[Supplements for Programs for Children with Exceptionalities.]

Overview & Synopsis

This compilation includes 14 supplements to the Kansas state plan for education, all relating to various aspects of special education. Several of the supplements offer guidelines for specific age groups or conditions, providing information on definitions, screening and identification, curriculum and instruction, administrative structures, related services, reevaluation, facilities, and class size and caseload. These supplements deal with: (1) early childhood handicapped programs; (2) specific learning disabilities programs; (3) visually impaired programs; (4) behavior disorders programs; (5) gifted programs; (6) language, speech, and hearing-impaired programs; (7) mental retardation programs; (8) physically and other health-impaired programs (including autism); and (9) severely multiply handicapped/deaf-blind programs. Other supplements focus on special education program evaluation, the role of paraprofessionals in special education, vocational/transition programs for students with handicapping conditions, physical education for students with handicapping conditions, and special education instructional materials centers. (JDD)