Comprehensive Curriculum for Students With Mild Handicaps

derived from a realistic appraisal of potential adult outcomes of individual students; -focused on transitional needs across the life-span; -sensitive to graduation goals and specific diploma track requirements.The importance of this topic at the secondary level has been articulated by many teachers anecdotally, identified through studies of secondary special education settings (e.g., Halpern & Benz, 1987), and can be inferred from discouraging national statistics on graduation, drop-out, and employment rates (e.g., Department of Education, 1987;Edgar, 1987;Neel, Meadows, Levine, & Edgar, 1988).The recurring need is for innovative and relevant curricula that address the features listed above.Three major topics are the focus of this article.Initially a description is presented of current and emerging curricular models for students with learning-related disabilities, accompanied by an evaluation of their effectiveness.Second, mcuson