Proposes that states promote the preparation of mathematically and scientifically talented high school students through the establishment of special residential high schools. (MD)

Administered the Performance Scale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) to 60 female and 65 male hearing-impaired subjects. Found a significant sex difference on the Coding subtest, with females outperforming males. Deaf females possessed significantly better visual-motor coordination and speed, while males demonstrated…

A survey of 44 residential schools for the visually impaired identified the most widely used reading approach (basal reader), most prevalent standardizd acheivement test (Stanford Achievement Test), and the formal procedure used most frequently to determine grade level of printed materials (Fry Formula). (Author/CL)

An analysis of legal and factual bases for designing an appropriate program for sensorily impaired children, consistent with P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act, asserts that state schools for the deaf and blind must continue to exist. (CL)

A reanalysis of 1981 data on teachers' hearing status and ethnic backgrounds and a recent survey of 73 public residential schools for deaf students revealed an extremely small number of Black deaf teachers. Implications of this finding and of differences in Black deaf signs are considered. (CL)

Two groups of elementary level teachers (N=96) of six- to 12-year-old hearing-impaired students in residential and regular public school programs had significantly different perceptions regarding 19 of the 45 competencies and were highly distinguishable across items. (Author)

Excerpted from the book "You Are Not Alone: Understanding and Dealing with Mental Illness," the article provides suggestions for parents regarding their role as ombudsmen for their emotionally disturbed child and notes advantages of private schools, residential treatment programs, and hospital programs. (IM)

Points out the benefits of the private residential school in special education. (JF)

Giving students what they want, such as carpeting and kitchens, is bringing them back to campus housing, and innovations such as letting students do the decorating are making it financially possible for many colleges to upgrade student housing. (Author)

All hearing aids worn by 113 children in the first five grade levels of the Kansas School for the Deaf were evaluated by means of a visual inspection and listening test. (Author)

The conclusions of a survey of Lutheran residential child care programs published in December 1970 by the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. (Editor)