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EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION

includes Learning Disabilities


Activity-Based Intervention

Media Resources   Videotape no.7704

Baltimore, Md. : University of Oregon, Early Intervention Program : Dst. by P.H. Brooks, c1995 

1 videocassette (14 min.)

This practical and illustrative video presents easy-to-use strategies. Informative discussions and vivid footage offer valuable tips on promoting functional skill development, facilitating routine, planned and child-initiated activities, includes children's goals in school and home activities, fosters learning through natural consequences and reinforcers.

            Children with disabilities – Development

            Cognition in children

            Child development


The ADD Tool Kit

Memorial Hall  ETMC   618.9285 Add

King of Prussia, PA : Childswork/Childsplay 1994

1 videocassette (30 minutes) + 1 book (166 p.)

            Attention-deficit-disordered children

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder


ADHD, Inclusive Instruction and Collaborative Practices

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4939

Port Chester, N.Y. : National Professional Resources, Inc., c1995

1 videocassette (38 min.) + 1 guide

Demonstrates successful and proven teaching techniques that are positive, practical, and educationally sound for use by teachers in regular classrooms

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

            Hyperactive children – Education


ADHD in the Classroom: Strategies for Teachers

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4628

New York : Guilford Productions, c1994

1 videocassette (36 min.)+ 1 program manual (42 p.)

An effective four-step plan for avoiding potential problems is presented. The incorporation of social skills into the curriculum is demonstrated. The audience sees first hand how to implement such behavior management methods as: color charts and signs, point system, token economy, and turtle-control technique

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 


Assessing ADHD in the Schools

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6262

New York : Guilford Publications, c1999

1 videocassette (40 min.) + 1 guide (31 p.) 

This program demonstrates and innovative model for assessing ADHD in schools.  Assessment is depicted as a collaborative problem-solving process that is linked to the planning of individualized interventions enabling decisions to be reevaluated and interventions modified as the need arises

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – Diagnosis

            Attention-deficit disordered children -- Education -- United State


Attention Deficit Disorder: A Dubious Diagnosis?

Memorial Hall  ETMC   370 Mer v.1

New York : Merrow Report ; Learning Matters, Inc., c1995 /  presented by South Carolina ETV on PBS

1 videocassette (57 min.)  + 1 guide (6 p.)

The Merrow report: This program examines the hidden factors that have created a childhood A.D.D. epedimic. The causes include pressure on parents and schools, misinformation about the disorder, and advocacy by the nation's largest support group, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. Is the increase in A.D.D. a natural occurrence or a man-made epidemic?  Also questions the widespread use of the drug Ritalin to treat A.D.D. children.

            Attention-deficit-disordered children

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

            Methylphenidate hydrochlor


Autism in the classroom [videorecording] : what teachers need to know
JMU East Campus Library DVD 3098

Publisher Cicero, NY : Distributed by Program Development Associates, c2003
1 videodisc (16 min.)
Autism is one of the fastest growing disabilities that affect children in many different and unique ways. Many teachers have not been taught about autism and what special care may be needed to help children with this disability. This program is designed by teachers and parents with autistic children and autistic children in their facilities and features a short interview with Dr. Bernard Rimland, Founder of the Autism Research Institute, author and noted expert on autism. Dr. Rimland was the technical director of the movie "Rainman" featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise

Autistic children -- Education
Autism in children
Autism


Balancing learning standards with students' diverse learning needs
JMU Media Resources DVD 3182

Publisher Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006
1 videodisc (17 min.)
Credits Written and produced by Maureen Angell, et al
Note Series produced by Illinois State University's College of Education and School of Communication
Summary "If diversity and special needs are prominent factors in a learning environment, teachers may have to juggle mandated standards with students' personal challenges. This video addresses that balancing act, demonstrating how experienced educators have mastered it. Focusing on multilevel instructional planning, the program explores the use of educational channels, individualized support, and interpersonal engagement--showing how to deliver lessons and assess student progress based on communication style, learning preference, and other variables. An extensive bonus interview with Dr. Diane Ashby, Dean of Illinois State University's College of Education, is included."--From container.

