1. A Conference Program with PARENTS of the Mentally Handicapped.
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Zudick, Leonard
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PARENT-teacher conferences , *PARENT-teacher relationships , *PARENT-teacher cooperation , *PARENTS' & teachers' associations , *EDUCATION of children with intellectual disabilities , *SPECIAL education - Abstract
The article focuses on the parent-teacher conference program for mentally handicapped boys adopted by the Marxhausen School in Detroit, Michigan. The boys were segregated according to their intelligence levels. Two-thirds of the program is composed of individualized activities on reading, arithmetic, social studies, spelling, and handwriting. The conference program was created in order to inform parents what are the purpose and scope of special education. Prior to the start of the first conference, parents were obliged to fill out forms so that teachers may know the extent of their knowledge on special education. When parents were evaluated after the conference, majority cited major benefits they earned from the conference such as better understanding on their children's behavior.
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- 1955
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