Youth; Economically Disadvantaged; Educationally

The teachers / handbook on vocational education for students with special needs contains seven chapters, each one covering a basic area of concern to teachers of such students. Chapter 1 deals with identifying disadvantaged and handicapped students on the basis of easily recognizable characteristics. Chapter 2 covers assessing the needs of the individual handicapped or disadvantaged student on the basis of health, psychological, educational, social skills inforz;ation, and work experience recores. Chapter 3 discusses common characteristics and attitudes which affect learning in handicapped and disadvantaged students and suggests learning styles and teaching techniques best suited to those students. Chapter 4 provides an annotated guide to instructional materials particularly appropriate for use with special needs students. Chapter 5 discusses the procedures and expected outcomes o