Teaching diverse learners
Subject Lesson planning
Education -- Standards
Students with disabilities


Behavior Disorders of Childhood

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.7638

S. Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1992 

1 videocassette (60 min.)

The world of abnormal psychology ; program 11

Visits families of youngsters with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and autism. In addition, experts in child development and psychology discuss how to differentiate abnormal behavior from developmental stages

            Behavior disorders in children

            Separation anxiety in children

            Autism

            Conduct disorders in children

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder


Breaking the Unseen Barrier : Teaching the Student with Learning Disabilities

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4904

Bloomington, IN : Agency for Instructional Technology, c1987-1989 

1 videocassette (25 min.)  + 1 guide (26 p..)

Designed to train regular classroom teachers, parents and other caring adults to instruct individuals with learning disabilities

            Learning disabilities

            Learning disabled children – Education


Bright Beginnings

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3159

Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, c1991 / Braille Institute of America

1 videocassette (ca. 27 min.)

Braille Institute insight series

            Children, Blind

            Children with visual disabilities

            Nonverbal communication in education


The Butterflies of Zagorsk

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4507

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1991

1 videocassette (46 mins.)

Series A teacher's story 

Forty miles from Moscow, a special school thrives against all odds, its students severely handicapped, it's philosophy that the human desire to learn and the ability to succeed need not be impaired by physical handicaps

            People with disabilities -- Education -- Zagorsk 


A Celebration of Differences

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9018 

1 videocassette VHS (23 min.) + 1 booklet

Northbrook, IL : Ceil Rothbart & Associates/Video Efx, c1999

"Individuals with learning differences possess unique strengths. In this video, children and adults discuss their academic struggles, the empowerment that comes from understanding their issues and the determination that enables them to address life's continuing challenges. The voices in this video will inspire and reassure children, adults and their families that life is full of wonderful opportunities and experiences for those who refuse to let themselves be defined by a label."--Container

Learning disabilities
Learning disabled children


Circles of Learning

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.1069

1 videocassette (33 min.)  New Brighton, MN : Interaction Book Co., c1983/presented by The Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota

Includes scenes involving elementary and high school students, and participants in the Cooperative Learning Training Class

            Learning disabled children – Education

            Group work in education


Communicating Social Support  (2005)

JMU Media Resources DVD 3181

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006
1 videodisc (13 min.)  DVD-R
Note Series produced by Illinois State University's College of Education and School of Communication
Summary "This video provides supportive strategies that boost the success of special needs learners. Exploring verbal and nonverbal communication through immediacy behaviors, the program shows how teachers can reduce the psychological distance between themselves and challenged students, with tangible benefits in student performance. The power of humor, praise, inclusiveness, listening to student feedback, and other strategies are discussed, as well as self-awarness points like speech tempo, tone of voice, and body language."--From container
Series Teaching diverse learners.

Communication in education
Nonverbal communication
Classroom management
Students with disabilities


Communication Disorders: An Introductory Guide for Teachers

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.7746

New York, NY : Insight Media, c2000  / Miami University

1 videocassette (39 min.)

This video presents the common characteristics of students with language disorders, speech disorders, voice disorders, or hearing impairment. It provides strategies that teachers can implement to improve the classroom learning experiences and communication skills of students with communication disorders

            Communicative disorders in children     

            Children with disabilities – Education

            Mainstreaming in education


Communicative Styles of Learning Disabled Children: Some Implications for Classroom Discourse

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7826

[West Lafayette, Ind.] : Purdue University, [1986]

1 videocassette (VHS) (100 min.)  + 1 guide

Psi Iota Xi Sorority interactive television series on individuals with communication disorders. Mavis Donahue talks about the classroom life of learning disabled children, explains how to adapt the message to the listener, how to convey referential and narrative information, how to repair communicative breakdown, and how to initiate and maintain conversation

            Learning disabled children

            Communicative competence in children


Coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Taming the Turmoil

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4697

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996

1 videocassette (24 min.)

