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Model Instructional Program for Mainstreaming Handicapped Children

Ms. Cecconi is a Speech and Language Pathologist at the E. John Gavras Center, Auburn, NY 13021 (USA).
Ms. Rothenberg was Chief of Physical Therapy at the United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Greater Rochester Area, Rochester, NY, when this paper was written. She is now the physical therapy instructor and consultant for the Bilingual Health Training Program, Action for a Better Community, Inc, 640 Hudson Ave, Rochester, NY 14621 (USA).

The purpose of this study was to implement and test the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to teach normal children about cerebral palsy. Presentation of the program to 17 first-grade children resulted in a significant increase in the students' knowledge of the disability, compared to that of a control group. Implications of these results for physical and occupational therapists involved in facilitating placement of handicapped children into the least restrictive environment were discussed.

Key Words: Cerebral palsy • Health education • Schools • Social adjustment