Educators' Guide to Exemplary Special Education Curricula: Results of a National Field Based Survey (1987).

Overview & Synopsis

This newsletter presents a list of 248 special education curriculum guides, identified as exemplary through the National Special Education Curricula Survey, a national service project of the Indiana Department of Education. The survey was sent to personnel at state departments of education, universities, schools, community agencies, and special projects. The guides included those produced by state departments of education, educational publishers, and nonprofit groups. Citations, in one alphabetical list, provide the title, source, source address, development date, price, number of pages, recommended exceptionality area(s) and recommended educational level(s). An index directs the reader to guides appropriate for the following specific populations: mildly, moderately, or severely mentally retarded; emotionally handicapped; learning disabled; speech, hearing, and language disorders; deaf and hearing-impaired; blind and visually-impaired; gifted; multiply handicapped; infants; and preschool children. Additionally, the index includes some 29 subject areas (e.g., adult day activities, affective education, autism, career and vocational education, parent involvement, recreation and leisure, and transition). (CB)