Explores how to help families and individuals cope with ADD.  Provides a thorough explanation of the disorder, including the multi-modal treatment approach which combines medical, psychological, educational, and parental intervention, as well as the appropriate uses of Ritalin

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -Treatment

            Hyperactive children

            Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity -- videocassettes


A culture undiscovered: the impact of learning disabilities on racially and ethnically diverse students

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8410

Publisher [Boston, Mass] : Fanlight Productions, c1999
1 videocassette (ca. 36 min.)
Summary Concerns the efforts of racially and ethnically diverse students to come to terms with learning disabilities. Topics include the impact of cultural values and stereotypes on the self-image of learning disabled students, the difficulties involved in explaining learning disabilities to family members, faculty, and other students, and positive steps that students can take. Features interviews with students who use the services of the Disabled Student Services office, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Disabled Student Services
College students with disabilities -- Interviews
Minority college students -- California -- Pomona -- Interviews
Learning disabled -- Education -- California -- Pomona
College students with disabilities -- Services for -- California -- Pomona
Learning disabled -- Interviews


Developing Minds

Memorial Hall ETMC 153.15 Dev

WGBH Boston Video, [2002] a production of WGBH in association with All Kinds of Minds

22 videocassettes (ca. 18 hours)  + 18 guidebooks  

See what a learning problem looks like, learn some of the neurodevelopmental functions involved, build a common language for effective home and school communication, and discover coping strategies that work. Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Mel Levine, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, and his colleagues at the All Kinds of Minds Institute, the 22-video library and 18 accompanying print guides explore the relationship between learning and key brain functions

            Cognition in children

            Perception

            Time perception

            Interpersonal relations in children

            Teacher-student relationships

            Memory


Designing classrooms for technology integration and accessibility

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6379

Publisher [Ames, Iowa] : Consortium of College and University Media Centers, c2000
1 videocassette (120 min) + 1 participant print packet
Performer/Participant Speakers: Linda Wagner, Timothy Cape, Jim Johnson, Arvid Osterberg. Panelists: D. Steven Adams, Janis L. Dickens, Daniel Niemeyer
Note VHS
Satellite teleconference transmitted live on April 13, 2000, from the Digital Conference Room, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Incomplete Contents Classroom layout / Linda Wagner -- Light and its control / Tim Cape -- Q & A session for panel and consultants -- Sound and acoustics / Jim Johnson -- ADA requirements / Arvid Osterberg -- Q & A session -- Presentation for next steps, follow-up regional workshops.

Classrooms -- Design
Classroom environment -- Evaluation
Public buildings -- Barrier-free design -- Design
Internet in education


 

Differentiated instruction [videorecording] / National Professional Resources
Media Resources Videotape no. 9157 [v.1]
Media Resources Videotape no. 9158 [v.2]

Publisher Port Chester, NY : National Professional Resources, Inc., c2003
2 videocassettes (100 min.) + 1 viewer's guide (76 p.)
Series Differentiated instruction practice series
Differentiated instructional practice series (DIPS)
Performer/Participant Host: Helene M. Hanson ; consultant: Constance Iervolino
Summary The goal of the videos is to assist teachers to tailor their instructional practices to ensure the success of all students
Incomplete Contents [v. 1] A focus on inclusion -- [v. 2] A focus on the gifted

Individualized instruction
Inclusive education -- United States
Special education -- United States
Gifted children -- United States
Educational videos


Differentiated Instruction: A Focus on Inclusion

This video will target customized practices that are most effective in classrooms where special education students are fully included.

On Order - Check LEO for title.


Dyslexia: A Different Kind of Mind

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.7278

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1997

1 videocassette (29 min.)

