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Spilker, George – 1972
Described are the curriculum, behavioral modification program, summer activities, and parent involvement in the Papillion (Nebraska) Title III elementary level "engineered classroom" program for emotionally disturbed students. Noted is program initiation after parents and teachers became upset over poor academic progress and behaviors of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Emotional Disturbances
Manfredini, Dianne C.; Smeets, Paul M. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1973
A 12-month project for 27 institutionalized, severely retarded children who functioned at the early childhood level involved training teachers in behavior modification methods and employing a skill center curriculum encompassing motor skills, vocabulary, communication and social behavior. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills

Cohen, Shirley; Koehler, Nancy – 1976
The bibliography contains approximately 170 citations (1970 to 1976) on educating severely handicapped children and youth. References for articles and other resources are listed alphabetically by author within the following topic areas: general perspectives; program and curriculum planning (communication, motor development, and activities of daily…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Konopasek, Dean E. – 1979
The background, organization, and operation of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API), a residential program for behavior disordered and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, are described. Components of the educational program at API, including academic and social assessment, individual education plans, and elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education

National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1976
Presented is an overview of a 1975 New Orleans conference on educating severely and profoundly retarded children. Brief summaries of remarks by teachers, program administrators, state education agency personnel and others are provided on such topics as the application of behavior modification principles, recent legislation, parental involvement,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conference Reports, Curriculum, Exceptional Child Education
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1973
Presented is the end of project year (1972-1973) report of an interim program to improve the academic performance and behavior of 48 educable mentally retarded and educationally handicapped adolescents 12- to 17-years-old who had been excluded from special education classes. Reported are performance measures (such as teacher developed inventories…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Course Objectives, Curriculum
Toddler Research and Intervention Project Report-Year II. IMRID Behavioral Science Monograph No. 21.
Bricker, Diane; Bricker, William – 1972
The report summarizes the second year of the Toddler Research and Intervention Project, which uses experimental research to devise and evaluate educational intervention techniques with approximately 28 normal or developmentally delayed children 1- to 4-years-old and their families. Described are researchers/teachers relationships, behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curriculum, Down Syndrome, Early Childhood Education