Describes a study that examined whether high school special education students' scores on a phonics test could be perceptively increased through the use of a selected course in phonics and phonetics. (FL)

Determines the beneficial effects of integrating various Davis Learning Strategies, primarily Davis Symbol Mastery, on sight word skills. Indicates that children scored significantly higher than the control group for the mastery of 100 basic sight words for the first grade students. Gives suggestions for further assessment of the Davis method. (SG)

Shows that, for the most part, legislation mandating the development of individual educational programs (IEPs) for children receiving special services is effective, but that parents are less positive about some aspects of the IEPs than about others. (Author/FL)

Surveys the readiness of a sample of special education graduates from Kansas. Finds that mentally retarded graduates encountered more trouble in adjusting to adult life than their learning-disabled or behaviorally disordered counterparts. Finds that males had more work experiences than females. (RS)

Reports on a study that examined the relationship between teacher sentiments toward two broad classifications of reading instruction--the phonics and the meaning-based methods. Concludes that teacher sentiments toward these two methods are multidimensional and complex. (FL)

Reports on a classroom management project conducted by an induction-year teacher with support from university supervisors. Notes that a functional analysis of the behavior of a 10-year-old male (receiving special education services for learning and behavior problems) combined with nonaversive intervention strategies resulted in positive outcomes…

Reports that complex abstractions may be easily acquired by persons of less than 75 IQ if the method of presentation of the abstractions ensures maximum visibility of relevant details. (FL)

Surveys educational consultants, psychologists, and teachers to determine levels of agreement and disagreement on the types of information which are necessary in eligibility decisions for students with learning disabilities. Finds general disagreement over the types of information on which eligibility decisions are based. Discusses implications of…

Concludes that teachers today are somewhat more authoritarian in their beliefs than were their counterparts of 25 years ago. (FL)

Reports that introductory textbooks about special education used at the college level differ in readability and that the cloze procedure can be used as an objective measure to use in selecting these textbooks. (FL)

Found that mildly learning disabled elementary school students obtained significantly higher reading achievement in a self-contained special learning disabilities classroom than did students in a regular classroom with outside support from a learning specialist and students in a learning center setting. (FL)