Explains how dyslexia has come to be understood to be a biologically-based brain disorder which may be diagnosed and effectively treated. Visits the Washington Lab School where proven teaching strategies and techniques are demonstrated

            Dyslexia 


Educating Peter

JMU Media Resources DVD 153

Publisher Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c2003
1 DVD (30 min.)
Summary Follows Peter Gwazdauskas, a Down's Syndrome child who has always attended special schools, through his first year in a regular classroom
Series HBO project knowledge

Gwazdauskas, Peter
Mainstreaming in education -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- Case studies
Down syndrome -- Patients -- Education -- United States
Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- United States
Documentary television programs


Ennis' gift : a film about learning differences
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8694

presented by Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation ; produced and directed by Joshua Seftel
Publisher Arlington, MA : Seftel Productions, c2000
1 videocassette (52 min.)
Summary In this film you meet actors, scientists, business leaders, a polar explorer, a teacher and dozens of others, both children and adults, who have one thing in common: they all have learning differences. These individuals refused to be limited by their difficulties or defined by the labels that were assigned to them. Special appearances by James Earl Jones, Henry Winkler, Charles Schwab, Danny Glover, Lindsay Wagner, Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Jenner, Jack Horner, and others.

Learning disabilities
Dyslexia


Facing Inclusion

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.5360- 5361

[Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, c1993  / an Indiana University, Radio and Television Services production

2 videocassettes (104 min.) + 1 facilitator guide (36 p.)

Dicusses inclusion, a promising approach for involving students with disabilities in regular classrooms

            Mainstreaming in education

            Classroom management 


For Love of Julian

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.6588

1 videocassette (52 min.)    New York, NY : WinStar Cinema, c1999  / [ Farmhouse Films

Documentary about multiply handicapped, medically fragile children.  Interviews with parents and professionals, combined with films of the children themselves, explore the everyday life of a family with a multiply handicapped child, and look at options for care, as well as examining issues of quality of life, emotional and physical stress.  Film and photos of Julian, the son of Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto, help illustrate the realities of life with a handicapped infant or child

            Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Interviews

            Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology

            Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Attitudes

            Children with disabilities -- United States -- Family relationships

            Children with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology

            Children with disabilities -- Care


Getting Together: A Head Start/School District Collaboration

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.5031 

Baltimore, MD : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., c1996

1 videocassette (VHS) (25 min.)

Directors of a district special education program and a local Head Start program in Manhattan, Kansas, describe how they collaborated to include children with disabilities in Head Start classrooms

            Head Start programs -- United States -- Kansas

            School districts -- United States -- Kansas

            Developmentally disabled children

            Children with disabilities -- Services for


Going to school

JMU Media Resources DVD 2734 

Venice, CA : Richard Cohen Films, c2001  

1 DVD (64 min.)

A documentary film about empowering children with disabilities in Los Angeles

Mainstreaming in education -- California -- Los Angeles
Children with disabilities -- Education -- California -- Los Angeles
Documentary films -- United States
Video recordings for the hearing impaired


Graduating Peter

JMU Media Resources DVD 1538

Publisher Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
1 videodisc (75 min.)

Summary Examines the challenges and benefits of educational mainstreaming for children with mental disabilities. Follows the story of Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, in sixth grade, eighth grade and high school. Includes interviews with Peter's parents, teachers, fellow students, aids and doctors

Gwasdauskis, Peter
Mainstreaming in education -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- Case studies
Down syndrome -- Case studies
Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- Case studies
Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- Virginia -- Blacksburg -- Case studies


 

Growing Up Different

Online video (JMU users)

Publisher [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2005, 2001]

1 streaming video file (60 min.) : digital, MP4 file, sd., col
Note Originally produced in 2001
Performer/Participant Host: Alan Alda
Looks at children growing up with different views of the world due to physical and mental challenges and scientific advances that can improve their ability to function
VIVA PBS streaming video collection.

People with disabilities -- Means of communication
Children with disabilities -- Means of communication
Children with disabilities -- Development
Communication devices for people with disabilities


Handicapped Children: Cognitive Development

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2689

Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, [1985], c1984   / Maryland ITV

1 videocassette (29 min.)

