. It is suggested that it is unreasonable to expect corrections to provide highly specialized education and other rehabilitation services, due to such…

The author speculates about what might occur if special educators became more aware of some of the assumptions with which regular educators justify their practice. He then explores the consequences of understanding the bases of and accepting each of these assumptions. (CT)

The article presents successful strategies based on A. Maslow's hierarchy for recruiting special education personnel for rural school systems. Techniques for selling a district to prospective teachers and administrators are discussed and suggestions for integrating newcomers are covered. (Author/SB)

General developmental stage theory itself is briefly summarized, and the literature is reviewed. Suitable modifications of developmental stage theory for gifted children are briefly considered. Three paramount developmental issues for educators of the gifted are examined. (DLS)

Two articles "Bonus in a Snowstorm" by S. Boland and "Featuring Agnes Clark" by G. Gear, focus on three teachers working with handicapped children. (SBH)