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The article announces a call for papers and programs for the Council for Exceptional Children's 59th Annual International Convention slated in April 12 to 17, 1981 in New York city. Individuals are invited to present papers or organize program sessions for the conference which may be submitted to the Program Chairperson, Jo Thomason. The selection criteria include the quality of the proposal, innovativeness, currency of the topics, estimate of audience appeal, evidence of thought and planning, feasibility of presentation made or the degree to which it addresses a special need.

The article presents the book "Educational Reading Guide for Partially Seeing Children," by Lorraine Galisdorfer. The book lists numerous large-type books in all areas published from 1953 to 1955. It is the only complete reading guide of books, printed in large type, purposely designed for readers with limited vision. The compilation of a complete biography compiled by the author may be obtained from Henry Stewart Inc., publisher of the book, in Buffalo, New York.

The article provides information about the 52nd Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children to be held in New York City on April 14-19, 1974. The responses received by the Advisory Committee have been distributed to the committees and are now in the final review and scheduling process. Detailed planning is required in the total convention week with time line commitments which make extensions impossible. A criteria is also established for accepting papers, including those which contribute to the teacher learner environment, those which speak to innovative teaching practices, research applicable to instructional programs, and presentations which deal with expanding educational options for exceptional children.

The article highlights the 46th annual international convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in New York City. There were 7,703 attendees from various states and countries outside the U.S. and Canada. Programs and activities include five general sessions, 93 section meetings and six special meetings on instructional materials centers. Social functions were given by alumni groups, Canadian membership, federations and other CEC units. The highlight of the convention was the President's dinner, featuring Senator Jacob K. Javits as the main speaker.

The article outlines various activities developed by a special education teacher in Yonkers, New York to raise mentally retarded children's interest in aviation. These activities include a study of individuals involved in aviation development such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Also suggested are additional reading materials, follow-up activities, vocabulary enlargement, films related to aviation, and mathematical concepts. These approaches developed interest in flight, airplanes, pilots, eating on planes, tickets, and the various aspects of plane travel.

Examines the hypothesis that postsecondary schools of education are sufficiently preparing regular education students to work in integrated or mainstreamed classroom settings. Query of chairpersons of postsecondary education programs; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); Comparison of NCATE- and non-NCATE-accredited schools; Recommendations.

Lora v. Board of Education of the City of New York, a suit filed to correct abuses in the identification and placement of Black and Hispanic students in segregated special day schools for students disabled by emotional disturbance, was decided by a consent decree agreement contained in a court order issued in 1984 following a 9-year history of testimony, decisions, appeals, consent orders, and judgments. Monitoring of the final order continues until 1986. An unusual aspect of the process in Lore was the appointment by the court from nominees suggested by the parties to the suit of a special advisory panel of experts on special education programming to provide advice and technical assistance regarding nonbiased assessment and placement procedures. This article describes the history and resolution of the Lore litigation, and the standards and procedures intended to prevent future discriminatory practices or to detect them as soon as they occur put forward in the final order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses key issues concerning the utilization by the state of New York of the private sector for the education of children with handicapping conditions. As a state education agency, New York has had numerous appeals to the Commissioner of Education. The appeals to the Commissioner form the interpretative policy basis for implementing Public Law 94-142 in New York. The monitoring efforts of the State Education Department regarding private schools are the reasons for the state's prohibition on contracting with many private schools.

The article focuses on the difficulties in serving handicapped children in local public school programs. The major efforts are made to upgrade the level of special education services in the public school program. It is a common complaint that labeling any child as handicapped can have a negative impact and may segregate a child to a degree beyond what is necessary and desirable. There are many public school programs that helped to integrate the mildly handicapped child into the mainstream of public education. In New York State, some Boards of Cooperative Educational Services programs are being carried out successfully.

The article presents a study which determines the implications of one legislative provision on the education of handicapped children in the private sector in New York. The study found out that there was a wide range of usage among school districts in the state of a provision which permits the positioning of handicapped children in private facilities as an alternative to providing services within the local public school system. And there is no proof that the variance of usage of the provision is associated with demographic or economic factors.

The article describes a program which deals with the performance criteria approach in preparing and training teachers in the area of learning disabilities in Erie County, New York. The program was created by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the state, which maintains 86 special classes and resource rooms for children with learning disabilities. Tuition fees of students are used to finance the program. No funds are spent for additional teachers since the local program supervisors rendered the task of the course instruction. Some unique features of the program are the combined effort of local school district, college and parents in planning and implementation, combination of inservice education into college curriculum and development of a teacher education program that is based on competency units which are transformed into behavioral skills.

The article reports developments in the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) after its Delegate Assembly in New York City. The council has elected new members to the CEC board of governors. The delegate assembly of the council has voted to increase the dues for regular membership, student membership, life membership, retired membership and retired life membership. The leadership and support of Senator Jacob K. Javits in securing legislation for the education of exceptional children is acknowledged by the council. The CEC board of governors has approved the formation of the Division for Children with Learning Disabilities.