Beginnings ; 6   Dr. Carl Dunst, a developmental psychologist, discusses the principles of cognitive development and the effects of handicapping conditions on cognitive skills.  Teachers demonstrate techniques and strategies to promote cognitive growth with infants, toddlers and preschoolers."--PBS Video resource catalog"

            Cognition in children

            Cognition disorders in children

            Child development

            Children with disabilities -- Development         


Handicapped Children: Communication disorders

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2688

Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, [1985], c1984

1 videocassette (28 min.)  / Maryland ITV

Beginnings ; 6   Communication disorders in moderately to severely impaired children are discussed.  Three main areas are considered: mentally retarded children, hearing impaired children, and children suffering from cerebral palsy.  The program stresses that a multi-sensory and multidisciplinary approach to intervention are necessary."--PBS Video resource catalog"

            Children with disabilities -- Language

            Children with mental disabilities -- Means of communication

            Hearing impaired children -- Means of communication

            Cerebral palsied children -- Means of communication

            Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool)       


Handicapped Children: Fine Motor Development

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.2687

   Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, [1985], c1984  / Maryland ITV

1 videocassette (28 min.)

Beginnings ; 4     The progression of developmental skills such as motor, sensory stimuli and perception/cognition are considered as well as the interrelationship of these skills."--PBS Video resource catalog"

            Motor ability in children

            Children with disabilities -- Development


Handicapped Children: Gross Motor Development

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.2686

Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, [1985], c1984  / Maryland ITV

1 videocassette (28 min.)

Beginnings ; 2  Physical therapist Jane Satterfield presents major principles of gross motor development. She also discusses the role of the therapist within the early intervention team. The program depicts strategies useful for children with mild to severe motor impairments."--PBS Video resource catalog"

            Motor ability in children

            Children with disabilities -- Development

            Physical therapy for children


Handicapped Children: Neurodevelopment

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2685

Beginnings ; [2]  Alexandria, Va.: PBS Video, [1985], c1984 / Maryland ITV

1 videocassette (21 min.)

Deals with neurodevelopment of handicapped children. Dr. Philippa Campbell outlines the theoretical concepts of neurodevelopment, such as tone and reflexes and also outlines some problems that typically occur with handicapped children."--PBS Video resource catalog"

            Children with disabilities -- Development

            Motor ability in children

            Children with disabilities -- Education (Preschool)

            Child development deviations    


Handicapped Children: Overview

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2684

1 videocassette (28 min.)/ Maryland ITV  Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1984

Beginnings ; [1]  Dr. Michael Guralnick discusses the major principles governing normal development in children, from birth through five years.  He covers gross and fine motor skills, communications, cognition, social and emotional development.  Dr. Guralnick relates how knowledge of typical development aids special educators in identifying problems and creating programs for children with special needs.  Children in key stages of development are featured in typical activities"

            Children with disabilities -- Education

            Children with disabilities -- Development


Hello Daniel:  Three Years Later

JMU Media Resources:   Videotape no.4765

1 videocassette (12 min.)

Van Nuys, CA : Child Health and Development Educational Media, c1993

            Children with disabilities -- Education

            Chronically ill children -- Education

            Mainstreaming in education

            Ken-Crest Centers


High School Inclusion: Equity and Excellence in an Inclusive Community of Learners

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6572

Durham, N.H. : University of New Hampshire ; Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., c1999

1 videocassette (32 min.)

Committed to the idea that a school is for all students, the people of Amherst, New Hampshire restructured their concept of education. Facing the challenge head on, they worked to create a successful, fully inclusive high school. This program shows the results of their efforts, and gives the viewer an insider's perspective on how to make inclusive education work. Topics include: inclusion, social justice, teachers' roles, innovative scheduling, heterogeneous grouping, and curriculum

            Inclusive education 

            Mainstreaming in education 

            Youth with disabilities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States 

            High Schools -- New Hampshire -- Amherst 


How Difficult Can This Be?: Understanding Learning Disabilities : Frustration, Anxiety, Tension, the F.A.T. City Workshop

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.1185

Online Video (JMU Users)

Arlington, VA : distributed by WETA, c1989

1 videocassette (70 min.) : + 1 discussion guide

A group experiences life the way a learning disabled student does and learns methods of teaching and helping such students

            Learning disabilities

            Learning disabled children                               


How to Help Your Child Succeed in School: Strategies and Guidance for Parents of Children with AD/HD and Learning Disabilities

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.6206

San Diego, CA : Educational Resource Specialists, c1997

1 videocassette (56 min.)  + 1 guide

Strategies and guidance for parents of children with ADHD and/or learning disabilities

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

            Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Education

            Hyperactive children -- Education

            Learning disabilities

            Learning disabled children -- Education


The Inclusion Dilemma 

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.4919

Memorial Hall ETMC  371.9 Inc  

West Haven, CT : Distributed by NEA Professional Library, c1995      /produced by Ward & Associates for The Learning Channel ; National Education Association

1 videocassette (22 min.)

