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Agencies Referring Children for Special Class Placement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Diane L. Bowyer  and
E. Constable
Diane L. Bowyer
Affiliation:
Special Education Branch of the Western Australian Department of Education
E. Constable
Affiliation:
Education at the University of Western Australia
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Abstract

The present study investigated the sources of referral of young children placed in Junior Special Classes. It was found that more than half of the children were referred by kindergarten or classroom teachers. These results were discussed in the light of (i) overseas findings; (ii) the need for special education content in teacher training courses; and, (iii) providing practising teachers with a checklist for ascertaining which children require detailed assessment.

Type
Research and Review
Information
Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , May 1981 , pp. 15 - 16
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1981

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