The article presents a study about the beginning reading of deaf-mutes at the Lexington School for the Deaf in New York City. Pupils in the experimental and control groups were comparable in terms of the quality of school work, age, intelligence, perception and length of time in school. Several materials have been developed to teach the meaning of words. After eight months of instruction, standard reading test and school achievement tests were administered. The experimental group has achieved close to the reading level wherein the hearing children can usually reach by the end of the first grade while the control group has achieved a small fraction of it.

The article focuses on the reunion of the first members of the experimental program for intellectually gifted children at Hunter College Elementary School in New York. Twenty seven children was selected based on individual intelligence. From the results, all 27 children were in the 99th percentile based on the Stanford Binet scale. According to them, being in a separate grouping had given them an opportunity to broaden their experiences and their capacities and special abilities. They showed a well-rounded development which was the major goal of the program.

The article features the Jewish hospital named Morris J. Solomon Clinic for the rehabilitation of retarded children in Brooklyn, New York. The clinic was organized to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for the mentally retarded children living in the community. The organization was developed by an association of parents in retaliation to the discrimination of the society against retarded children. The association aims to prove to the community that retarded children are educable, trainable and could function as part of a family unit.

The article cites a study of crippled children in an orthopedic hospital school near New York City. The objective of the study was to determine how crippled children varies in terms of intelligence, their emotional adjustment and school achievements compared to normal children in an orthopedic hospital school setting. The researcher used the cumulative measure of disability and duration in evaluating the physical capability of the crippled children in relation to their mental capacity. In conclusion, the study found that emotional adjustment for crippled children varies as they increase in age. In addition, it was indicated that intelligence of the crippled children does not vary in relation to the disability duration index.

The article determines possible ways of helping mentally superior children in a rural area. A survey of exceptional children was undertaken in cooperation with the state education department in rural New York. They were having preliminary discussion by a small group. The principal invited the elementary supervisor, teacher in elementary and high school, and the guidance director to meet in the office. The principal purchased books and pamphlets on the topic for circulation among the group. The most helpful books were "Helping the Gifted Child," by Paul Witty, and "The Gifted Child in the Regular Classroom," by Marion Scheifele.

The article provides information about the series of meetings as part of the 46th Annual International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children to be held on April 14-20, 1968 in New York City. During one of these sessions, a longitudinal study of the problems of a typical ten-year old child with communication disorder will be presented to the participants. Frank J. Falck, doctor of philosophy, will act as moderator of these meetings. Topics to be discussed include pre-, peri-, and postnatal factors related to children with communication disorders, child development from birth to three years old, suggestions and techniques of recognizing problems related pre-school children and consideration of these kind of children who do not function at expected levels of performance because of his communication impairments.

The article presents the official charters granted to representatives of one division, one federation and twenty-two chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children in several states in the U.S. The division, federation and chapters includes, (1) Division for Children with Communication Disorders, (2) No. 458 Saskatchewan Federation, (3) No. 55 North Metropolitan Chapter, Michigan, (4) No . 91 Alamo Chapter, Texas, (5) No. 147 Charlotte Mecklenburg, Chapter, North Carolina, (6) No. 247 E. George Payne Chapter, New York, (7) No. 256 San Mateo County Chapter, Alberto, (8) No. 270 San Francisco State College Chapter, California, (9) No. 344 Shasta Chapter, California, (10) No. 346 Kappa Chapter, Pennsylvania, (11) No. 379 Central New Jersey Chapter, New Jersey, and (12) No. 414 Northwest Washington Chapter, Washington.

The article presents an overview of the report "Manual of Procedures of the Children's Division, Including Objectives, Philosophy, Policies, and Staff Functions of the Children's Division," by George G. Deaver published in 1952 from the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children in New York City.

The article presents an overview of the report "Methods of Communication With Deaf-Blind People," by Annette B. Dinsmore published in 1953 from the American Foundation for the Blind in New York City.

The article announces The Council for Exceptional Children Convention that will be held on April 20, 1968 at the Americana Hotel in New York. The morning section meetings will be spent discussing the two basic goals of the fourteen regional centers in the Instructional Materials Network for Handicapped Children and Youth. Some topics of the discussion will be the practical proposal for classroom management and instruction and the residential and public school programs for the emotionally disturbed.

The article reports on the appointments of Helen W. Fields as director of the education of the visually handicapped and Katherine D. Lynch as director of the Bureau for Children with Retarded Mental Development in New York City.

The article presents an overview of the report "Proceedings, Mid-Atlantic States Regional Conference, New York City, March 21, 1953," published in May 1953 from the National Association for Music Therapy.