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Sadler, Faith Haertig – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
An itinerant special education teacher talks about her changing role in the development of social skills in young children with disabilities. A continuum of social skills interventions is explained and the importance of matching types of interventions to children and settings is stressed. The special challenges of the itinerant teacher role are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Interpersonal Competence
Muhanna, Saleh I. – 1980
The report describes a visit of a Saudi Arabian educator to four programs for visually handicapped students in the United States in order to determine the feasibility of introducing these programs or some aspects of them in Saudi Arabia. Advantages and disadvantages of four types of programs are considered: (1) a residential school, (2) an…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Terry, Cindy – 1982
The manual outlines the role of home or hospital educational service providers working with special education students. Procedures for short term home or hospital instruction are summarized for aspects of referral, notification, program planning, commencement and termination of instruction, student evaluation, and program evaluation. Roles and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Homebound, Hospitalized Children
Outlined are some models for educational programing for elementary school children with learning problems. Briefly covered are such topics as referral, parent conference, screening, and child finding. Program models are presented for three options: itinerant teaching, resource teaching, and use of a consultant/diagnostitian. Listed are the…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Consultants, Educational Programs, Elementary Education
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Allegheny County Schools, Pittsburgh, PA. Exceptional Children's Program. – 1974
Presented is the final report of a 1973-74 Title VI project which provided educational consultant services for approximately 67 preschool handicapped children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Explained is the project's use of a medical, psychosocial, educational team approach to provide parent education, and teaching of handicapped children in…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Home Visits
Allegheny County Schools, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1971
A demonstration project was conducted involving itinerant educational consultant services for preschool visually handicapped children with the objective of preventing social and sensory deprivation and of developing personal independence. Channels were established for referral of applicable visually handicapped preschool children to the program.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Interpersonal Competence
Reich, Carol; And Others – 1975
Examined was the relative effectiveness of four Ontario programs in integrating 195 hearing impaired elementary and secondary students into regular classrooms. Ss in settings classified as full integration, integration with itinerant help, partial integration, and partial segregation were given tests of hearing threshold, aural and oral…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
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Olson, Myrna R. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1978
The article offers suggestions to the resource or itinerant teacher who may be required because of limited finances in rural areas to become the first orientation and mobility instructor for young blind students. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Itinerant Teachers, Resource Teachers, Rural Education
Males, Stewart E. – Trends in Education, 1977
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cultural Background, Educational Attitudes, Educational Problems
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Casella, Ronnie – Educational Foundations, 2002
Explores both the development of child welfare in the United States and the impact of international declarations of human and child rights from a global perspective, focusing on: child welfare and the visiting teacher profession in the United States; research on the well-being of children; child welfare policy in an international context; the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Civil Liberties, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy
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Koenig, A. J.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
This point/counterpoint feature evaluates braille literacy instruction in three commentaries by A. J. Koenig, J. E. Olmstead, and E. J. Rex. The commentaries indicate that itinerant instruction of braille skills can be effective with adequate student motivation and requisite skills, school staff and family support, vigilant focus on student needs,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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Johnson, L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
This brief article outlines theories for the decrease in braille literacy among children with visual impairments. It stresses the need for braille instruction, the inability of itinerant teachers to adequately instruct many scattered visually impaired students, and resistance to using simplified Grade 1 braille. Special problems raised by…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
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Dinnebeil, Laurie A.; McInerney, William F. – Young Exceptional Children, 2000
This article discusses possible roles and responsibilities for itinerant teachers and makes recommendations about the kinds of preparation and support these teachers should receive to facilitate early childhood inclusion. The use of itinerant teachers to modify the physical environment, provide appropriate levels of support, and monitor children's…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Schools
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Guteng, Simon I. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2005
The professional concerns of beginning teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing were examined. Five first-year teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students served as participants. Two of the participants were itinerant teachers; three taught in self-contained classrooms. Participants were selected from programs serving deaf and hard…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Reed, Susanne – American Annals of the Deaf, 2003
A qualitative case study examined beliefs and practices of itinerant teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students concerning literacy development, the match between these teachers' beliefs and practices, and the impact of itinerant settings. Five itinerant teachers and 15 students participated. Hearing losses were mild to profound. The research…
Descriptors: Hearing (Physiology), Partial Hearing, Deafness, Lifelong Learning
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