Teacher TV ; episode #40

Program on inclusion of handicapped students into regular classrooms. 

Tells what works and what doesn't.

            Mainstreaming in education -- United States

            Children with disabilities -- Education -- United States


Issues in Mainstream Management of Children with Hearing Problems

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.5199

Layton, Utah : Ladnar Productions, c1993

1 videocassette (71 min.) + 1 viewing guide (4 p..) 

Dr. Carol Flexer discusses classroom management of children with all types and degrees of hearing problems

            Hearing impaired children -- Education

            Mainstreaming in education        


It's Just Attention Disorder: A Video Guide for Kids

Memorial Hall ETMC   618.9285 Its

Salt Lake City : Neurology Learning & Behavior Center, c1991 

1 videocassette (30 min.) + 1 user's manual (77 p. )

Designed to help the ADHD person understand and accept the disorder

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

            Attention-deficit-disordered children


Keymakers: Teachers of Students with Learning Disabilities

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1461

St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Association of Children with Learning Disabilities, 1987

1 videocassette (31 min.)

Explores the strategies found most invaluable to classroom teachers in helping students with learning disabilities.

            Learning disabilities

            Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States

            Children with disabilities -- Education


Language for Ben

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.1969

1 videocassette (53 min.)    Princeton, N. J. : Films for the Humanities, 1985  /

Listening eye:   The parents of Ben Fletcher, a West Yorkshire boy born deaf, search for the best methods of dealing with deafness.  The technique of Total communication is explained

            Fletcher, Ben

            Deaf children -- Education (Preschool)

            Deaf children -- Language       


Last One Picked-- First One Picked On

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4623

Online Video (JMU Users) 

Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1994    

1 videocassette (68 min.)  + teachers guide (12 p. ) 

Children with learning disabilities often find themselves isolated from this valued world of friendship. Their impulsive, immature and unpredictable behavior often results in social isolation and rejection. Their behavior is often misunderstood and misinterpreted by peers and adults. Although they often receive assistance and empathy for their 'academic' problems, their lack of 'social competence' is viewed as willful and negative."--Teacher's guide"

            Learning disabled children

            Social skills in children

 


Mainstreaming in Action

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4433

Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp., c1980

1 videocassette (27 min.) + 1 teacher's guide ([8] p..)

Shows several elementary and secondary classrooms in public schools as teachers work with handicapped students as part of regular classroom sessions. Discusses solutions to problems teachers may encounter, the practicality of mainstreaming, what it means, and how it affects teachers and students. For teacher training

            Children with disabilities -- Education

            Mainstreaming in education

            Education, Elementary


Meeting the Needs of Children

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5659

Publisher Barrington, IL : Magna Systems, Inc., c1977-1993
1 videocassette (124 min.)
Contents Module 13. Early child care and education (36 min.) -- Module 14. The child in the family (28 min.) -- Module 15. Nutrition (30 min.) -- Module 16. Exceptional children (30 min.)
Part of a series of programs that provides the setting for the understanding of the unfolding process of human development from the beginning of life through adolescence
Series The developing child. Unit D

Child development
Child psychology
Parent and child
Children with disabilities
Children -- Nutrition
Child care services
Exceptional children
Special education


 

Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle to Learn

Memorial Hall ETMC  371.9 Mis

1 videocassette (90 min.)

Illustrates...that specific identification of learning problems is the key to success for millions of children struggling in school. Features leading experts in the field of learning problems including Mel Levine, G. Reid Lyon, Edward M. Hallowell and Richard D. Lavoie."-- Container"

            Learning disabilities

            Learning ability

            Reading disability


A New Idea for Special Education: Understanding the System and the New Law

JMU Media Resources  Videotape no.5997

Fair Haven,